Parrot Lover of the Month- Iris B.
| A New Newsletter Feature
We get to know many of our customers and we think they are an outstanding group of people. Overall, they are more knowledgeable, caring, and dedicated than the average parrot owner. We want to highlight some of you in our newletter. Our first parrot lover of the month is Iris B. from Chicago. She is a high school art teacher. She says:
"I love my parrots. I am owned by 4 of them (2 Senegals, Leonard and Wilbur ,a Red Belly Maya and a Brown Head named Kiwi). The fact is I want the best for them. Finding Phoenix Foraging and the foods prepared by Lucy has made my life so much easier! Health wise they have never been better! They love Lucy's Unpellet blend and Green Chunks mix.
I realize that fresh vegetables are the best for parrots but it isn't always practical for me. I just don't have the time every day. I live in a condo and work long hours. Returning home to an apartment where fresh vegetables had remained long hours in cages would be a smelly and unhealthy situation. So seeing them eating the Green Chunks and Unpellet foods during the day is a relief!"
We don't want this feature to just be an ad for our products. We want to tell you what Iris did last summer. She worked as a volunteer for a month at the Limbe Wildlife Center in Africa assisting the zookeepers with a large group of African Greys that had been confiscated from poachers at the Douala airport. They were kept at the Wildlife Center until they were able to be released.
Iris was surprised to find that she knew more about parrot care than the zookeepers there. It was primarily a primate center so they had little experience with parrots. The parrots did receive some veterinary care. Iris made a power point presentation to teach the zookeepers about parrot cleanliness and care. One with a broken wing had to stay longer before being released. They also had a problem with aspergillosis. Here are some photos of the greys, and Iris at the Wildlife Center.
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