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Is parsley bad for budgies? Mine enjoys a nibble of it and I've read
conflicting comments. What about other herbs? Any poisonous ones?
Bex
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I give it to my tiels all of the time. It is one of their favs.
"^^ Bex ^^" <bex@darkwave.org.uk> wrote in message
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> Is parsley bad for budgies? Mine enjoys a nibble of it and I've read
> conflicting comments. What about other herbs? Any poisonous ones?
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> Bex
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"^^ Bex ^^" <bex@darkwave.org.uk> wrote in message
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> Is parsley bad for budgies? Mine enjoys a nibble of it and I've read
> conflicting comments. What about other herbs? Any poisonous ones?
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Plenty of poisonous herbs about. Be very careful what you offer. I have
herbs here which I could kill someone with. Just wish I had thought about
that 6 years ago as I would have saved a fortune on divorce costs.
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On Wed, 23 Jul 2003 13:40:57 +0100, "oldmolly" <oldmolly@ntlworld.com>
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>"^^ Bex ^^" <bex@darkwave.org.uk> wrote in message
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>> Is parsley bad for budgies? Mine enjoys a nibble of it and I've read
>> conflicting comments. What about other herbs? Any poisonous ones?
>>
> Plenty of poisonous herbs about. Be very careful what you offer. I have
>herbs here which I could kill someone with. Just wish I had thought about
>that 6 years ago as I would have saved a fortune on divorce costs.
LOL! Nice one ;o)
I think then that I shall stick to Parsley, Lettuce and cress. Should be
safe enough (if a little boring, he wont eat wet stuff from bowls so
everything has to be clippable to the sides)
Bex
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> I think then that I shall stick to Parsley, Lettuce and cress. Should be
> safe enough (if a little boring, he wont eat wet stuff from bowls so
> everything has to be clippable to the sides)
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> Bex
I give my birds cilantro. Vet advised me it is a good source of Vit A for my
eclectus, along with sweet potatoes.
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| JoyceAgen |
My keets love arugula, beet greens, mustard greens, young kale, mesclun mix,
sunflower and pea shoots, tasoi ( a "designer" micro green), and young spinach
all of which I buy at a local Farmer's Market. These people also sell their
wares at the biggest farmer's market in NYC. I always laugh when I think that
my birds are eating the same greens that people are paying a lot of money to
eat at trendy restaurants. And of course, they're all certified organic.
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"Shannon" <shannon@schwabalaw.com> wrote in message
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> ROFLMAO Oh too funny. Think they'd let you bring your birds to jail
> though?
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They would never have caught me hehe.I would have disappeared him and told
everyone he had gone back to Canada like he was always saying he would.
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On Wed, 23 Jul 2003 17:44:31 GMT, ^^ Bex ^^ <bex@darkwave.org.uk>
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>I think then that I shall stick to Parsley, Lettuce and cress. Should be
>safe enough (if a little boring, he wont eat wet stuff from bowls so
>everything has to be clippable to the sides)
Mine also like endive. Did you say you're using romaine lettuce, and
not iceberg? Romaine is nutritious; I wet it with cold water, clip
it to the cage, and they go crazy licking and chomping on it. :)
Becky
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On Wed, 23 Jul 2003 11:52:34 -0700, "NewsUser" <nospam@invalid.address>
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>> I think then that I shall stick to Parsley, Lettuce and cress. Should be
>> safe enough (if a little boring, he wont eat wet stuff from bowls so
>> everything has to be clippable to the sides)
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>> Bex
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>I give my birds cilantro. Vet advised me it is a good source of Vit A for my
>eclectus, along with sweet potatoes.
What's Cilantro? He wont eat sweet potato as he wont eat out of bowls
(other than seed out of bowls)
Bex
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On Wed, 23 Jul 2003 21:12:01 +0100, "oldmolly" <oldmolly@ntlworld.com>
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>"Shannon" <shannon@schwabalaw.com> wrote in message
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>> ROFLMAO Oh too funny. Think they'd let you bring your birds to jail
>> though?
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> They would never have caught me hehe.I would have disappeared him and told
>everyone he had gone back to Canada like he was always saying he would.
Blimey I must remember to keep in your good books!!
Bex
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On Wed, 23 Jul 2003 20:24:34 GMT, Starlight <homehealth_rnDELETE@yahoo.com>
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>On Wed, 23 Jul 2003 17:44:31 GMT, ^^ Bex ^^ <bex@darkwave.org.uk>
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>>I think then that I shall stick to Parsley, Lettuce and cress. Should be
>>safe enough (if a little boring, he wont eat wet stuff from bowls so
>>everything has to be clippable to the sides)
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>Mine also like endive. Did you say you're using romaine lettuce, and
>not iceberg? Romaine is nutritious; I wet it with cold water, clip
>it to the cage, and they go crazy licking and chomping on it. :)
um..well it's not iceberg (yukki stuff IMHO) it's just labeled
'lettuce'...you know, the dark green plain leafy variety.
Bex
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"Azzyboo" <azzyboo@aol.comnospam> wrote in message
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> Ok, I have a question for all of you that feed your parakeets/budgies a
variety
> of leafy greens. Do you buy it all at once? How to you keep it from going
bad
> before they eat it all? Delilah is a stubborn little bird ( that is why
we
> love her so..lol). She is picky! It took me buying Kale 3 different
times and
> putting it in her cage often before she would even TASTE it. This last
time I
> bought it I was shocked to see her actually nibbling on it! Anyway, I
want her
> to eat different greens and such but how do I keep it fresh until she will
eat
> it? Can you freeze it, or will that make it mushy? Ah, so many
questions...
