Caspersmum Posted June 5, 2007 Share Posted June 5, 2007 Hey guys, Casper has just discovered he LOVES scrambled egg - he's really going for it. I just wondered if they can have too much of a good thing - is it safe to leave him with the whole thing, or is he likely to suffer some harm if he overdoes it? Julia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spookyhurst Posted June 5, 2007 Share Posted June 5, 2007 Nikko also loves scrambled eggs, and the yolk from hard boiled eggs. I wouldn't give Casper the whole thing though. I usually give Nikko a teaspoon or so, and she wolfs it down as fast as she can. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talon Posted June 5, 2007 Share Posted June 5, 2007 Talon loves scrambled eggs as well. Are you supposed to limit how much they get? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Monique Posted June 5, 2007 Share Posted June 5, 2007 I don't really limit how much I give my birds ... but I only give them egg once a week at the most. I'm not sure what the technical advice would be but this is what I do.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spookyhurst Posted June 5, 2007 Share Posted June 5, 2007 Oddly enough, I just read an article about portion control in the June issue of Bird Talk magazine. They actually mention scrambled eggs as well. I'll have to dig the magazine out and post what they recommend (I'm thinking it was a tablespoon or so for a grey). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spookyhurst Posted June 5, 2007 Share Posted June 5, 2007 Okay, the guidelines that Bird Talk gives are: 1/4 to 1/2 teaspoons for cockatiel-sized birds 1 1/2 to 2 teaspoons for senegals and conure-sized birds 1 to 2 tablespoons for amazon-sized birds 1 ounce for macaws and large cockatoos They said that you should feed small amounts of many types of food to give your bird a better chance of obtaining the wide variety of nutrients they need. Otherwise, they might fill up on one type of food to the detriment of another. They give an example of a sick cockatiel who came into the bird clinic, and who was eating 2 tablespoons of scrambled eggs. They said it was the equivalent of us sitting down and eating a dozen eggs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caspersmum Posted June 5, 2007 Author Share Posted June 5, 2007 Hey Spookyhurst, Thanks for the information - that's really useful - and reassuring to know that I haven't over-stuffed my bird (or is that a bit of an unfortunate phrase?!). Julia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Monique Posted June 6, 2007 Share Posted June 6, 2007 Caspersmum wrote: and reassuring to know that I haven't over-stuffed my bird (or is that a bit of an unfortunate phrase?!). {Feel-good-0002006E} Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talon Posted June 7, 2007 Share Posted June 7, 2007 Cspersmum, You have such a way with words!! {Feel-good-00020069} Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elvenking Posted September 23, 2010 Share Posted September 23, 2010 I have recently discovered that Issac LOVES scrabled eggs. He picks up a piece and pumps his neck to get it down fast. I love it and wish I could find more things that he loves this much. As a tip, I will scramble up an egg for him using palm oil as the cooking oil...just a little bit. Then I give him about a third of the egg...ohh man...if he could smile. LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoDiego Posted September 23, 2010 Share Posted September 23, 2010 I try and give Diego half a scrambled egg with the shell every Sunday morning when we have a cooked breakfast. However, he will take a few beaks fall not look all that impressed and then leave it. When we have finished with our breakfast he flys over to the table and then will eat my son's leftover scrambled egg? Whats the deal with this? I make it exactly the same way but obviously without the shell, could it be this that he is not liking? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elvenking Posted September 23, 2010 Share Posted September 23, 2010 Try to give it right to him...without the shell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray P Posted September 23, 2010 Share Posted September 23, 2010 Cricket and Corky will come over and eat the egg off our plate as if there plate had poison eggs on them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoDiego Posted September 24, 2010 Share Posted September 24, 2010 Cricket and Corky will come over and eat the egg off our plate as if there plate had poison eggs on them. Glad it's not just Diego, I think it's the whole I want what you have syndrome. LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
judygram Posted September 24, 2010 Share Posted September 24, 2010 I think it's the whole I want what you have syndrome. Thats it all right, they think that what we have is better than what they have but yes Josey likes egg too but I limit how much she has and how often Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birdnut Posted September 24, 2010 Share Posted September 24, 2010 I don't have much luck with scrambling eggs since we did away with our non-stick cookware when we got the birds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elvenking Posted September 24, 2010 Share Posted September 24, 2010 I don't have much luck with scrambling eggs since we did away with our non-stick cookware when we got the birds. I must say, getting stainless clean can be a pain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoDiego Posted September 24, 2010 Share Posted September 24, 2010 I never bother with making scrambled eggs in pans, I just make it in the microwave, there is a lot less cleaning involved. Just don't over cook it or you end up with something you could use on your cars as a spare tyre! LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KimKim Posted September 24, 2010 Share Posted September 24, 2010 Babalu eats eggs any way I prepare them. I just started trying to give him shell with his hard boil egg. He does not seem to eat to much of the shell though. Hmm, I guess I don't really know how much he does eat because he rips it all apart and makes a huge mess in and out of his bowl. I forgot you can cook eggs in the mirco! Thanks for the reminder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elvenking Posted September 24, 2010 Share Posted September 24, 2010 How do you cook em in the micro, just put em in a microwave safe bowl and go? Do they still come out yummy? Never done this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KimKim Posted September 24, 2010 Share Posted September 24, 2010 When I made scrabbled eggs before in the micro, I just mixed, then put in glass bowl and set time. I always watched them though, cause they cook super fast and expand. So when they started to puff up, I would open the door and mix then put back in. I had to mix a couple times before done. I don't remember the exact time it took but maybe say 2 eggs for like 2 minutes?? I will have to experiment again with times. I think I have a microwave poacher too somewhere... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elvenking Posted September 24, 2010 Share Posted September 24, 2010 Can't hurt to try this. I kind of like cooking it up with a little red palm oil too....I suppose i could just mix what I normally use in. I'll give it a whirl. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoDiego Posted September 25, 2010 Share Posted September 25, 2010 How do you cook em in the micro, just put em in a microwave safe bowl and go? Do they still come out yummy? Never done this. OK, this is how I make scrambled eggs. It's the English way, here in Spain it's different but I still prefer the scrambled eggs my mum used to make LOL. Beat an egg in a micro safe bowl Add a small pinch of salt and pepper Add a knob of butter to every egg Add a around 1/2 tablespoon of milk to every egg Whisk them all together, stick them in the microwave on full heat. Keep taking it out of the micro every 10 seconds and break up with a fork. Keep going until you reach how you like your eggs cooked. When I make Diego's I skip all the other ingredients and literally just cook the egg with the shell and some paprika pepper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
birdhouse Posted September 25, 2010 Share Posted September 25, 2010 I didn't even know you microwave scrambled eggs! I'm going to have to try it. Sorry, but I really have to ask... What is a "knob" of butter? :confused: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
judygram Posted September 25, 2010 Share Posted September 25, 2010 That must be some British lingo "knob" but it must be a small amount, come on Carolina and educate us on knob? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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