Photo by Amanda Stevens Location: Waynesboro, VA Shown: Congo African Grey Parrot "Cressi"  Here are some tips on how to make Quickie Birdie meals for your birds. And as a preface, I don't recommend doing these meals as every day things, but if you're in a hurry, they'll work! And yes I know, because I've used them before!  5-10 minute prepa...

Photo by Amanda Stevens Location: Waynesboro, VA Playing: Galah "Bandit"  Preferably, I like setting my aviaries up on grass. When that isn't available, dirt is fine and when that isn't available that usually means it's on gravel or cement, or inside a building and their ground is sawdust. But I love it when they can be set up on untreated gr...

Photo by Jamieleigh Location: Coney Island, NY Shown: Two rice mix variations  I figured a lot of people have been asking what I feed my birds on a daily basis, and on a daily basis it changes so much. I like to keep them guessing and I love offering them something new. I also like preparing things they normally eat, in a different way. Just ...

Photo by Jamieleigh Location: Coney Island, NY Shown: Local fruit/veggie market My wonderful friend Patty pointed me in the direction of Farmer's Markets. Or any fresh markets you can find even on the side of the road where farmers literally come and sell their produce fresh as can be. This stuff is good! My parrots benefit so much from the f...

Recently we worked in Jinx, our blue throated macaw, into another segment of the show. Originally when this piece first went into the show, the flight Jinx performed was a straight line from Dave to me. Now, however, we have been able to train Jinx to fly forward and turn to land on me, making it more impressive for the audience and much more ...

Photo by Jamieleigh Location: Coney Island, NY Shown: Scrambled eggs with coconut & flax seed  If you enjoy making food for your bird, there are some healthy toppings you can add to your bird's meals to make them more tasty and even more healthy as well.  At a lot of grocery stores you can buy bags of plain coconut, flax seed and unsalte...