09/05/2025
Here's a quick quote/entry from the diary of a parrot owner.
"A Busy Beak, is a Happy One."
Just like us, our feathered friends need their enrichment. For us, it may well be a walk in the sun, having some food and drinks, taking a bath you name it. But for our feathered friends, enrichment comes from, but not limited to, foraging, chewing, shredding.
Keeping their beaks busy will keep them happy. Let me explain. Birds in general have high energy due to their high metabolic rate. All that pent up energy will have to go somewhere or else they may end up feeling restless and in some cases, aggressive. There are various ways to help them spend this energy like interactions, letting them stretch their wings with some recall training (even if they chose to walk to you, they are still spending the energy) and our personal favourite, through toys. That is the main function of our toys, to provide enrichment and ensuring our feathered friends and happy and spending their extra energy through play.
So, what are some of your interesting quotes from living with your feathered friends?