hpeer wrote in news:49482755$0$5532
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Larry,

Ya know, I believe there are "bird people" and then there are "not
bird
people." You either git it or you don't.

Clearly you "git it." As do I.

That is the best laugh I've had in a couple of days.

Thanks.


I got fed up, tonight, after a couple of hours of calling the flocks.

Do you feed yours softened Zupreem Monkey Biscuits? Try it. I
guarantee not a single crumb will reach the cage floor.

Take a small bowl and put 2" of hot faucet water in it...no hotter than
your finger can stand. (We don't need scorched crops.) Drop one Monkey
Biscuit, which is as hard as concrete out of the bag, into the hot water
and float them for 20 seconds, which heats and softens them. For an
Amazon sized parrot, one biscuit is plenty. For macaws, give him 2.
Notice how absolutely quiet it is until they have been consumed. I've
never met a parrot that doesn't simply love a softened Monkey Biscuit.
My macaw was raised on them as soon as I could quit injecting baby
parrot slop down his gullet.

Once they get used to this treat, do not become concerned at the crazy
displays you'll get every time anyone picks up a bowl in their presence.
Bowl = Biscuits! Great treat...real cheap and just great for them.

If you travel with your parrot, don't leave parrot seed in the cages.
Feed them one biscuit softened every 4-6 hours and keep the car totally
clean in the process. They won't complain....and it's great food for
them, though I wouldn't recommend it for a regular diet. I don't feed
kibbled dog food crap to my birds. I feed a sunflower-based parrot mix
from Higgins, since the ABBA seed I fed for many years kept loading the
house with hatched out worms and moths. Higgins feed is less expensive
and irradiated to kill all the bugs. Birds are beautiful on it....great
feathers.