Jayd

Dehyrating veggies is good, they make nice treats,.....Pasta doesn't expand like rice, we give it as a after dinner treat, Joe calls them "Good nuts". When Spock was home, it was funny to watch them all on their perches, holding and nibbling on them, like a good cigar...lol Thanks Jayd

Yes, things look good. Freezing veggies has the highest retention, but it cannot replace whats lost in cooking.. You fids can have raw pasta, not raw rice. We feed raw to 11 fids now, and in the past to 50+...It's worth the time to see them glow. What we do, 1 TO A 100, is to make only what is needed..and eat the rest.... Reminder: Rinse in apple cider vinegar and air dry... Thanks Maggie

Sweet potato shows trypsin inhibitor activity. That means it contains an enzyme inhibitor that blocks the action of trypsin, an enzyme that digests proteins. The trypsin inhibitor prevents the digestion of protein. Sweet potatoes with higher protein levels have more of the trypsin inhibitor. This makes raw sweet potato difficult to digest. The trypsin inhibitor is deactivated by cooking. We favor raw to cook, bur sometime we have to do the dirty and cook......Thanks Jayd;)

Excellent advice, we've used Regular Dawn since it came out.......

Any of your dark green leafy veggies work, dandelion greens are the best. Suggestion, use fresh carrots, skin on and carrot tops, beets and beet tops are greyt too. Orzo pasta and Wacky-Mac, it's a tri-color Rontini pasta [beet,tomato and spinch and wheat] Rice and beans make a complete protein. We don't feed lima, pinto beans, or soy to our fids, personals reasons, if you do, cook them beyond recognition. No green bell pepers only red, orange and yellow. All most all the food you've mentioned we serve raw, unfrozen except sweet taters, beans and carrots peas and lentils. Cooking reduces nutrients and food value except where you need to remove possible toxins,, carrots values are slightly enhanced by light cooking. Beans ferment rapidly, so we don't mix them until serving. We buy small and serve fresh even with all our fids. Thanks Jayd

All of the above...[lol] Welcome...You've come to the right place, sit back, read, all your question are answered here by real people with real Greys and real experiences !!! Thanks Jayd

I'm sorry to hear this. A couple things people do is put a flag or banner at the entrance to the kitichen, then they teach their fid not to cross this marker. Another thing is they sell a cover or you can make one that covers the burner, then teach your baby this area is a no-no, a Grey learns quick...Question? If she can get to the kitchen table? is it just one or two more hops to the stove? Please keep a watch on your baby for any difference in behavior...Thanks Jayd

LOL We have the same problem, monkey see monkey do...lol

Thank you...lol....You don't talk to much Jayd

I'm sorry, I don't understand your reply? Jayd

Simon will forget the groomer/vet, not you:)

:)Right now, Salsa seems to have a affinity to my neck, since my hair is gone.lol Ok Ray, Janet, Members, post a photo here of the most outrages damage your Zon has done!!!!! It can be funny or sad, add a story.

Thanks! Hi...'Stash here...we were with those druggie bas---- for so long, that the white coat big one said that Buddy can only get so well.and he is just about there. All we can do is not spook him and keep him comfortable. He has flashbacks and I cuddle with him and tell him "Be nice". The other day I took him a bite of my apple. I hear the big ones say they can see how much I love him. You ought to hear Buddy talk in the morning. He says "Good morning!", "I love you", "Whatcha want"...for a Mitred Conure he is pretty good. He used to say "Wanna get some crack?" and cuss with the best of them but he doesn't say that anymore. Me, I'm a pretty good talker...in my high squeaky voice I say "good morning, Buddy, be good! Be nice. Hello."...thank you. It's nice knowing we have friends out there. Pistachio

This is Joe...I understand your feelings and I feel the same way about the other parrots. Remember, your parronts have a lot of love to give and she is spreading her love around with those four legged creatures. She has enough love for you and them so much as we hate it, share...they always seem to have special time for us.

Hello my friend, so glad to hear from you, And Missy, they always seem to teach us what we need to know, in their own way....Keep the posts coming, we miss them... Jayd

Hi, as Judy said a adult gets it ring at about the age of two when they mature. The green and gray are standard keets, all other colors are mutations. Thanks Jaya

"Have you ever bred any fids before? I 'm sorry, I can't advise on this matter, not quite sure of it yet. My worry is the "Tame Grey", not normal." Did you have a reply? Thanks Jayd

Have you ever bred any fids before? I 'm sorry, I can't advise on this matter, not quite sure of it yet. My worry is the "Tame Grey", not normal....Jayd

You can always count on Judy and Dan for good solid advice....Thanks friends....Jayd

What does the name mean???? Caique' is a term used to describe a full-dress, white shirt, with a ruffled front.

Color Mutations are still "pure" birds. They occur in nature, but often do not survive if the "new color" is too vibrant and they are easily spotted by predators. Color mutations in captivity are perpetuated by breeding like colored birds to like colored birds (of two birds that carry the color gene). The resultant offspring will often be the color that is desired. After many generations, a color mutation can be "magnified" or combined with other colors if they are available in that species. Lutino and blue mutations and myriad variations have been produced in aviculture. Tommy - a beautiful and rare mutation double headed amazon. According to his owners, he is a great pet. He likes attention and wants to be close to the action. He can be very vocal screaming "come here, come here!" Like just about all parrots, he likes to discipline by biting from time to time. Training is recommended to prevent undesirable behavior. http://www.avianweb.com/doubleyellowheadedamazonparrots.html Thanks Jayd

Hi, the Blue is a Yellow-nape amazon mutation, and the Yellow is a Double-yellow head Amazon mutation... Thanks Jayd

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Hi and Welcome...This thread might interest you...Jayd http://www.greyforums.net/forums/showthread.php?196158-Difference-between-parrots-and-dogs./page3

My post isn't for or against, right or wrong, not even a opinion:). Our home is set up a lot different then many members, other than the bedroom, bathroom and kitchen, the whole mobile is a aviary, being a rescue and a orphanage and our home, we did things a little different than most with the limited amount of money we had. The general structure is home to large birds, than we have a small bird room and a breeding and rearing room and our rescue room.... We had a friend who set up a quarantine room for us in her home... When we brought a parrot or parrots home, we did just that we brought them in and said welcome to the flock. [babies were a different story] We would always introduce the large parrots to the eldest first and maintain that regime. [side note: at the time of Spock, we introduce Joe to Spock, we were surprised at what transpired, Spock went over to Joe, bowed his head [as if foe a scritch] and cooed. [? respect] In the small bird room, now problem, most of them stayed in their rooms, some were more adventurist... Our rescues were treated accordingly to each of their need. Our service was free, we took no cash, but accepted bird food, used cages etc for service rendered. When we breed "Tiels, conures and keet's we donated them to a pet store for resale to raise mony for many rescues, in turn, we received food and supply's etc. It's been a wonderful and rewarding life, been out of it for almost 2 years now, would do it all again if we could...Luv Jay and Maggie and the flock....