As I said in my previous post, chocolate, tea and coffee are dangerous to give to our feathered friends because they are addictive. I want to alert you to what happens if you give them.
Time for treats….
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I like to give Sam and Sprog treats from time to time. I try and keep them as healthy as possible but just like young children they like the things that are not as healthy as well. The not so healthy treats are kept to a minimum because I don’t want my birds to get…
Hellish Hot October days…(for those of us in Africa that is)
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I have just bathed my birds, Sam and Sprog, and thought that I should just write a quickie for you all.
I do not want him…..
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So you took home a cute fluffy, little bird from the pet shop. You were very excited, he was going to learn to talk, learn little games, and become one of the family. There was a beautiful honeymoon period and then wham it happened. That little bird began to do some things you did not…
Cage cleaning………..
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One of the jobs that comes with owning a bird or many birds, is cage cleaning. Not a terribly nice chore but 1 that needs to be done on a regular basis.– at least once a week. If you are lucky enough to have a gardener then you can teach him how to do it, but please check periodically that it is being done properly.
The gentle tones of an african grey…..
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Years ago my sister in law and I wondered if an African grey could be taught to whisper— they were good at picking up noises and words and bird sounds could they whisper. We started talking very quietly to our greys in the hope that they would eventually whisper back to us.
Away for a while…….
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At the beginning of this month, I had an urgent phone call to go out of town to be with my mother while she was in hospital in intensive care. This meant that Sam and Sprog were going to be left in my home with my husband and my maid to care for them. I…
baby grey’s new home…
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Once upon a time there was a baby African grey that was about to venture to his new family flock and find his favourite person. As he waited for them to arrive he wondered if they had done any research into what he needed to keep him healthy and happy.
Cages from hell and cages from heaven……….
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Ideally I would like to see all parrots in a cage from heaven, but this sadly is not so. Let me tell you a little story about 1 of the 1st house visits I made. The people were concerned that the gold and blue macaw was having a few problems, and at first glance I…
Nutrition and junk food………
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A healthy happy bird is a bird that is fed right. Feeding parrots is really easy thing to do. They eat most of what we eat — and often want to join in our meal times. As you are now their flock, you should encourage them to eat with you, not from your plate, but…