Fire_Baller_916
352 posts
Nov 20, 2008
2:53 PM
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My parent grow a garden full of vegetables so I try to feed my breeders and young birds greens at least 2x a week...I guess it should help keep the birds in good health and shape...Does anyone else feed there birds Vege's?
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Chai_Seng
Last Edited by on Nov 20, 2008 2:55 PM
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Square
594 posts
Nov 20, 2008
3:11 PM
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Yep!! food processor cabbage and lettuce, ground fine and just as much as the will consume....i also give them bee polen like you get from the health food store.. It's kinda like powdery small grain.. but they love it.. this is mostly for the breeders... It also works good on bannas,, but that is for my own consumption...
Square
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mcroller
225 posts
Nov 20, 2008
3:53 PM
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yep same here but I dont do any thing,just throw it in the fly pen for the breeders,they pull it apart,they love chick weed.
jimmi
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Santandercol
GOLD MEMBER
3431 posts
Nov 20, 2008
6:12 PM
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Of all the greens I've fed my birds,they like lettuce the most.Probably not much good in it for them, but they sure like it!
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Kel.
Rum-30 Lofts
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RUDY..ZUPPPPP
GOLD MEMBER
2319 posts
Nov 20, 2008
6:35 PM
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No.........
But i givem Pinto Beans.........lol
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RUDY PAYEN
PANCHO VILLA LOFT
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THISROLL
116 posts
Nov 20, 2008
6:38 PM
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i seen this guy that fed his roller these green things..they went crazy for it!! its like if they aint got it theyre going to die lol..i think it was khaosthor's video..=)) not sure what kind of plant/veggie that was..but cool vid.. i though pigeons were only grain feeder..
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Fire_Baller_916
353 posts
Nov 20, 2008
6:51 PM
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Yeah, once the birds get a taste of green, they'll go crazy for it...
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Chai_Seng
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KiddenAround
242 posts
Nov 21, 2008
3:09 PM
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Well, why haven't I thought of this before? My African Grey LOVES string beans and celery.
Thanks for sharing!
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-- Laura
Professional Thrill Seeker
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RodSD
49 posts
Nov 21, 2008
6:33 PM
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I feed mine veges, too. They like to eat my garden. They particularly like this iceplant that I have. I don't know what they see in them, but they tend to enjoy it.
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Santandercol
GOLD MEMBER
3439 posts
Nov 21, 2008
6:34 PM
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What's iceplant related to?Never heard of it.
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Kel.
Rum-30 Lofts
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Electric-man
2126 posts
Nov 21, 2008
6:51 PM
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My birds will go for the clover in my yard first. They will completly wipe out the flowers and then they go for the leaves. They will eat several of the broader leaf weeds that I have in the lot beside the house.
I pull them and throw them in the lofts, I don't let them land on the ground if I can help it!
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Val
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Santandercol
GOLD MEMBER
3442 posts
Nov 21, 2008
7:47 PM
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By the sounds of that Wikepedia blurb on the stuff,doesn't sound like your birds will have much effect on the Iceplant.LOL.Interesting but,I'll know not to import any.
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Kel.
Rum-30 Lofts
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RodSD
53 posts
Nov 21, 2008
8:08 PM
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LOL! That is what I like about that plant. I don't run out! The previous house owner planted that. Our house is on uphill and that plant stabilizes the soil. I was partly happy when the birds discovered that because initially they kept on eating my sprouted tomato seedlings. Now they discovered something that might not run out.
I found a list of plants that are poisonous to them. I'll try to find it again. Pigeons do love to eat their veges.
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RodSD
54 posts
Nov 21, 2008
8:12 PM
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A list of poisonous plants according to one particular forum of which I am a member:
http://www.pigeons.biz/forums/archive/index.php/t-5047.html
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brudahpete
195 posts
Nov 21, 2008
9:19 PM
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I just processed some veggies this afternoon & man they cleaned 'em up quick! Never tried to feed greens to them but heck it probably will have great benefits.
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tomas'commerce,ca.
54 posts
Nov 21, 2008
10:26 PM
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i just feed mine grain and seed with a little grit thats it,but i do see them eat dirt some times and mud,so a little lettuce is good and what other veggie is good?think ill try the lettuce we throw out a lot of this in to the trash.
Tomas
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