Curl-Crested Aracari You’ve chosen to keep birds. By choosing to keep birds, you have chosen a way of life. Not just a lifestyle, but you have managed to select a lot in life that somewhat compromises your choices and courses of action. In some ways this is grounding. It gives you a direction, a purpose and [...]
Posts Tagged ‘taking care of parrots’
In Service
Posted in essays and articles, tagged Bird Blogs, blogging about parrots, information about parrots, Parrot Blog, Parrot Nation, Patricia Sund, taking care of parrots on May 20, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Efficiency Expert
Posted in essays and articles, Writing, tagged "Chop" Concept, African Grey, feeding birds, information about parrots, preparing food for birds, taking care of parrots on April 11, 2011 | 4 Comments »
I’m all for efficiency. The trick isn’t knowing how to feed your parrots well. The trick is how to get the damned food into your birds. And I’m not talking about actually making the food. Look, most of us are running at breakneck speed. It’s tougher to make a living, employers are cutting back on their [...]
A Little Goes a Long Way
Posted in essays and articles, tagged behavior training, Bird Blogs, blogging about parrots, Positive reinforcement training, taking care of parrots on March 9, 2011 | 2 Comments »
Jason Crean’s Mousebird When it comes to parrots, the phrase, “A little goes a long way.” has numerous applications. A little bit of everything good in their meal makes for a better and more balanced diet. I think a little bit of attention here and there, scattered throughout the day is more valuable to the [...]
A Schmear
Posted in Recipes for your Parrots, tagged "Chop" Concept, feeding birds, parrot diet, Parrot Nation, Patricia Sund, preparing food for birds, taking care of parrots on January 19, 2011 | 31 Comments »
People occasionally ask me how they can get their parrots to eat something that’s good for them when their parrots look at them as though they were serving them strychnine. I always tell them the same thing. The answer lies in your refrigerator. It’s made by Wish Bone or any of the other salad dressing [...]
Avian Aerobics
Posted in essays and articles, People in Aviculture, Uncategorized, tagged African Grey, blogging about parrots, Maria Blaines, Parker the Grey, Parrot Blog, Parrot Nation, Patricia Sund, taking care of parrots on January 3, 2011 | 2 Comments »
Parker with his Girlfriend, Maria If you have parrots or birds of any sort, you probably know by now that it is not for the weak. I’m sure the uninitiated most likely think that keeping birds is a delicate hobby, not unlike growing orchids, or stuffing ships inside bottles. Au Contraire! I am constantly getting [...]
Just Because They Sell It, Doesn’t Mean You Should Buy It (The Nitty-Gritty on Grit)
Posted in Recipes for your Parrots, Writing, tagged Bird Blogs, bird food, blogging about parrots, Grit for Parrots, Parrot Blog, Parrot Blogs, Parrot Nation, Patricia Sund, preparing food for birds, taking care of parrots on December 20, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Grit. This is a gritty subject. Grit. Grit, grit. People think if it’s being sold, their bird needs it. Not grit. Not for parrots. Insoluble Grit blows for parrots. They don’t need it. Shouldn’t have it. Grit is for birds that eat seeds whole. Pigeons for instance, eat the whole damned seed and their gizzard does [...]
Connection
Posted in essays and articles, People in Aviculture, tagged Bird Blogs, blogging about parrots, enrichment, Kim Klosterman, Liz Wilson, Parrot Blogs, Parrot Nation, Patricia Sund, Robin Shewokis, Sally Blanchard, taking care of parrots on December 17, 2010 | 13 Comments »
Parker, eating bean mix. What else can we do? We try to keep our birds happy, well-fed, trained and healthy. Most of us work at it. We learn everything we can and try our best to provide a suitable environment for them. But after that what else is there? Well, I don’t know but I’m [...]
Autumn Chop
Posted in Posts About the "Chop" Concept, tagged Patricia Sund, taking care of parrots, Parrot Nation, blogging about parrots, preparing food for birds, feeding birds, "Chop" Concept, Parrot Blogs, Parrot Blog, Chop for Parrots, The Chop Recipe for Parrots on November 24, 2010 | 16 Comments »
I may live in Florida, but we have our own version of Autumn. I see root vegetables in the markets and grocery stores along with pumpkins and squashes galore. Instead of “frost on the pumpkin” it’s more like, “No more sweat on the brow.” The heat calms down and the Holidays arrive. Along with that [...]
Obsession
Posted in essays and articles, Writing, tagged African Grey, Bird Blogs, blogging about parrots, Mommy blogs, Parrot Blog, Parrot Blogs, Parrot Nation, Patricia Sund, taking care of parrots on November 17, 2010 | 6 Comments »
Fluffy I’m clearly obsessed. And disturbed, did I mention I am feeling very disturbed? Yup, it’s the “Mommy Blog” thing again. I know this is primarily a blog about parrots, and I’m in total agreement with this. I can hear it now in the “Parrot Web O’ Sphere:” “Why can’t she just stick to the script [...]
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