lettuce

[mac1]

my ybs came across a lettuce our lass left out for the rabbit,they didnt half scran it.. just wondering how many of us give the pigeons lettuce cabbage ect,apart from loose droppings what other negatives can members point out thanks for your time

[kirky]

i dont mind obs haveing it but i would keep it away from ybs.

[Guest frank dooman]

dont give them cabbage its not good for them but lettuce yes but i think it makes them lazy and they dont want to exersise around the loft so dont give them it late on in the week

[shaun h]

only just started using i lettuce mate but only negative  i can find is like you say loose droping but the birds enjoy it. and the droppings clear them selves up after few days.

[BIGK]

I put cabbage, lettuce, diced carrot anything really in for the stock birds regularly, anything left over from sunday dinner preparation. They eat greens in the wild so why not let thm have the option in captivity?

[Guest The main Mahon]

A good tip that I read somewhere is to soak the lettuce in salt water overnight then hang it up in the loft so that it's off of the floor.

 

I tried it and my birds went mad for it. My birds also like grated carrot.  

[gulkie]

u will find that they will eat lettuce readily

when they are feeding young not so keen

any other time. sometimes i give it on the friday

before they leave for the race ,great for

retaining water in the crop.no salt on it.

[greenlands]

u will find that they will eat lettuce readily

when they are feeding young not so keen

any other time. sometimes i give it on the friday

before they leave for the race ,great for

retaining water in the crop.no salt on it.

 

Same here also long grain rice.

 

[Guest IB]

Mine are on youngsters just now and noted today they are in the garden scragging what little green is growing there now: dandelion & odd tulip etc. So trip to supermarket is on the cards for whole lettuce & cabbage; kelp, spinach, cress and any other green leaves I can get there. I wash it and feed them a mixture 2/3 times a week in a feeder, its demolished in a few minutes, and yes, there is some waste, that goes in the bin. Not noticed any affect on birds droppings, except maybe colour..

 

Basically that's how I prefer to feed my birds vitamins, real natural vitamins, rather than the synthetic chemicals in a multi-vit.

[Guest lee duffy]

I put cabbage, lettuce, diced carrot anything really in for the stock birds regularly, anything left over from sunday dinner preparation. They eat greens in the wild so why not let thm have the option in captivity?

 

well said mate

[kev43]

my ybs came across a lettuce our lass left out for the rabbit,they didnt half scran it.. just wondering how many of us give the pigeons lettuce cabbage ect,apart from loose droppings what other negatives can members point out thanks for your time

 

lettuce is gd for ur birds if they goin to channel give them it day ov basketing as it holds water mac thats y it gives ur birds loose droppings with it holdin the water an old hand told me that years ago hope this helps mac  

[kev43]

my ybs came across a lettuce our lass left out for the rabbit,they didnt half scran it.. just wondering how many of us give the pigeons lettuce cabbage ect,apart from loose droppings what other negatives can members point out thanks for your time

 

water cress is gd for them also mate