DIY Mondays

Since I talked before about the expense of birds, I thought today I would talk about how to save a little money. In fact I have decided to make Monday posts, DIY Mondays.

Bird food is pricey, bird treats are even more expensive for less quantity. So how do we treat our birds with out breaking the bank? Well here are two sure fire ways to treat your parrot.

Bagel Treats

Need:
½ Bagel (stale bagels are fine as long as they have no mold on them)
Peanut Butter (creamy is the best)
Parrot Seed (approx 1/4 cup or so depending)
Plate (paper works great)

Take half a bagel (mini bagel for smaller birds) spread peanut butter over it (creamy is best) and stick some of their seed into the peanut butter. I usually use a paper plate with a cup of seed on it and press the bagel PB side down into the seed to make a few of these rather quickly. Then hang the bagel treat from the top of the cage with string or rope. Use a slip knot method for this, double strands of rope, chain, string etc. can cause a bird to strangle themselves when they twist around on the toy.

This can also be done for wild birds using wild bird seed and hung from a tree branch.

Peanut Butter Balls

Need:
½ cup Peanut Butter (creamy)
¾ cup Parrot Seed
Cookie Sheet
Wax paper

Another inexpensive treat mix about ½ a cup of peanut butter with about ¾ cup bird seed. Stir the sticky mess thoroughly adding more peanut butter if needed. Take a cookie sheet and cover it with wax paper. Roll the PB and seed mixture into small balls and place on the cookie sheet then place sheet into the freezer. Let freeze for about 30 mins to an hour, the mixture should no longer be sticky allowing you to easily remove them from the wax paper and distribute to your parrot. Store left overs in the freezer until needed.


If you have any DIY treat recipes you use for your birds, let us know!