Also just an FYI, I'm pretty sure your pantry has to be 90% filled to capacity to see the red x's and be able to delete items from your pantry. I tried and tried logging in and out thinking it was a glitch in the game but then figured it out.
Good luck to everyone on this event. I stopped at the parrot who's really cute. I always try to finish but this event combined with everything else going on in the game is just too far out of reach.