Timnehs fresh mash

[Billdore]

Not as much as last batch but this batch is 95 % organic. Last batch sweet tatters were .49 cents a pound which really helps too. Still pretty happy1

 

[Anansi]

Looks like your grey is set for quite a while!

 

[Billdore]

I hope so thank you!!! This is my second batch so far. Timneh has only been living here for about 3 monthes. She is so awesome!!! Gr at to be a pet of the parront community.

 

[plumsmum2005]

Good going, you have been busy.

Understand the Timneh is challenging to feed so just a little tip which is to enhance the chop with fresh tit-bits to keep her interested and counteract food flinging

Hope it is a hit with her? Looks good.

 

[wrench13]

Second adding additional stuff when serving. I usually add a bit of Avicake to Salty's chop.

 

[Billdore]

That's a great idea Wrench I usually use Harrisons pellets and grind em up. She loves the fruit delight avi cakes more than the original but I like to switch em up cause they have pretty much totally different levels of stuff. The cakes seem like they have a more complete nutrition for our parrots but Timneh loves the nutriberries.

 

[Billdore]

Its acceptable to her majesty but I think she liked the last batch better. The first bite hit me right in the face, probably not an accident, lol. She dug in after that though.

 

[Billdore]

This was a picture from last week but she's so cute.

 

[DRB]

Hard to tell from the pics, but is this a dry mash or wet mash?

 

[Billdore]

Wet, I cook the sweeet potatoes and use my cuisinart to chop up the rest pretty finely. Timneh is still learning to love her veggies. She even turns her nose up at a lot of fruits but likes fruits better than veggies. Some veggies need to be just the right size she'll eat broccoli if i give really small bites, and like sthe inside bean of green beans but I have to take them out for her, kind of lazy I think. LOL The first picture was all my fruits and veggies I used. Bok choy is one of the veggies in the bag.

 

[DRB]

I've never made a large enough batch of anything to require freezing yet. How does it come out when you let it thaw? Extra moisture ever a problem?

 

[Scott]

That looks really nice. Having frozen pouches makes life so much easier, and ensures Timneh will regularly have chop!!

 

[Billdore]

Its a little wet but with the sweet potatoes it holds together nicely. This time I went a little lighter on the sweet potatoes and its a little more wet. Perfect for making birdie porridge in the morning. Tried Wrenches idea of the avi cakes this morning and she loves it.

 

[Billdore]

If your hitting the dating scene again I highly recommend portioning and freezing saves a lot of time for me. Everyone Bird and human alike are different though. I wrap mine in plastic wrap from costco, easy cheap, and effective. Thanks Scott your the man!

 

[DRB]

I'm horrible with this chop stuff.

My routine is basically this:

Buy the fruits and veggies.

Fruits-keep them in a nice container and cut them up per each serving (3-4 times a week is when I give her fruit, except bananas those are 5 days a week). Not a ton, just enough to compliment her pellets or as a treat once throughout the day.

Veggies-I cook the certain veggies that need cooked, then I just make sure I enough cooked for 5-6 days and keep them sealed in the fridge. Staple veggies are carrots, sweet potato, butternut squash, baby spinach, broccoli, bok choy (when I find it) canned whole corn.

I'd like to try a dry chop, but I have no idea where to begin b/c there are other processes involved and that impacts nutrition as well.

 

[Billdore]

someone had a great post about how she dehydrated her veggies and kept em in a container and re-hydrated the veggies to serve. Used the oven on a low temp and made these neat little treats too. Looked awesome, Timneh doesn't liek to eat all her veggies so I chop em up into a mash and add other stuff so she'll eat it. At night we work on eating larger pieces of veggies and a grape cause she has to have her grape. She is in love with the raw nut bar at the health store now too. Pine nuts and macadamia nuts are her fav so far.

 

[Billdore]

I gotta say Timneh and I just had a great wrestling session. She flipped upside down on my finger so her back was on my chest and I scratched her chest and chin while she gnawed on my finger but just playfully. It was awesome, never got to touch her chest before and that was the first time she flipped upside down in my hand. I put a bowl of treats and toys and cut up paper for her to play in she didn't end up trusting it enough to play with it but when I set it down she garbled something. Then I said that's for you and she goes WHOOOOAAAA sooo cute.

 

[DRB]

Perjo took a almost 5-6 months before she let me touch her chest as well. Now I can stick my face in he chest if she's in a good mood and there is no issue. She's not a huge fan of being on her back, she'll hang upside down and let me cup her from underneath and she'll stay like that for a minute. But once she's off a perch I have a hard time getting her to go upside down or on her back.

 

[plumsmum2005]

If your hitting the dating scene again I highly recommend portioning and freezing saves a lot of time for me. Everyone Bird and human alike are different though. I wrap mine in plastic wrap from costco, easy cheap, and effective. Thanks Scott your the man!

This may interest you re cling film/ plastic wrap. It is talking about product in the UK though but worth knowing about IMO.

CLING FILM
Cling film is now safer than before because toxic oestrogen-mimicking
chemicals named phthalates are no longer used in its manufacture.
However, cling film contains other plasticisers that can leach into oily
foods and have undetermined health effects.
Advice from the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food is to avoid
wrapping high-fat foods such as cheeses in cling film, and not to use it in
contact with food that is microwaved.
According to studies by scientists in Denmark, even specially designed
low-migration films can still result in unacceptable levels of plasti-ciser
intake.
A recent survey found that a number of samples of cheese and other fatty
products were still being sold in the UK wrapped in unsuitable cling film.
VERDICT: Still some question marks over health and
environmental issues. Where possible, use greaseproof paper instead.

 

[plumsmum2005]

I'm horrible with this chop stuff.

My routine is basically this:

Buy the fruits and veggies.

Fruits-keep them in a nice container and cut them up per each serving (3-4 times a week is when I give her fruit, except bananas those are 5 days a week). Not a ton, just enough to compliment her pellets or as a treat once throughout the day.

Veggies-I cook the certain veggies that need cooked, then I just make sure I enough cooked for 5-6 days and keep them sealed in the fridge. Staple veggies are carrots, sweet potato, butternut squash, baby spinach, broccoli, bok choy (when I find it) canned whole corn.

I'd like to try a dry chop, but I have no idea where to begin b/c there are other processes involved and that impacts nutrition as well.

I have found that using safe raw ingredients helps with this, plan your recipe around more raw than cooked.