Conference 7.286::pet_birds

I've heard that some greys love cheese, and the latest Bird Talk said that 
"yellow" cheese is a good snack during a moult because it contains protein.
It also said that cheese is high in fat and to give it as a treat only.
Hope Saul likes it.

Roseanne

    
    Try dried hot chili peppers (the red ones, available at larger
    groceries), sweet peppers, especially the cores with seeds and a bit of
    pepper attached at the top, pomegranate chunks, and blueberries.  These
    were all favorite treats for my Timneh.
    
    					/Rita
    

    
    reply .2
    
    Dried hot chili peppers! That's an idea,  But, I'll have to make sure
    that there's plenty of cold water near by!  Blueberries sound like
    something he would enjoy too!
    
    reply .1
      
    I tried white american sandwich cheese but he didn't like it.  Perhaps
    a little extra sharp cheedar cheese by kraft.  
    
    So far, so good.  With theses ideas for snacks, my bird's in for a treat
    this weekend.   I'll let you know what he liked best from all the ideas
    I get.  
    
     Thanks again,
    
     Carl S.
                   

    
    Oh, and one more, Carl...this must seem a little strange but...my
    grey's absolute favorite treat was...liverwurst - ugh!  You never know
    what these guys will eat!
    
    				/Rita
    

    CARL;
          MY PAROTS FAVORITE TREAT IS NATURAL UNSALTED PISTACHIOS. HE
    ALSO LOVES APPLES,BANANNAS,WATERMELON,CANTELOPE,BROILED UNSEASONED
    CHICKEN BREAST,GRAPES,LOW SALT LOW FAT SWISS CHEESE(ALPINE LACE).
    YOU JUST HAVE TO TRY DIFFERENT FRUITS AND VEGGIES. OH YES I FORGOT
    PEA PODS ARE ALSO A GOOD TREAT.
    
    MIKE
    

    
    reply .4
    
    Rita, 
    
      Liverworst, gagg!   But, it's worth a try.  Is there any particular
    brand you would recommend?
    
    reply .5
    
    Mike, 
    
     The low salt, low fat swiss cheese sounds like an excellent idea.
    I would think it would be more healthy and nutritional than regular
    cheese.
    
    
    With all these ideas I'm going to go broke shopping tonight.  I hope
    Saul appreciates it.
    
    
    Carl S.
    
    
    

    
    Carl,
    
    I *never* buy liverwurst, I consider it vile and repulsive and prefer
    not to have it hanging out in my fridge, *but* I did negotiate with my
    late husband and my current SO, who felt/feel that liverwurst is in
    fact fit for consumption.  They were/are permitted to keep the stuff in
    my fridge in exchange for not complaining about the mealworms and
    brineshrimp that I kept in there to feed the reptiles and fish. :-)  I
    seem to recall  "Mother Goose" as the brand.  Small amounts only,
    please, the stuff is really high in fat and cholesterol.
    
    Not grey-specific, but FWIW, my cockatoos love pancakes with maple
    syrup, scrambled eggs, spaghetti (*real* fun to eat, especially when
    they can climb on mom's shoulder carrying a long strand, getting tomato
    sauce everywhere and mushing it in the hair), and hotdogs with red
    pepper relish.  They will also hold a spoon and eat peanut butter from
    it.  However, my cockatoos are not nearly as finicky as my grey was -
    the cockies consider anything they can get their beaks around as fair
    game for eating ;-)
    
    				/Rita
    

    Hi Carl, how're ya doin'?
    
    I don't have a large bird, but my lovebirds LOVE corn.  He might have
    fun with a small ear of corn.  (I've only given kernels to my birds so
    far, but corn-on-the-cob could be food and a toy!)
    
    *Wendy*

    
    	Wow, nobody mentioned chicken-wings/legs ?!  I can actually get
    	Murdock to be quiet enough to make me check he's OK when he gets
    	one of these.  He *loves* to crack the leg bones and dig out the
    	marrow.  Be careful if you have cats or dogs, I always worry 
    	Murdock will drop some of the splinters and they'll get 
    	snuffeled up.
    
    					Roger

    We have two Greys - one Congo-born, the other UK-born. Their diets are
    complementary, in that one eats ONLY (more or less) Sunflower seeds,
    whilst the other eats anything except Sunflower seed.
    
    You can judge the degree of distaste with Basil: when you put something
    in his dish which he doesn't like (ie. most things), it is ejected from
    the cage; the angle of trajectory reflecting the degree of distaste. A
    horizontal trajectory is the "100% YUCH" indicator.
    With Lucy, you judge the degree of yumminess by the size of the pile of
    remains after eating. For example; French Fries disappear without
    trace, as does Steak pie (incl. crust). Buttered toast, apple core,
    etc. all end up as little neat piles of remains.
    The latter parrot (Lucy) will just about eat anything as long as it
    comes off my plate.
    
    Note that if your bird rejects a titbit, this doesn't necessarily mean
    that it's a no-no. You may have to introduce it several times.
    
    Jim Burke

    ANY COMMENTS ON GIVING A YELLOW NAPE PARROT YOGERT?  HE LOVES
    RASPBERRY!!
    
    ROGER

    
    My birds love yogurt too!  Just double check the expiration date - I've
    read of birds getting toxins from the bacteria count in expired yogurt.
    

    
    
    	Some yogurts are high in sugar (and sometimes fat).  Be
    	careful with sugar in large amounts.
    
    	Also, if you have live culture yogurt, be sure to clean it up
    	from the bottom of the cage if he spills it all over the bottom.
    	It'll grow mold faster than anything...
    
    	Michael