Supervising 3 Parrots + Making Chop = LONG DAY!

Violet_Diva

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Bella (Vosmaeri Eclectus Female) + Dexter (Red Sided Eclectus Male) + Gerry (Vosmaeri Eclectus Male)
Today my partner had to visit a friend which meant I had to both supervise the birdies and make chop simultaneously. This basically meant doing about 10 - 15 seconds of chop work and then 10 - 15 seconds of interaction with the birds! This went on for several hours, but it was the only way I could get the birds their playtime and exercise and get their food made!

I made two mixes and a third which is a combination of the two. I find that by making my chop like this gives me flexibility. I can adjust the meals everyday to keep it interesting by mixing one of the chop mixes with other fresh or dried foods.

Mix 1
  • Red bell pepper
  • Yellow bell pepper
  • Green bell pepper
  • Red chillis
  • Sweet potato
  • Carrots
  • Parsnip

Mix 2
  • Radishes
  • Baby corn
  • Sugar snap peas
  • Cauliflower
  • Broccoli
  • Parsley

Mix 3
  • Red bell pepper
  • Yellow bell pepper
  • Green bell pepper
  • Red chillis
  • Sweet potato
  • Carrots
  • Parsnip
  • Radishes
  • Baby corn
  • Sugar snap peas
  • Cauliflower
  • Broccoli
  • Parsley







I always soak my produce in bottled water and apple cider vinegar for 20 mins and then rinse thoroughly with more bottled water.

I then pat dry all the food before blitzing. If too much moisture goes into the chop, it doesn't freeze well and ends up icy!

I keep 3 days of the fresh chop in the fridge and then the rest is portioned out into daily rations and frozen.

The blitzing of the peppers made alot of juice which I squeezed out to try to keep the chop as dry as possible.

The left over juice is in a glass in the fridge and will be mixed with porridge oats for breakfast in the morning so that it doesn't get wasted.



Stupidly I thought it would be a good idea to squeeze the juice out of the blitzed peppers with my hand to save on washing up... the result was a very hot hand all evening :D
 
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WakaWaka

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Thanks for sharing the recipes!
Also great job on multitasking with the fids :)
Recovering the juice and using that with the oats is also a great idea.
Looks like you flock is well taken care of and hope everyone has healed from their previous incidents.
 

Scott

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Goffins: Gabby, Abby, Squeaky, Peanut, Popcorn / Citron: Alice / Eclectus: Angel /Timneh Grey: ET / Blue Fronted Amazon: Gonzo /

RIP Gandalf and Big Bird, you are missed.
An amazing recipe, you've got this down to a science! Efficiency + thrift with a great variety!
 

LordTriggs

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I have a feeling that's more veg in those batches of chop than I eat in more time than I'm proud to admit!
 

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