Darwin and cottage cheese

[uncle]

I turn my back for one minute and he's into my cottage cheese...
http://forum.unclescrotor.com/normal_aba.jpg

[Amanda]

Darwin is so cute! And it's great that he loves to share your food with you. What other foods does he like?

Thanks for sharing the photo! :D

[uncle]

He loves breakfast cereal and milk. I can't keep him away. On day I answered the phone while eating breakfast and I came back to my cereal and Darwin had one foot in the bowl and was picking out the good stuff...

[Jenny]

What a fabulous photo! I have to watch my food extremely closely whenever my birds are around too, and no matter what, if they see something they want they find a way to get it- even if that means climbing into the box or chewing a hole through the sack! :D

[Mrs.Birdy]

What a handsome boy. He looks very gregarious. I heard parrots are lactose intolerant....does the dairy product affect Darwin at all.

[Jenny]

I've heard about the lactose intolerant thing in birds too, but read that small amounts for some birds are ok, but for others even a little bit will cause them to have a reaction. My birds have all at one time or another managed to sneak some milk or yogurt and all have been perfectly fine, though I never intentionally give it to them. I've started using soy milk on cereal instead of regular though because my birds always like eating it with me! :)

[jackie]

jake loves yogurt, milk, icecream, chesse, and the like. it has never bothered him any. sam on the other hand, will throw up if he even has a lick of milk.

[dlaura]

It would seem that our parrots are like people - some people can tolerate dairy products and others are lactose intolerant. Just amazing!