Papayago Rescue House, Inc.

10/03/2025

! Friday edition

10/03/2025

Friday is a good day to talk Feathers!

The biggest cause of poor feathering is malnutrition due to the bird consuming an unbalanced diet. Even if you are feeding a balanced diet, parrots often pick through it, eating only the things that catch their fancy. Other chronic diseases of parrots also lead to abnormal feathers. These include a number of bacterial, viral, fungal and parasitic problems. If there is a problem internally, it will continue to present itself on or in the feathers. Molting will not change that.

Feathers should be treated with utmost care by you even if the birds do not. Your hands carry everything from oils to bacteria so keep that in mind when coming home from grocery shopping, work, working outside, or going to the bird shows or bird club. This will interfere with the antibacterial and anti-mycotic properties of their feathers. Wash your hands as you would for a newborn. Newspaper liners for cages shouldn't be used due to the vegetable dye and transferring to your bird's feathers. Misting and/or baths are very important to encouraging healthy preening and cleaning.

Try to ensure your bird gets at least 15 minutes of sun a day even if it has to be through UV lighting (don't leave the light on all day).

10/02/2025

Don’t Miss It!
Papayago Rescue House Annual Yard Sale
🗓️ ONE DAY ONLY – THIS Saturday, 10/4
🕗 8 AM – 6 PM

Come shop treasures big and small—all while supporting an amazing rescue!

10/01/2025

Becoming a Parrot’s World

When a parrot lives in our home, we are tasked with becoming the world they were designed for.

For some, that means being their forest, full of branches to climb, fruits, vegetation, nuts, seeds, grasses, to forage, and a canopy to call home.

For others, it means being their grassland or desert, shaping life around water, wide skies, and seasonal cycles.

Still others come from mountains or coastal regions, where winds, storms, and shifting seasons define survival.
In captivity, we must try to echo these rhythms:
✨ Provide motion and challenge like the wind.
✨ Offer showers or water play like the rain.
✨ Create light cycles like the sun and seasons.
✨ Supply textures, sounds, and foods that mirror the landscapes they evolved in.
✨ And above all, become their flock, their sense of belonging and safety.

This is why parrots can be so challenging in human homes. Their needs are as vast and varied as the habitats they come from. When they scream, chew, or demand, it is not “bad behavior”, it is the wild still alive in them.

At Papayago Rescue House, we strive to honor that wildness, providing care that respects their instincts and heritage, whether in the rainforest, savanna, mountain, or desert.

💚 To love a parrot is to accept the responsibility of becoming their world. Is that just too much to ask?

09/30/2025

We know and accept that we are not the boss.

09/30/2025

A balanced chop is more than just a mix of veggies, t’s a daily opportunity to support your parrot’s health through variety, texture, and nutrients. This week's chop features a nutrient-dense trio:

Chard is leafy green rich in calcium, magnesium, and vitamin A, chard supports strong bones, immune health, and vibrant feathers.

Purple potatoes – Packed with antioxidants and fiber, they add natural color and support digestive health. Serve fully cooked and cooled.

Lentils – A great plant-based protein source, lentils provide iron and complex carbs that keep energy levels steady. Cook thoroughly before serving.

Together, these ingredients promote well-rounded nutrition while keeping your parrot’s meals exciting and enriching. Rotate ingredients regularly, and always serve chop fresh and clean.

09/29/2025

09/29/2025

Parrots are not feathered mammals Part 6: Caging concepts
A cage is not a crate. It’s their home.

❌ Thinking a cage is simply a place to “keep them, or your stuff, safe when unsupervised.”
✅ Parrots need space to stretch, climb, chew, and play. Cages should be like bedrooms; safe, secure, enriching, inviting, not a nest, and never a punishment. Respect their space and think about how you present yourself in their space. Keeping a perch on the inside of their door allows for you to ask them if they want to come out or go back in without reaching all the way in to grab them out is much less stressful and gives them choice.

You may have heard that birds need room to spread their wings and you may think you see that. What you may not realize is that if they can bump their tails, clip the tips of their wings on a toy, it is too small. The answer is not to take out all the toys and perches. This is not a nest where there is nothing in there but nesting materials. This is their bedroom. Parrots aren’t creatures of comfort in the way we think about a cat on a windowsill or a dog curled up by the fire. They are creatures of activity and purpose. In the wild, almost every moment is spent foraging, flying, calling to the flock, defending territory, or maintaining bonds. They’re either doing something or sleeping, there’s no middle ground of lazy lounging.

Fill the largest cage possible with things they can bite, preen, and chew with a minimum of 3 perches of various sizes (not too small) that don’t look like cement di**os. Regardless of a sleeping cage or that you have them out all the time. We can’t provide big enough or enough toys but we can certainly listen to someone tell us that it will take work to do it and set about learning how to do it.

Freedom inside the cage sets the stage for joy outside of it.

Every time we pause our mammal instincts and learn their avian ones, we step closer to being the flock they deserve.

09/28/2025

Parrot Job Interview

If your parrot had a job, what would it be?

A) Alarm clock (with no snooze button)
B) Interior designer/demolition expert
C) Jewelry quality inspector (taste-tested, of course)
D) Professional whiner
E) Guard (we don't need no stinking dogs)
F) Dance instructor (they dance better than we do and could teach us a few tricks)
G) Huggie Snuggie

I'll go first: Butt Grabber or what we like to affectionately refer to as "HR Violator")!

Tag a friend who knows EXACTLY which one fits their feathered boss!

09/27/2025

Guess the parrot/avian-related word from the clue! (Answers below — no peeking 👀)
1️⃣ I’m a behavior parrots do to call their flock together — starts with F.
2️⃣ I’m the part of a parrot that never stops growing — starts with B.
3️⃣ I’m a diet style where parrots work to find their food — starts with F.
4️⃣ I’m the seasonal “hormonal” period some parrots experience — starts with B.
5️⃣ I’m what parrots use to grip, climb, and hold — starts with Z.
6️⃣ I’m a deadly household danger to birds, found in cookware — starts with T.
7️⃣ I’m the specialized avian doctor parrots should see — starts with A.
8️⃣ I’m a social behavior parrots use to show trust — starts with P.
9️⃣ I’m a mineral parrots need for strong bones — starts with C.
🔟 I’m the scientific name for the family that includes parrots — starts with P.

09/26/2025

GA PSA: ATTENTION Gwinnett County! Freddy is missing! Let's find him. Sharing is caring. :)

is lost! Have you seen him?

, , Lawrenceville-Suwanee Rd, , , , US. In Green Oak Circle Lost, 2025-09-23, , , /Brown/Black

*Additional Information: Mix of green, brown, and tan feathers; distinctive yellow patch on head.

Please Contact the Owner Directly!! They might not see your comments here!! Your patience is appreciated, we're managed by dedicated volunteers.

More Info, Photos, and to Contact:
https://petfbi.org/api/view/745370/760aa800

Let's Get Freddy home!