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Marden's Ark Avian Refuge > News > healthy foods
04Jan/19

Keep it clean!

January 4, 2019Healthy Food#ICookForParrots, feeding parrots, Food prep, food safety, healthy foodsDeAnna Hicks, RN

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

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01Sep/18

In Season?

September 1, 2018Healthy Foodfeeding parrots, food as medicine, healthy diet, healthy foods, Parrot nutrition, real foodDeAnna Hicks, RN

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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20Jun/18

Help! My bird won’t eat fresh foods!

June 20, 2018Healthy Foodfeeding parrots, healthy foods, introducing new foods, no pellets, picky eatersDeAnna Hicks, RN

We hear this quite often from those who have tried feeding fresh food only to have it completely ignored. Our first answer is: “Don’t give up!” Persistence is important, but probably even

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17Jun/18

What’s in store?

June 17, 2018Healthy Foodcoming soon, healthy foods, news, updatesDeAnna Hicks, RN

Coming up – We will have posts on sprouting, posts on dehydrating, posts on baking healthy for birds, posts on quick shortcuts that still enable you to feed a healthy diet of

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16Apr/18

Feeding the Flock, Chapter Two – The HOW

April 16, 2018Healthy Foodhealthy foods, no pellets, Parrot nutritionDeAnna Hicks, RN

Our goal sounds simple: to provide proper nutrition for captive parrots. We’ve already covered why we don’t view manufactured pellets as an option. But how else can we provide “complete nutrition”? Before

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14Apr/18
Real food rocks!

Feeding the Flock, Chapter One – the WHY

April 14, 2018Healthy Foodfeeding parrots, food as medicine, healthy diet, healthy foods, no pellets, real foodDeAnna Hicks, RN

The bar has long hung very low in feeding companion animals. The “animal feed industry” has commonly been the profitable place to dump waste from human food processing. Ingredients like “wheat middlings”

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