I was making some toast for my breakfast the other day, when I decided to pull the toaster out and finally get underneath it to clean out all those pesky crumbs. It’s one of those jobs that no one ever wants to do, but it has to be done. You can’t ignore those crumbs forever. … Read more
I’ve been trying something new on the allotment this year: potatoes. I’m always keen to try growing new vegetables, and potatoes seemed like an obvious one that I’d never done. I gave it a go and it went incredibly well—a little too well, in fact! I had so many that even with the long shelf … Read more
While I was preparing some chicken the other day, my cockatoo came into the kitchen and seemed very interested in what I was doing. Of course, I didn’t let him get near any raw meat, but I had noticed him eat the occasional bug in the past, so it got me thinking. I’d always thought … Read more
There isn’t a lot that cockatiels can’t eat, so the other day when I was chatting with my friend who recently made a dish with cabbage, I was surprised to learn that he had been warned against feeding any to his cockatiel. It seemed like a harmless enough vegetable to me, so I wondered why … Read more
One of my neighbors frequently puts out food scraps for the wild birds in her garden. While we were chatting this week over the fence, I noticed she had put out what looked like cake. After a chuckle about it, I asked, are the birds getting a premium cake for snacks now? She said they … Read more
While I was at my local farmer’s market, I found a stall selling guava. I wasn’t sure what guava was, so I quickly checked Google on my mobile phone before making my purchase. After finding out some interesting facts about it, I decided let’s figure out if guava is also safe for my parrot. Let’s … Read more