The following are Links to posts about Making Food for your Birds:
The World’s First “Chop Party”
Chop: Shot By Shot Video!
Virginia’s Mash for Parrots Video !
Teenie Weenie Beanies- The Video
Autumn Chop Video!
Who Said Pet Food Has To Look Like Slop?
The Parrot Garden’s Chopettes Video!
Community Chop at Phoenix Landing
https://parrotnation.com/2012/01/29/new-video-chop-from-the-parrot-nation/
Patricia Sund
Parrot Nation 
July 31, 2013 at 1:13 pm
I’ve just discovered the joys of belonging to a young Congo African Grey , and while hunting for information about how to best care for my feathered friend properly found this blog and thank you so much for writing it! Today I made my first “chop”, and Paddywack loved it, I loved it, and the house taste tester aka my DH ate it like it was the first food he’d had in weeks. Thanks to you again, you’ll never know how much I appreciate some honest to God good advice with a sensible no-nonsense delivery.
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July 31, 2013 at 1:24 pm
So glad to hear the posts worked out for you!
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September 10, 2013 at 3:43 pm
Hi Patricia,
Have a question about freezing chop. When I defrost my chop it is very liquidy despite adding rice or beans. Can you suggest something I can do so it is not so liquidy?
Also was wondering if you could share the recipe for Maggie’s Manicotti? Looked really!
Thanks!
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September 7, 2014 at 2:40 pm
I’m new to Chop and trying to gather info. that I need. Freezing is one issue that I really need help with. I have a Sun Conure, so my chop will be used slowly. Questions:
How do you avoid the problem of frozen chop becoming runny when it’s defrosted?
Are there steps and procedure to freezing chop to avoid mushiness? If so, what are they?
I guess those are the same questions, just worded different.
Thanks
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August 27, 2014 at 7:33 am
Need recipes for breads an bird cookies , they like treats an thought cookies would be good
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May 23, 2015 at 4:34 pm
THANK YOU for all of the fantastic information. I just put my very first Grain Bake in the oven for Tsali (prounounced Saul-ee the “T” is silent) our 14 week old African Grey. He is our first bird and hubby and I are having so much fun with him. Finally, someone to cook for who loves to eat! Hubby eats to live, Tsali lives to eat!!!
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June 5, 2015 at 9:50 pm
Hi Patricia,
One quick question, do you serve the bean mix warm or cold? 🙂 I am about to make my batch of bean mix, but I am wondering how you serve it to the birds, temperature wise. Thank you so much 🙂
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June 6, 2015 at 4:23 am
When I just make it, I serve it as it is when it’s mixed, but after that I serve it cold.
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May 30, 2016 at 9:38 am
Great blog. I also feed my parrots a homemade food. However nothing as great looking as in your “who said pet food has to look like slop?” Post. I firmly believe homemade food is the way to go for these amazing creatures. Pellets just don’t seem to cut it.
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