Right now Salty is.....

[Vampiric_Conure]

Wooooot, Salty!

 

[wrench13]

New batch of chop today. 15 quart baggies w/about 3-4 days of chop in each.

1/2 lb pasta
1 can corn
1 can peas
1 can red beans
1 head cauliflower
1 head broccoli
1 bag spinach
1 bag arugula
1 bag green beans, cut into 1" pcs
1 pkg sweet potato chunks, small
1 bag kale
1 bag big handful jalapeno peppers
1 bag 3 big handful habanero peppers
1 bag w 10 poblano peppers
1 red bell pepper
1 head radicchio
1 bag matchstick carrot

All tucked away into the deep freezer.

 

[DonnaBudgie]

I did my once every 6 weeks chop last week. Isn't it a good feeling when all those baggies go into the freezer?

 

[wrench13]

It is, but not when I forget to get all the oils and stuff from the hot peppers off my hands and goto rub my eye! YEOWCH! I dread the day I put in just one wrong ingredient, and Salty refuses to eat the whole batch. Thats's the day the family and neighbors get an invite to Al's Veggie Soup Extravaganza.

 

[DonnaBudgie]

I don't put cayenne pepper in my wild bird food because although I don't want to feed all the squirrels in the woods around my house I don't want them to suffer when they try to groom their faces after getting pepper on their little paws!

 

[rheashard2]

I now consider jalapeno peppers mild. My daughter got Nameliss to prefer in ascending order; ghost, scorpion and Carolina reaper. Until recently Carolina was #1 worlds hottest, now demoted #2. The others and their varieties stay in or near top ten. I keep gloves in easy reach. But very rarely do I consistently remember to use them. It never fails that I get an itch somewhere on my head. My recipe is a very poor imitation. I add cubed yellow squash. Would Mr Particular consider that acceptable? I ask because Ms Particular gives them a nod.

 

[wrench13]

1st trial last nite - cubed sweet tater and pasta rejected. Which is funny cuz COOKED sweet taters is one of his very favorites, followed closely by pasta. Maybe cuz its just a new addition to chop and weird pasta shape. Like it or lump it, bud, its whats for dinner for the next 3 months!

Like the old joke ' 2 canibals eating clown stew "Does this taste funny to you?"

 

[rheashard2]

For Thanksgiving and when ever I get a craving for sweet potato or pumpkin I make Nameliss a birdie version. Pureed sweet potatoes or pumpkin add an egg beat well. Put a bit of pie crust in a muffin tin, add sweet potatoes or pumpkin bake as normal, Nameliss has hers, I have mine. Sometimes I'll top both with crushed almonds or pecans. Nameliss is happy.

 

[wrench13]

One of the things I love about Salty is that he still loves to play fight with me like when he was a baby, but unlike most Amazons, he can hold it together for quite awhile before he goes off the deep end. Lately its been - nice long scritching session followed by some play time and even cuddling, which he usually does not care for. We let his wings grow out and he's been doing a bit of flying, just from his playchain over to the stair railing, where he just hangs out and looks around.

He's acclimated to the new chop just fine now, just took a few days. And loving his Nutraberries, Sunny Orchard flavor. Not so much the Tropical fruit blend but I throw some in his bowl once in awhile. Some days he chows down on the pellets, some days it seems like he eats 3 or 4 of them!

 

[DonnaBudgie]

Have you always kept Salty's wings trimmed? Are you worried about him escaping when you bring him out in public to perform?

 

[wrench13]

He's usually trimmed. Salty does not do public performances. If he is out in public, its on my shoulder in a harness.

 

[DonnaBudgie]

I thought he did demonstrations of his tricks to places like nursing homes and schools. Maybe I'm thinking about a different bird.

If he doesn't go outside unharnassed, why are his wings trimmed? Is he a "flight risk"? Listen, I'm not judging your decision other than to agree that it can be necessary for the bird's safety, and sometimes the human's safety. I just re-trimmed one of my budgie's wings because she won't go back in her cage at night like the others without a 30+ minute chase which isn't any fun for anyone.

 

[wrench13]

No worries. Geri is wheelchair bound and when I'm away at gigs, Salty can be hard to reach/control if he is flighted. Now that I am off for the winter until April, we let his wings grow out.

 

[wrench13]

 

[SailBoat]

Salty continues to amaze!!
Always a joy to watch him in action!

 

[wrench13]

'Boats you old pellet dodger - how are ya? Yep Salty even amazes me. He picks up new tricks at an alarming rate! He learned the 'Salty Cycle' in like 3-4 sessions. Now its one of his favorites and he will do it just for funzies.

 

[SailBoat]

'Boats you old pellet dodger - how are ya? Yep Salty even amazes me. He picks up new tricks at an alarming rate! He learned the 'Salty Cycle' in like 3-4 sessions. Now its one of his favorites and he will do it just for funzies.

I am doing well good friend! All I have to do is to not get involved with details when I am tired! I am a hardheaded old fart that never gives-up! The beauty of the human mind is just how plastic (moldable) it is as it can be trained to undertake the work of another section that is not responding or not as well as it should. Life continues to be worth waking up for!

 

[rheashard2]

That's were parrots help. We have that big under used lump sitting there. Parrots have that tiny one. They do things that strain our working brain parts. So we adapt or be dominated. My brother told me if I could squeeze my brain into my parrots skull, I would dominant the world...that's if you don't go nuts first. Siblings are such a joy.

 

[SailBoat]

The key to understanding the Avian brain is how close specific segments are and the amazing rate they transmit! We see an object coming and our Parrots have already seen it and has set into motion a path around it. The best example is to watch a bird flying in a forest that we cannot even walk through.

 

[rheashard2]

Dumb question. Nameliss can be trained. But at her own pace and never for treats. I get the look....do I look like a pigeon begging for crumbs? She actually throws treats on floor or cage bottom. (She will retrieve it when I am not looking later in the day.) Effusive verbal praise and head scritches are her preference. I have been wondering what else to try. She does learn and enjoys it. It's kinda fun getting her to do things.