December 2010
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Sparrows get around! →
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November 2010
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Great Deals!
Our good friends at Momma Bird’s Café (a parrot-lover owned small business with high quality products) has a couple coupon codes they shared with us- so folks can save some money on bird stuff for the holidays!
Buy three bags of birdie bread, get one free! Use coupon code birdiebreadisyum at checkout.
Get 15% off orders of $100 or more (that’s like getting free shipping and then...
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Support Parrot Toy Angels!
Parrot Toy Angels is an all-volunteer organization committed to providing toys, food and other avian supplies to companion birds in difficult situations. Life-altering changes, natural disasters or an organization’s lack of funding all can have a negative emotional and physical impact on both birds and companion caregivers alike. Our Angel Projects help ease the burden for the generous...
October 2010
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National Give Wildlife a Break and Shelter...
This week marks two important nationally recognized weeks for animal lovers:
National Give Wildlife a Break Week (so slow down and reduce the chances of harming any creature while driving!)
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National Shelter Appreciation Week (so donate time and money to your local animal shelter. In this economy, they need all the help that they can get. Got extra newspapers, blankets, towels, pet food?...
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October is Adopt a Shelter Dog Month
Looking to share your life with a furry, cold-nosed companion? Pick out your new best friend at a local shelter- and save a life!
September 2010
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WatchShake a tailfeather!
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Happy International Vulture Awareness Day!
How will you celebrate?
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September is Responsible Dog Ownership Month!
This September, hundreds of AKC affiliated clubs and other dog organizations will be celebrating AKC Responsible Dog Ownership Day all across the country. You can join the fun by attending an event in your area!
AKC urges you to sign the responsible dog owners “Pet Promise Pledge”:
As a dog owner, I do solemnly swear: * I will never overlook my responsibilities for this living...
August 2010
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Recipe: Home-made "Avi-Cakes"
This is a recipe provided by a Squawk and Howl client. These are for treats only, not a main diet!
Homemade Avi-Cakes
Mix in even amounts of desired ingredients (below are examples) (pick three things for a total of 6 cups of dry ingredients) * 2 cups each
crushed cereal….. (Cheerios or Shredded Wheat..) crushed pellets instant oatmeal (rolled oats) assorted seeds…..
Add honey...
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Parrot Toys: More than "just a toy"
In my work with people and their parrots, I often recommend toys. I have heard common refrains from people with parrot behavioral issues: “Oh I gave him some toys once, but he wasn’t interested, so I stopped buying them.”
This is not the right attitude. Toys are NOT optional in the life of a captive parrot. Why? Parrots are wild creatures with all their instincts intact. Toys...
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Recipe: Birdie Quinoa
Did you know that quinoa is one of the few plant sources of perfect protein? You do not need to mix beans with quinoa to make a complimentary protein as you do with most grains!
Birdie Quinoa
1 cup Quinoa 2-3 cups Water Corn kernels (or another veggie if your bird is corn sensitive) Chopped carrots Raisins and/or dried apples (unsulphured) Cinnamon stick Boil 2 cups of water, add quinoa.
Cook...
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Bird Safe House Plants
Bird Safe House Plants. A Shopper’s Guide.
Table of Contents 1. About this Guide……………………………… 2. Using this Guide…….……………………….. 3. Bird-Safe Plants by Common Name…. 4. Bird-Safe Plants by Botanical Name….. 5. Selected Bibliography………………….. About this Guide For homes where birds and plants are to coexist, knowing which plants are considered bird safe is a must. The...
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Feeding Pets of the Homeless Week
Did you know? The second week of August is nationally observed as “National Feeding Pets of the Homeless Week”.
Feeding Pets of the Homeless, also known as Pets of the Homeless, is a nonprofit volunteer organization that provides pet food and veterinary care to the homeless and less fortunate in local communities across the United States and Canada. Anywhere from 5-24% of homeless...
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WatchCharlie learns to bathe!
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July 2010
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Recipe: Hanging Bird Treats
We’ve all seen how birds like hanging treats made with seed, but the ones that you buy at the pet store aren’t very healthy (and who knows how old it is!). The solution is to make one yourself!
Ingredients:
1 egg (including the shell) Half a cup of seed &/or fine (or chopped) pellets Chopped parsley or other greens, dried fruits, pellets or whatever other goodies you want to add...
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"Mock Honey Sticks" for Seed Junkies
We all know and love them: birds who are seed junkies who need to be converted to a healthier pellet based diet. Here’s a tip from a reader on how she converted her cockatiel to pellets:
MOCK HONEY STICKS These treats are meant to try to trick your seed addicted bird into trying pellets, by serving them in the form of their favourite treat – honey sticks. Please note that the preparation...
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Recipe: Dry Mix
This idea is a real time saver for me: I make a monthly “dry mix” for my parrots that allows me to serve variety with little time investment. I keep it in an airtight pet food container with a scoop inside to make it easy to serve my flock. I always have a “dry bowl” in the cages and on parrot play stands. Because it isn’t filled with moist foods, it can stay there...
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Recipe: Sweet Potato Balls
1 lg sweet potato - baked and skinned 1/4 c flax seed 1 tablespoon spirulina (optional) 1 cup veggies (I tend to use finely chopped broccoli or zucchini) 1 1/2 c uncooked oatmeal or steel cut oats fruit juice of choice Mix all til well assimilated and add enough fruit juice to make small balls.
To freeze: place balls on cookie sheet. Once they are frozen, you can transfer to a bag...
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A Rescue Story: SFACC Macaws
I originally wrote this story many years ago, and have recently found it in my files and changed some of the verb tenses to make it current for your reading pleasure. It is a fascinating story of how rehabilitation of abused parrots works.
Ever watch the Animal Planet channel? One of my favorite shows is Animal Cops/Animal Precinct. It’s a reality-based show that follows animal care...
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Feeding a Large Flock Without Going Insane
I have had seven birds or more in my house at any given time, between flock members and foster birds. All this, and a busy life taking care of other people’s birds too! Feeding a healthy diet to my birds is important to me, but I just don’t have all day (who does?). As many of us know, feeding a fresh diet requires thinking first thing in the morning before we leave for work, and this is something...
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Crafty Parrot Project: Making your own perches
There is no reason to not use branches and stones that you find outside as “bird furniture”, as long as they are clean and disinfected!
Disinfecting Homemade Branches: 200 degrees for 30-40 minutes Disinfecting Homemade Stone/Bricks: 200-250 degrees for 1-2 hours (good if the branches/driftwood you want to use is attached to a piece of stone for a base but please see...
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Recipe: Fruity Tiel Bars
A reader shared recipe:
“I have 4 very picky cockatiels. They will not eat anything but seed but these bars they will fight over. I hope your birds love them as mine do.”
Ingredients:
1/4 cup each: - Crushed dried peas - Dried apricots - Nuts - Crushed bananas (Dried or fresh) 3 Tbs Seed 3 Tbs Pellets 1 egg and shell (best if shell is dried and not damp) 1/4 cup + 1 Tbs Applesauce...
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