Naturally Captive -Parrot Behaviour & Training

19/11/2024

🌱This week’s chop topper: Sprouted sunflower seeds!

🌱Directions:

• Place sunflower seeds in a large jar.
• Rinse the seeds out 2-3 times
• Soak the seeds in enough water to cover them overnight.
• Empty the water after soaking, and leave the jar in a light and open area. (Avoid direct sunlight)
• Rinse the seeds once a day until they have sprouted.

Below I have shown seeds which are only half way sprouted. I use them at this stage as well, but you can also leave them to sprout fully.

🌱Nutritional benefits:

- High in Vitamin D
- Great source of protein
- Low in fat
- High in Vitamin B6
- High in Magnesium

Happy healthy eating to your birds!🦜

15/11/2024

🌱One of this week’s chop toppers!

🥦Dice up some broccoli and cauliflower, steam to cook them, and then portion and freeze.

🌶️You can also add parrot safe herbs and spices to this chop topper, to make it a little more tasty.

I personally will be adding parsley and paprika to this batch🦜

Happy healthy eating to your birds!🦜

15/11/2024

Summer Veg Chop🥕🫑🌶️🌾🌱

🌿Ingredients ~

• Carrots
• Red & yellow bell peppers
• Celery
• Soup Mix (split peas, barley, lentils etc.)

🦜Instructions ~

•Cook soup mix according to packaging instructions.

• Finely process veggies.
(Process high water content items like bell peppers on a low setting or hand chop them to avoid it becoming mushy)

• Mix together your chopped veg and soup mix.

• Feed fresh or portion and freeze.

Happy healthy eating to your parrots!🦜💚

(Specific amounts of ingredients aren’t provided as you should consider your bird’s personal preference and how much you would like to make. I make enough for a flock of 10 parrots)

04/11/2024

Some tips for those of us who are currently experiencing hot summers!☀️🌡️

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30/10/2024

Another quick and easy chop idea!🫛🌶️🥕🍚

🌿Ingredients ~

• Garden Peas
• Carrots
• Red & yellow chilli peppers
• White rice

🦜Instructions ~

•Cook rice according to packaging instructions.

• Finely chop/process carrots and peppers.

• Mix together your chopped veg, whole garden peas and cooked white rice.

• Feed fresh or portion and freeze.

Happy healthy eating to your parrots!🦜💚

(Specific amounts of ingredients aren’t provided as you should consider your bird’s personal preference and how much you would like to make. I make enough for a flock of 10 parrots)

20/08/2024

Below is a great recipe for all birds, but it is specifically beneficial for arthritic birds, or birds with any inflammatory symptoms.🥦🫚🫑🍠

🦜INGREDIENTS:

• Bell pepper
• Sweet potato (white)
• Cauliflower
•Broccoli
• Soup mix grains
• Tumeric
• Black pepper

🦜STEPS:

1. Finely process or dice all fresh ingredients. (*Bell pepper, sweet potato, cauliflower & broccoli)

2. Cook soup mix as per package instructions. (Generally boil for 10 minutes in unsalted water and simmer for an additional 10-20 minutes or until soft)

3. Mix diced veggies & cooked soup mix together.

4. *Add 1-3 teaspoons of turmeric and 1/2-1 teaspoon of black pepper ( add according to how much chop you make) and toss together thoroughly.

5. Feed immediately or portion and freeze your batch of chop.

🦜*TIPS:

For ingredients with a high water content, such as bell peppers, process them on your lowest setting in intervals or hand chop them to avoid your chop becoming very mushy or watery.

Tumeric is an amazing natural anti inflammatory, and should be served with black pepper. Turmeric with black pepper can help increase curcumin absorption by up to 2000%.

Happy healthy eating to your birds💚

12/08/2024

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19/06/2024

P.S. I don’t provide exact amounts of ingredients, as I make enough chop for my entire flock of 9, and add more of the ingredients that they personally enjoy (Every bird is different💚)

Remember, variety is best! So make sure there is enough of everything, no matter how big or small your batch is🥗

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