Last picture taken is this one of famiy members with this couregette/marrow from my veggie patch.
Hope it's okay to post like this? I edited the picture to remove identifiable info.
Unintentionally Guilty!!
I'm getting better at checking when the last post on the thread was but if something old is getting bumped chances are it's because I spent ages reading and replying to it before noticing that it was posted in 2017 😬. I am getting better at checking though. Sorry.
Tbf fries aren't great for humans either. Seagulls attack for fries here in the north coast. They gang up outside the fish and chip shops. Maybe the odd fry/chip doesn't do any harm 🤷.
Hello fellow parents of humans and birds 👋. I have a big brood of babies and birds.
I'm happy to share hints and tips that I've learned over the years. Congratulations on your pregnancies!!!! Nothing beats being a parent IMHO.
Tip 1. Get as much rest as you can whilst you're pregnant.
Tip 2...
Ah I'm sorry I misread your first post. I thought you were going to try to feed the chicken treats to the parrots. It's a shame that your birds didn't want the treats. Could you try offering the "stupid expensive bagged treats" to wild birds? Maybe there's a very good reason your birds didn't...
In the UK we are banned from feeding poultry these dried insects for that very reason. Gawd knows what those insects are fed!!!
Many people in the UK farm their own insects. I don't have time or space or the stomach for that so I buy them fresh, occassionally, as a treat for my birds.
Hello, I also live in a remote area. I feel your P&P woes. I haven't baked a bird loaf using driend treats before so I don't know if it would work, but I think there is no harm in you trying. You can report back to us if it is appreciated by your parrots or not.
I don't keep chickens but my ma' does. She sometimes makes what looks like a disgusting concoction of left-over greens and skins/tops, oats, flax seeds/hemp/sunflower hearts. She steams all the ingredients and turns it into a mash. They go mad for it 🤢. She also hangs bunches of whole steamed...
I read this when I was lurking before I got quail 😆.
● The article is well laid out.
● It is balanced. Informative and fun.
● Using personal experience too 😊.
● Pics are always appreciated when IDing birds.
A good read. Thanks for taking the time to share.