....someone said birds like pasta. Plain pasta, like spaghetti or macaroni.
Okay, I have a baby parrot (lovebird). So I cooked up 2 cups of macaroni
yesterday afternoon. Put two Tbs. of it it in her treat cup. Does the bird
even look at it? No.

So I'm staring at the remaining 2 cups of macaroni. Well heck, I have to do
something with this! I had a roll of garlic-cheese someone had given me.
Okay, time to make mac & cheese! Garlic cheese, a little butter, heated
through then topped with a sprinkling of wheat germ.

I had a small serving of this while watching the 'Queer Eye for the Straight
Guy' marathon last night, although I'm pretty sure they would *not* have
approved of the roll of garlic cheese Hey, I like Velveeta too.

Jill

"jmcquown" > wrote in message
...
> ...someone said birds like pasta. Plain pasta, like spaghetti or
macaroni.
> Okay, I have a baby parrot (lovebird). So I cooked up 2 cups of macaroni
> yesterday afternoon. Put two Tbs. of it it in her treat cup. Does the
bird
> even look at it? No.
>
> So I'm staring at the remaining 2 cups of macaroni. Well heck, I have to
do
> something with this! I had a roll of garlic-cheese someone had given me.
> Okay, time to make mac & cheese! Garlic cheese, a little butter, heated
> through then topped with a sprinkling of wheat germ.
>
> I had a small serving of this while watching the 'Queer Eye for the
Straight
> Guy' marathon last night, although I'm pretty sure they would *not* have
> approved of the roll of garlic cheese Hey, I like Velveeta too.
>
> Jill
>
Could it be that the birds prefer it raw? My particular parakeet won't
eat anything exept seeds. Not fruit, not treats, not bird pellets, only
seeds....
-Adam

Adam Schwartz wrote:
> "jmcquown" > wrote in message
> ...
>> ...someone said birds like pasta. Plain pasta, like spaghetti or
>> macaroni. Okay, I have a baby parrot (lovebird). So I cooked up 2
>> cups of macaroni yesterday afternoon. Put two Tbs. of it it in her
>> treat cup. Does the bird even look at it? No.
>>
>> So I'm staring at the remaining 2 cups of macaroni. Well heck, I
>> have to do something with this! I had a roll of garlic-cheese
>> someone had given me. Okay, time to make mac & cheese! Garlic
>> cheese, a little butter, heated through then topped with a
>> sprinkling of wheat germ.
>>
>> I had a small serving of this while watching the 'Queer Eye for the
>> Straight Guy' marathon last night, although I'm pretty sure they
>> would *not* have approved of the roll of garlic cheese Hey, I
>> like Velveeta too.
>>
>> Jill
>>
> Could it be that the birds prefer it raw?

Of course it should be cooked. No oil, no salt. Even a large bird with a
huge beak won't crack down on a dried piece of macaroni.

My particular parakeet
> won't eat anything exept seeds. Not fruit, not treats, not bird
> pellets, only seeds....
> -Adam

My avian vet suggested an organic pellet diet. He also said, to wean the
bird gradually from seed, treat the bird like you would a child. Yes, they
will go after the tasty seeds first. So make them harder to get to. Put
some on the bottom of the cage and put the pellets in the main food cup. It
worked. Peaches will definitely go after the seed like a kid in a candy
store, but she also now munches down on the organic pellets full force.

Adam, have you tried celery leaves for your 'keet? The ones I've had in the
past adored celery leaves. So does this lovebird. Dried greens are also an
option, or you could buy one of those green growing "kits". My keets always
loved those. Check out the offerings on the Drs. Foster & Smith website.

Jill (who will be enjoying more of the mac & cheese later today)