I. Introduction: The Paradox of Rescue There’s a saying I first heard in nursing school: “Nurses eat their own.” It was a warning—about seasoned professionals tearing down the new, the eager, the
Read More...The pandemic was a rough time for ALL non-profits and animal rescues were no exception. Donations dried up. Volunteers quarantined. We went into survival mode. Funds got REALLY tight. But we survived.
Read More...#ICookForParrots – what does that mean? Birds need more than seeds, more than nuts, more than pellets. They need real, fresh, living, sprouted, and sometimes cooked foods. The greater variety in the
Read More...Usually we think of certain foods as “vegetables” or “spices” or “seasonings.” Sometimes, we tend to categorize them according to taste, rather than what they bring to the table in terms of
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Eating healthy means eating “clean” – foods that are free of chemical pesticides and other harmful toxins used in commercial farming. Sometimes it’s hard to find food you can feel good about
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One of the arguments we often hear for resorting to manufactured foods is “But I don’t have the TIME to do all that food prep and cooking for my birds!” We get
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There are many people who find sprouting intimidating. But it doesn’t have to be that way. Sprouts are a healthy option for your birds’ diet and are easy to prepare with a
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In years past, the concept of what to feed a companion parrot was typically limited to bags of “bird seed” mixes of dubious ingredients and quality. Most were “animal feed” grade offerings,
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Let’s start out by discussing aseptic technique. What is that? Well, it means, without germs. Aseptic technique eliminates as many pathogens (illness-causing organisms) as possible. Why is that important? When you are
Read More... What do we mean when we say we feed “in season”? It means we focus on what it ripe now, locally. All spring and summer long, we feed what’s currently ripening as
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