I was having a cup of tea in the lounge the other day, when my cockatiel came over and started chirping away around my tea. He clearly wanted to put his head in and take a drink, but this was my tea and I wasn’t sharing it. Nonetheless, it did make me laugh, and I … Read more
I was making a pasta sauce the other night for dinner, and I’d just snipped some fresh basil from my herb garden. My cockatiel came over while I was cooking, and was very interested in the basil. I let him try a small piece and he went crazy for it. I decided to give him … Read more
I was out weeding the garden the other day, when it occurred to me that some of these plants, though we don’t want them, are actually probably quite nutritious for the right creature. I pulled up a few dandelions and decided to cut them up and see how my cockatiels reacted. I only gave them … Read more
While there are many humans with an aversion to anything resembling a vegetable, parrots are veggie lovers! Birds are accustomed to eating all kinds of food, including vegetables. While most vegetables are acceptable for birds to ingest, you may be wondering about the safety of lesser-known vegetables, such as bok choy. To answer your question, … Read more
I was helping out at the local parrot sanctuary the other day. Visitors came to view the birds as I prepared the parrot’s fruit snacks to place around the aviary, and a family asked me, can parrots eat starfruit? As I looked at the freshly prepared fruit, it came to me not everyone will know … Read more
I enjoy making exciting foods for my parrots, and as I mentioned before, I have been cultivating my Dad’s allotment. I keep making new discoveries there, and this week the herbs are flourishing. In particular, Dad’s clippings of the bay leaf tree seem to be doing exceedingly well. With the thought in mind of what … Read more