Oxalic acid inhibits calcium absorption

yup! that was why!!
btw, ollie is on his second plate of kale and still going strong. that is one HAPPY parrot. marley, in true marley fashion, picked all the bacon outta his plate, threw the kale on my sofa, threw the rice to darla, and is eating a nutriberry.

skittles on the other hand ate all his rice and threw the kale to darla. caleb tried a bite of each, spent 5 mins trying to spit his own tongue out, and is eating pellets. twiggy spent the same 5 mins chastising her dinner plate for being too close to her nest.