>
My budgies don't get much in the way of greens and the rest of my birds
just get whatever I have bought for me. I do grow stuff for them in my
garden too.
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I'm wondering what kind of greens wild birds eat, anyway. I see birds eating
worms, bugs, seeds, fruit -- but I never see them eating leaves of trees or
plants or any of the greens in my garden, that I recall. Of course, they
aren't parrots and that may be the difference. I wonder if we are thinking
birds need greens because we humans need them.
karen
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> Ok, I have a question for all of you that feed your parakeets/budgies a
variety
> of leafy greens. Do you buy it all at once? How to you keep it from going
bad
> before they eat it all? Delilah is a stubborn little bird ( that is why
we
> love her so..lol). She is picky! It took me buying Kale 3 different
times and
> putting it in her cage often before she would even TASTE it. This last
time I
> bought it I was shocked to see her actually nibbling on it! Anyway, I
want her
> to eat different greens and such but how do I keep it fresh until she will
eat
> it? Can you freeze it, or will that make it mushy? Ah, so many
questions...
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> Azzy
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On Thu, 24 Jul 2003 15:06:31 -0700, "NewsUser" <nospam@invalid.address>
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>I'm wondering what kind of greens wild birds eat, anyway. I see birds eating
>worms, bugs, seeds, fruit -- but I never see them eating leaves of trees or
>plants or any of the greens in my garden, that I recall. Of course, they
>aren't parrots and that may be the difference. I wonder if we are thinking
>birds need greens because we humans need them.
No they do, you have to think about what sort of thing they'd be eating in
the wild. You can also kind of tell by the beak of a bird what it's diet
consists of (ie long pointed beaks for grubs and worms and parrot shaped
beaks for nuts and fruits). Nature knows best doesn't it.
Mind you...given that thought I have no idea why people eat so much beef!
Bex
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<snip>
> No they do, you have to think about what sort of thing they'd be eating in
> the wild. You can also kind of tell by the beak of a bird what it's diet
> consists of (ie long pointed beaks for grubs and worms and parrot shaped
> beaks for nuts and fruits). Nature knows best doesn't it.
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> Mind you...given that thought I have no idea why people eat so much beef!
> Bex
ROFLMAO.... I think that theory might ONLY work for birds... and maybe
anteaters. LOL... too fun. I'm trying to think of other animals that are
designed for the food they eat... any other suggestions?
Shannon
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"Shannon" <shannon@schwabalaw.com> wrote in message
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> <snip>
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> > No they do, you have to think about what sort of thing they'd be eating
in
> > the wild. You can also kind of tell by the beak of a bird what it's
diet
> > consists of (ie long pointed beaks for grubs and worms and parrot
shaped
> > beaks for nuts and fruits). Nature knows best doesn't it.
> >
> > Mind you...given that thought I have no idea why people eat so much
beef!
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> > Bex
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> ROFLMAO.... I think that theory might ONLY work for birds... and maybe
> anteaters. LOL... too fun. I'm trying to think of other animals that are
> designed for the food they eat... any other suggestions?
>
> Shannon
Giraffes.
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"Mamabird" <iluvbirdz.@directlink.com> wrote in message
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> "Shannon" <shannon@schwabalaw.com> wrote in message
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> > <snip>
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> > > No they do, you have to think about what sort of thing they'd be
eating
> in
> > > the wild. You can also kind of tell by the beak of a bird what it's
> diet
> > > consists of (ie long pointed beaks for grubs and worms and parrot
> shaped
> > > beaks for nuts and fruits). Nature knows best doesn't it.
> > >
> > > Mind you...given that thought I have no idea why people eat so much
> beef!
> >
> > > Bex
> >
> > ROFLMAO.... I think that theory might ONLY work for birds... and maybe
> > anteaters. LOL... too fun. I'm trying to think of other animals that
are
> > designed for the food they eat... any other suggestions?
> >
> > Shannon
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> Giraffes.
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On Fri, 25 Jul 2003 16:49:55 -0500, "Shannon" <shannon@schwabalaw.com>
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>> No they do, you have to think about what sort of thing they'd be eating in
>> the wild. You can also kind of tell by the beak of a bird what it's diet
>> consists of (ie long pointed beaks for grubs and worms and parrot shaped
>> beaks for nuts and fruits). Nature knows best doesn't it.
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>> Mind you...given that thought I have no idea why people eat so much beef!
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>> Bex
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>ROFLMAO.... I think that theory might ONLY work for birds... and maybe
>anteaters. LOL... too fun. I'm trying to think of other animals that are
>designed for the food they eat... any other suggestions?
I dunno luvvie, would you like to try and catch your own cow for dinner?!
Bex
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JoyceAgen wrote:
> My keets love arugula, beet greens, mustard greens, young kale, mesclun mix,
> sunflower and pea shoots, tasoi ( a "designer" micro green), and young spinach
> all of which I buy at a local Farmer's Market. These people also sell their
> wares at the biggest farmer's market in NYC. I always laugh when I think that
> my birds are eating the same greens that people are paying a lot of money to
> eat at trendy restaurants. And of course, they're all certified organic.
>
Try swiss chard as well if you haven't - very popular with my birds and
it keeps quite long in the refrigerator. Thanks for the other ideas. I
never tried arugula.
Janet Levy
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