In article >,
"jmcquown" > wrote:

> OmManiPadmeOmelet wrote:
> > In article >,
> > "jmcquown" > wrote:
> >
> >> OmManiPadmeOmelet wrote:
> >>> In article >,
> >>> "Bob (this one)" > wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> Did an experiment. Three kinds of apples baked together to see how
> >>>> they'd turn out. Granny Smith, golden delicious, ginger gold.
> >>>>
> >>>> Peeled, cored and filled with dried cranberries. Brown sugar over
> >>>> top, dab of butter on each. Around the apples in the pan, apricot
> >>>> preserves warmed/melted in apple juice. Basted every 10 minutes or
> >>>> so. Total cook time about 35 minutes. 350°F.
> >>>>
> >>>> The golden delicious became a mediocre applesauce in just over 15
> >>>> minutes. The granny smiths seemed to have very little flavor. Not
> >>>> tart, not sweet, just a kind of weak apple flavor, though
> >>>> considerably more solid than the golden delicious. The ginger golds
> >>>> were brilliant. Firm, sweet/tart, still had that little bite
> >>>> aftertaste at the end.
> >>>>
> >>>> Clear enough to me.
> >>>>
> >>>> Pastorio
> >>>
> >>> Have you considered Gala's? :-d
> >>
> >> Peaches, my lovebird, adores gala apples! Indeed, she's turned her
> >> beak up at red and gold "delicious" and granny smiths and just about
> >> anything else. Put a slice of gala in her cage and watch it
> >> disappear!
> >>
> >> Jill
> >>
> >>
> >
> > My cockatoo is the same way. ;-)
> > She is also picky about oranges.
>
> I've never tried to give oranges to Peaches; any suggestions as to the type?

I've offered valencias and navels. Freya prefers Valencias (sp?).
Her favorite treat is handfuls of those itty bitty chile pequins, or
fresh ears of corn on the cob. Pomegranites are an occasional treat
along with whole walnuts.

> She loves fresh greens - most particularly kale. And she adores carrots!

I wish freya would eat more greens! I've been offering her different
stuff and recently found out she liked Savoy cabbage.

>
> Here's Peaches:
>
> http://community.webshots.com/photo/...62411375QlbOSH
>
> Jill
>

Man! Lovebirds are so colorful! :-)
I see you offer her plenty of toys. I've started making my own toys for
the most part to save on $$$. Freya can go thru wood toys pretty quickly
and they can get costly after a bit! Untreated wood beads from the craft
store dyed with food coloring work well.

Here is Freya in her aviary:

http://tinypic.com/e869vo.jpg

We hated to keep her locked in a small parrot cage so used to let her
fly free during the day, but she just got to be too destructive. :-(
Even the largest $600.00 parrot cages were too small in our opinion, so
dad and I built her an aviary on the sun porch and that has worked out
well! Her "cage" is now 6' tall by 4.5' deep by 8' long. It's walk in
with a gate so I can go in and have lovey sessions with her, and hang
LOTS of toys! :-)

The aviary ran just under $400.00 to build.
It's built from steel chain link pole fence components and 1" x 2"
galvanized aviary wire. The damn roll of wire cost the most! I had to
buy a 100 ft. roll that takes 2 strong people to move. I only used a
little over 30' of it so am considering re-selling the rest of the roll.

Cheers!
>
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Om.

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