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Islandzoo
05-04-2005, 03:24 AM
Should it be cooked or raw - same question for Butternut Squash..
and Aubergine.
:shrug2:
Hi Kristie,
I believe marrow and butternut (cooked) are OK but have found conflicting opinions on aubergine. I personally have never fed that to mine.
Mine both love sweet potatoes and as a treat I melt a tiny bit of cheese into it and for Toto, roll it into a sausage shape, his little face looks like he is in pure heaven:roflmao2:
Islandzoo
05-04-2005, 10:27 AM
thanks Sue!
Basil loves normal potatoes - is that OK? they both do, I could do that with a smigen of cheese...
thanks Sue!
Basil loves normal potatoes - is that OK? they both do, I could do that with a smigen of cheese...
Normal potato is fine cooked, I mix normal & sweet ones and put green veggies in too. If you put the cheese in it rolls into a holdable sausage. Just watch them devour it.:funny:
Shirley
05-04-2005, 02:33 PM
Like Sue said, Marrow (insides of chicken bones) should always be cooked. You don't want Salmonella passed on to your bird via raw chicken. We just give them the leg of thigh bone and let them rip away!
Our birds like cooked acorn squash. I've not heard of the other you mentioned.
Islandzoo
05-04-2005, 03:13 PM
No, sorry I mean marrow as in the green thing like a giant cucumber..........
Islandzoo
05-04-2005, 03:18 PM
http://pictures.ask.co.uk/redir?u=http%3a%2f%2fwww.e-mesh.com%2fmembers%2fresourcebank%2fvegetables%2fp ages%2faubergines.htm&bpg=http%3a%2f%2fpictures.ask.co.uk%2fpictures%3fq %3daubergine%26o%3d0%26page%3d1&q=aubergine&s=p&bu=http%3a%2f%2fwww.e-mesh.com%2fmembers%2fresourcebank%2fvegetables%2fp ages%2faubergines.htm&qte=0&o=0&isimageSearch=true&fromImagePage=False&iskey=&thumbsrc=http%3a%2f%2fimages.picsearch.com%2fis%3f 767406054632&imagesrc=http%3a%2f%2fwww.e-mesh.com%2fmembers%2fresourcebank%2fvegetables%2fi mages%2faubergines.jpg&thumbwidth=128&thumbheight=84
Here's Aubergines :cool:
Shirley
05-04-2005, 03:41 PM
Oh, looks like eggplant. :)
harleybaby
05-04-2005, 04:49 PM
I was thinking chicken bones too:p I had no idea what marrow or Aubergines is at all. Thanks for explaining it.:)
Kristi, Is this what you are talking about.
http://www.heirloomseed.com/page194.htm I never heard of it called marrow either.
Like the rest I'v always thought of marrow as bone marrow too.
SadennaAndFlock
05-04-2005, 05:07 PM
I have heard controversy over feeding cooked chicken bones some people have actually had their birds ingets the pieces and it gets splinters in their digestive tracking a causeing all kinds of problems and yet I have talked to alot of people who gave their birds cooked chicken bones with no problems..the marrow is suppose to be good for them..as butternut squash definantly good so is spahgetti squash, acorn squash and pumpkin very good sources of vitamin A.
I have included acorn, butternut or spaghetti squash to Elvie's ever since he was a baby. I always clean and cook it. skin it before I feed it to him. I take the fast easy way when I prepare his veges, I microwave almost all of them. Sometimes I sprinkle a little cinnamon on it for added flavor.
Humm, I have never tried giving him pumpkin. I'll have to remember to give him some next season.
:roflmao2: Marrow is actually a vegetable, Kristie didn't mean marrow bone.
Aubergine is egg plant, (so you have purple eggs in America:funny: ) and I read somewhere it is a no no, although the same place said onions are OK and I have read conflicting opinions on them, never risked it myself.
My project for tomorrow is to list US words and UK words for the same thing, trust me it will be educational and funny, some are quite risque and can be used completely innocently but cause embarrasment.:o
SadennaAndFlock
05-04-2005, 05:57 PM
LOL thanks Sue when I saw Marrow thats what I thought and first thing I thought of bone marrow..yeah we have eggplants to and I have heard not to feed it....as for oinions yeah I have to agree on that one as one to not feed as it can cause thinning of the blood and nothing is worse than trying to stop a bird from bleeding but when they have trouble clotting no thanks...I do feed garlic though good for the birds I add it a couple times a month to their warm mash..
Thanks Sue, Kristi, knew exactly what she was talking about, I was a bit off track. LOL
I must of read some of the same conflicting articles you did about onions. :shrug2: I have also read that fresh onions are toxic and cooked are not.:scratchch To stay on the safe side I don't feed any either.
Shirley
05-04-2005, 06:53 PM
:roflmao2: Marrow is actually a vegetable, Kristie didn't mean marrow bone.
Aubergine is egg plant, (so you have purple eggs in America:funny: ) and I read somewhere it is a no no, although the same place said onions are OK and I have read conflicting opinions on them, never risked it myself.
My project for tomorrow is to list US words and UK words for the same thing, trust me it will be educational and funny, some are quite risque and can be used completely innocently but cause embarrasment.:o
:rotflmao: Can't wait!! :emot-danc
Islandzoo
05-05-2005, 03:07 AM
Yes yes that's the ones!
Oh tis a squash. It's not though, it's a giant cucumber!!! or a giant courgette.
Anyway, is it ok to feed to birds?
Perhaps Aubergines are called eggplant then.... ???
Islandzoo
05-05-2005, 03:10 AM
Clearly I didn't read all posts before replying then!
Ohhh Trevor gives Basil spring onions........
I've read there has been a lot of studies about feeding onions to animals. I've read They have shown in severe cases they can expend the blood vessels and cause them to become ill, have seisures and die. This is why most all veterinarians recommend no onions for birds. There has not been as many studies done in birds so I take the safe road and heed my vets advice not feed birds "any" onions. I wonder if what you call spring onions is what we call green onions, ours are long skinny onions with green stems.
Kristi, here is a link about dangerous foods for birds.
http://www.exoticpetvet.net/avian/20facts.html I hope it helps.
Islandzoo
05-05-2005, 04:48 AM
Yep your green onions sound like spring onions.
thanks for the link jean I will show the T
Kristi, maybe, this article will help. It suggests a list of foods at the bottom that are considered safe foods to feed your too.
http://www.pethealthcare.net/html/body_feeding_a_cockatoo.html
I don't feed onions but strange that garlic is OK and it's part of the onion family.:scratchch
Islandzoo
05-05-2005, 11:01 AM
hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
can't imagine they'd like garlic much! it's a bit stnky. basil likes her spring onions though...
well when we bought her the guy said 'oh she'll eat a cheese burger if you offered it her even though it's not good for her'
I wonder if he knew this from experience !!! how worrying......
Some birds like garlic used as a flavor enhancer.
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