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Peanut Butter Hard Suet Cakes
A favorite of downy woodpeckers and nuthatches.
2 c. ground suet
1 c. peanut butter
2 c. yellow cornmeal
2 c. fine cracked corn
Melt the suet, let it cool completely, and then melt it again. Remove it from heat, add peanut butter, mix until well blended, and then add remaining ingredients. Spoon ithis mixture into foil molds, margarine tubs or cupcake liners. Chill. When hard, remove and store in plastic bags in freezer till needed.
Poor indeed is the garden in which birds find no homes.
- Abram L. Urban
Boredom can lead to madness in parrots. When caged by themselves and neglected for long periods of time, these intelligent, sociable birds can easily become mentally ill. Many inflict wounds upon themselves, develop strange tics, and rip out their own feathers. The birds need constant interaction, affection, and mental stimulation; some bird authorities have determined that some parrot breeds have the mental abilities of a 5-year-old human child. Should a neglected parrot go mad, there is little that can be done to restore it to normalcy. In England, there are "mental institutions" for such unfortunate creatures.
