![]() ![]() I’m an actor and I’d like to train him for movies….how do I do that?we did a couple of PSA’s for the Nevada ASPCA fundraisers when we lived there but we just had to show up and ride in a golf cart with me dressed as a pirate. He is now 17 and I got him free when he was 10. Is there a window for their talking or can you continue to teach the new words as they age. He travels well and is a really sweet bird. I have two big ones one for outside and one for inside. I’d like to learn how to teach him some other things and I’d like to know about your cages….they seem bigger and more enclosed than mine. I’ve taught my bird some things like playing catch,peekaboo and the hokie pokie…. I live in idaho and get fresh greens, peppers, and s few fresh herbs and spices from my best friend who grows Italy in her garden and it’s all organic. So glad to know from your info here that I am giving my Rocky a very good diet with good pellets, fresh fruits and veggies and the veggie greens like the tops of carrots. My first bird ever…I’m owner #3 and a former professional pet sitter. Again, they’re handy when I can’t get fresh vegetables/fruit because they keep in the pantry for a long period of time. I often mix them with some mashed sweet potato, brown rice and various vet-prescribed vitamins. I keep a stock of organic dried soup mixes, which I like to soak overnight and then boil for 45 minutes. The next thing that I have on hand that isn’t ‘fresh’ but provides a good vegetable source is a soup mix/pulse mix. It pays to stick your nose in! If it smells slightly nutty – you’ve got it right, if it smells even slightly sour – throw it out. It’s important that the seed is washed thoroughly before use and that you make sure that there are no traces of mold in it. There are different processes, but I find my pigeon mix is ready to use after 12 hours of soaking (1 part seed to 2 parts water). Soaked seed is often used to help with egg binding in birds. The second a seed starts the sprouting process, it undergoes a chemical change that makes it more nutritious/more vegetable-like. I keep a barrel of a pigeon mix that I use for this, but any birdseed will work. ![]() The pigeon seed that I like to soak (before soaking) If they make it to the shelf, fruit and vegetables will rise in price and even that is going to make some people struggle. With major highways closed, food deliveries to supermarkets across the country will be impacted. Obviously, many people with birds have evacuated but the impact isn’t just felt in the flood-affected towns. ![]() Many major highways are closed and entire towns have been evacuated. Apparently a couple of cyclones are possibly brewing around the place too. Meanwhile Western Australia has bushfires. Similarly a substantial part of Victoria, Queensland and South Australia are also flooding. For those unfamiliar with Australia – that’s an area larger than the entire of France. Seventy-five percent of New South Wales is underwater due to record-breaking floods. Many parts of Australia are in natural disaster mode as I write this. Lori and Dori (rainbow lorikeets) enjoying some baby food. ![]()
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