[jbwillims2000]

Hello,
Well, BuckAroo has been helping me breed birds for thirty years.And he has a morning snack of cereal soaked in warm milk then drained , not to soggy .Maybe some french toast , or waffels, on weekends we have a cheese and mushroom omlett sometimes just for a change. And he has Beautiful colors strong beak and nails, and his feet are black shiney and look clean and have no white powder like most. I give him breakfest bars for treats as well. And you can figure he gets to much in the way of additive vitamins and minerals.Based on a humans daily intake requirements stated on the box but... he likes it and he is healthy.He always passes his physical at the vets with "flying colors". lololol BuckARoo is a 30 year old Blue and Gold McCaw that stands 12 inches tall and is 42 inches from the tip of his tail to the tip of his beak, and weighs in at 9 pounds. A pretty big boy ! We have been together since he was hatched !He eats like a horse and often and he eats all the bad things as well... We eat everything at our facility. Cooked food is the main staple .we like beef on the rare side ,chicken, fish, sausage, mashed potaoes,almost any root vegetebale, any kind and flavor of pasta, any squash, green beans( any beans for that matter),carrots, celery, peppers, Jicima( just loves it ) fruit of every kind , even bits of the bad ones avacodo I know it's poison, but the likes it and he has eaten it all his life in very small doses ; very very thin layer spread on a piece of bread ,cheese, juice... and yes even chocalate. All said ...take in mind, all is relative to dose and size of the bird . But just give a drink after and a little favorite veg or fruit ,a piece of bread or cracker, and all will be fine .All of my birds eat that way by the way . Even before their freinds meet them , so they sort of come pre spoiled .And they seem to be the bigger size of the species. But because of that they have Much better personalities As I breed them they let me know about the water and fruit after the chocalate. They really do communicate if you learn to listen . Maybe not in words but in actions and squeeks and sqeals and screams and movements. I hope this helps. And always keep an open mind , they will let you know a lot . And yes BuckARoo is very spoiled . He gets loose and lets all the other birds out of their cages as well . He's an escape artist ... or if that fails he is so big and strong he just breaks the cage ! Honest . We have been thru four cages ... McCaw cages ! He just works the bars until they break. He sits on the couch with me , follows me around the shop and house, Has his own room in the house, an out side aviary 7'x 7'x7', the run of my breading facility, a perch in the living room, garage and trailer, not to mention the car perch ! I think that is why we have learned to talk to each other like we do.It is obvious when he is happy , sad , mad , hungry , thirsty, and just full of s.... I get much joy in introducing life long freinds to each other ! And to my amazement In all of the thirty years none of BuckARoos little brothers and sisters have died ! Maybe he keeps me in line and watches them . He tells me when one is not well, he preens them extra long and literaly takes them under his wing ... I guess to comfort or keep warm or both . Just watch and listen ...

Best Wishes
BuckARoo , Me, And the Current Brood ( Four breeder pairs, two Military, two Blue and Gold, two Scarlet, and 6 babies at various ages)