ayelate Posted October 1, 2020 Report Share Posted October 1, 2020 Plenty available just now if you prepared to look for them. Been feeding them the last few years straight from the tree , birds love them, stripping the wee bunches in seconds. Be interesting to know if anyone else tried them, by all accounts they full of vitamins and antioxidants can only be good you’d think . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy Burgess Posted October 1, 2020 Report Share Posted October 1, 2020 Plenty available just now if you prepared to look for them. Been feeding them the last few years straight from the tree , birds love them, stripping the wee bunches in seconds. Be interesting to know if anyone else tried them, by all accounts they full of vitamins and antioxidants can only be good you’d think . heres a link , . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walterboswell59 Posted October 1, 2020 Report Share Posted October 1, 2020 tried them years ago found it was not worth the hassle as i saw no difference in the birds from any good multi vit but everyone to there own Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roland Posted October 1, 2020 Report Share Posted October 1, 2020 Yes, can use what you throw awayfor the birds. When making jams, I kept the juices not used and froze them A cube in the drinkers etc. Could be upto 12 different fruits / berries etc in one cube. Also would strain into bottles for the kids and family. Full of every goodness. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbee Posted October 1, 2020 Report Share Posted October 1, 2020 Discussing the use of elderberries last night and was told the seeds were poisonous.i was told to google the elderberry and this is what came up. I used to use them for years.The seeds, stems, leaves and roots of the Black Elder are all poisonous to humans. They contain a cyanide-inducing glycoside. Eating a sufficient quantity of these cyanide-inducing glycosides can cause a toxic buildup of cyanide in the body and make you quite ill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philg50 Posted October 1, 2020 Report Share Posted October 1, 2020 Elderberry Wine thats what they are good for tae hell with the doos LOL ,dinna drink but made some of this at one time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greenbar Posted October 1, 2020 Report Share Posted October 1, 2020 Elderberry Wine thats what they are good for tae hell with the doos LOL ,dinna drink but made some of this at one time.an extra spoon full of sugar,per bottle,lovely, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ayelate Posted October 1, 2020 Author Report Share Posted October 1, 2020 Not convinced the small seeds contain enough concentration of cyanide to do damage, considering the ripened berries are only available for a short spell of 5 to 6 weeks of the year. The feathers are like silk and birds slip through your hands so I see that as a positive. The local wood pigeons and small birds strip them as fast as they ripen on the branches that are out o my reach. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wiley Posted October 3, 2020 Report Share Posted October 3, 2020 Currently feed elderberries 3 times a week, either the berries or the syrup Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roland Posted October 3, 2020 Report Share Posted October 3, 2020 (edited) You know, we can find, for free, useful remedies and helpers with our birds. Now pay through the nose for energising drinks tabs etc. What are the made of? ALL ARE just Sugar or Coffee. Yes tinted and camouflaged, but only sugar or Coffee! The Belgium's when the basket in the morning for a race giove the bird a coffee bean. Some ground and mix with Sugar and put down their mouths even with a Turkey blaster. Knew a very god and consistent flyer that swore by a 'Turkey Blaster'! No just the thin end goes in the mouth. Me! I was only interest in a aid to a natural immune system. Edited October 3, 2020 by Roland Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ayelate Posted October 3, 2020 Author Report Share Posted October 3, 2020 interesting link especially the anti virul benefits of the elderberry with so many viruses running through many lofts these days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alex young Posted October 4, 2020 Report Share Posted October 4, 2020 Noticed Elderberry is in Versele Laga All in One Mix along with Cranberry, no idea in what form. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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