Midwife to a Macaw

Claire laid her first egg tonight! Earlier today: Tonight: Claire was weak following her delivery.  After she rested awhile, she ate a piece of banana, two hazelnuts and some diluted chamomile tea before going to sleep. We will likely experience this again within the next 48 hours, as her avian specialist vet advised me. I…

Festive bean sprouts

I’m not sure she will eat these mung bean sprouts, they’re a little bitter. However, I’ve hopefully made them interesting with festive red sweet peppers, carrots, broccoli stems, blueberries, 1/2 hard boiled egg, oats & chia seeds. Paired with some diluted organic chamomile tea and more quiet time. On these high hormonal days, I cool…

Zen Hormone Days

When Claire is screaming, squeaking, wiggling, pacing, fluffing and won’t leave me alone, it means that her hormones are at their height. To help her relax, I give her quiet alone time with chamomile tea, dim the lights and play Pandora’s Ambient music station. The organic chamomile is brewed in her bowl, then diluted 50%…

Calcium & Vitamin D Boost

I boil or steam vegetables most mornings for Claire’s breakfast. Often she comes in the kitchen with me and she not only learns “hot,” but she also learns sound, smell and time queues involved in cooking her breakfast or specifically, boiling water. If I don’t set a timer, or don’t hear a timer ring, Claire…

Butternut & Brussels

Boiled and cooled butternut squash, Brussels sprout and carrot with persimmon, pear, oats, chia seeds and Zupreem Sensible Seed (includes pumpkin seeds). This dish is rich in calcium and Vitamin A from butternut squash, Brussels sprout, carrot, persimmon, chia and pumpkin seeds. Claire also gets 2-4 shelled nuts*, which are also high in calcium and…

BBQ Chicken Wing and Rainbow Potatoes

Oats, Chia Seeds, Flax Seeds, Mini Rainbow Potatoes, Beet, Frozen Mixed Veggies, Pear, Grapes, Chicken Drumette (very light BBQ sauce) This dish is rich in calcium, protein & Omega 3’s from chia seeds, chicken drumette & flax seeds.

Parrot Journal

Keeping a journal of your parrot’s needs & behaviors is important for their welfare if anything happens to you. #prepare

Clairice 

“Draw me like your French girls.”