Miniature Agility Course

Here's a craft for your critter! Make this mini agility course for your mini friends. if you don't have a pet - bird, lizard, girble, etc - you can still make it for a stuffed animal. I think the pictures can give you a good enough idea of how to make them - I'm not in a tutorial mood - I could atleast tell you the matirials I used. i would also suggest using a hot glue gun. if you use different glue you'll be sitting there for a long time waiting for it to dry while you hold it in place.
Don't leave these in the cages with your little critters, only let them have them when you are there to supervise them. DOG WALK: 12 regular, 2 purple, and 1 green popsicle sticks and one toilet paper tube.

TRIANGLE: 2 orange, 2 yellow, and 5 regular popsicle sticks (one with the ends cut off)

TEETER: 3 red, 9 regular, and 2 one-inch popsicle sticks

JUMP: 2 blue and 5 regular popsicle sticksA-FRAME: 2 purple and 13 regular popsicle sticks WEAVE POLES: 5 tooth pics, 2 yellow popsicle sticks (none of my critters could fit in this, It's kind of small. If you are going to let your critter play with it, cut the sharp tips off.)

TUNNEL: A clean can with both ends open (either open it with a dull edge can opener or sand the edges you don't want you or your little critter to get cut on the sharp mettal).

HOOP: 2 regular and 1 yellow popsicle sticks, 2 straws (I cut a couple inches off of the bottom of mine) a foot of yarn, and a yogurt lid with the center cut out.

Birds in a Tree

We have our Christmas tree up. Every year we set up the tree my birds ,Levi the parakeet and Zach the cockatiel, have to come out. the love siting on the branches, watching the commotion, and nibbling the pine needles.

hand feeding sea gulls

We went to the beach today, and around the end of the day I decided I was going to hand feed the sea gulls. . . Well I didn't, but I tried for about an hour. After I tried with my hands I tried with my toes. They came within inches of me, some of their wings hit me. I said to mom, "when you can feel the beat of their wings they're a little close".

I never succeeded but I enjoyed myself, it was fun.

house hold food for your cockatiel

My Cockatiel Zack loves a veriety of food, different colors, textures,and tastes. Here is a list of food you can and can't feed your cockatiel.
To give your bird fruits and vegies the need to be peeled, washed, and rinsed several times. If they are mushy, have brown spots, or discolored the bird should not be given them. The cockatiels can have;

* lettuce (as an occasional treat)
* cooked yams
* apples
* noncoocked asparagus
* apricots
* beets
* bananas
* broccoli
* berries
* brussle sprouts
* cantaloupe
* carrots
* cherries
* fresh corn
* honeydew melon
* fresh peas
* kiwi
* parsly
* catgrass
* mango
* pumpkin
* oranges
* red or green sweet peppers
* papaya
* turnips (greens)
* peaches
* yellow squash
* pears
* zucchini
* pineapple
* cucumbers (occasionaly)
* plums
* celery (occasionaly)
* mashed potatoes (with nothing added)
veggies can be lightly steamed.

They can also eat cooked pasta, cooked rice, whole wheat toast, and cooked cereals.
They can have certain dry cereals = shredded wheat, grape nuts, rice crispies, and plain cheerios. Cereals should be given only once in a while. Only 1 or 2 pieces at a time.
unsalted and unbuttered popcorn and animal crackers can be given as treats once in a while.
Your bird can also can have well cooked chicken( my bird realy likes it), well cooked turkey, fish, lean meats,cottage cheese, hard boiled eggs, scrambled eggs (the eggs can't have any salt or pepper).

DON'T give them;

* shell fish
* sugar
* no canned veggies
* tabacco
* greasy foods
* salt
* fruit seeds or pitts
* chocolate
* milk
* coffee or tea
* rhubarb
* alcohol
* leaves or stems from potatoes
* no moldy foods
* tomato
* egg plant
* bean plant
* avocadoes

My cockatiel realy likes oatmeal, cheerios, and lettuce, I would recommend these.
Lettuce, grapes, and strawberries are all ok but they spoil fast so don't leave them in the cage for very long.