CABBAGE WATER

[harky]

Has anybody found any benefits in giving their pigeons this   :) :) look farward to anyones comments

[sammy]

dont give it to puigeons but drink plenty myself wityh loads of pepper help keeps colds/flu away  

[harky]

dont give it to puigeons but drink plenty myself wityh loads of pepper help keeps colds/flu away  

 

so is it alright for the doos or will it give them the runs

[sammy]

 

so is it alright for the doos or will it give them the runs

 

well your better not taking it then  ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

[Wiley]

give any green water to my birds full of iron, my nan used to make me drink it, if its good for me its good for the birds

[Guest strapper]

cabbage is ok for adult birds but it can burn the insides of young,this i learnt when i kept cockatiels yrs a go.

but...if you get multi vits from a vet in a liquid form...smell it...smells like cabbage water.

[me]

Cabbage water is excellent for cooking cabbage but personally if you want my advice give it a miss with the doos. if you want you can alwas give them a few leaves they will eat it if they need it

[Guest Matador]

Hi Harky,

 

If you give cabbage water soak some barley in it, drain of then give to the birds.  Giving it this way stops the runs, but gives them the iron and other things they will benifit from.  Never give to young birds to strong for Gut.

 

Budgie Crathorne

[ch pied]

my auld fella , boiled the chopped up cabbage root , let it stand over night , filled the drinker's with the drawen off water , this was his wormer , i prefer to use ivermec ,

[Paul woolliss]

 

      Have used cabbage water for the last 25 years or so, and carrott water, just poured

      it straight into the drinker, no problems for me or what i could see anyway,

 

      Paul.

[OLDYELLOW]

      Have used cabbage water for the last 25 years or so, and carrott water, just poured

      it straight into the drinker, no problems for me or what i could see anyway,

 

      Paul.

 

i juice alot of vegetables and fruits just gives the birds a few natural vitamins never done my birds any harm

[Guest cowboy]

so is lettuce good as well

[oscar_]

i agree fully with old yellow , but my birbs drink very little of sprowt water

[OLDYELLOW]

lettice is one of the enchinea family and is good for birds  

[Guest IB]

Remember posting on this when Debbie posted on active ingredients in Adenosan? which according to the blurb contained extracts from the brassica family, which contain sulphur compounds (much in same way as garlic) that are antimicrobial.

 

Not sure about how you would prepare cabbage water, always thought boiling any vegetable killed any 'goodness' in it, even for us humans?

 

I have fed pigeons cabbage, kale and spinach leaves. They don't like them as much as lettuce. Think feeding leaves is better.

[Roland]

Well in reality I suppose that Thistles is good. Every single part of the thistle is edible, and contains great benefits.

Only hear tale of a two fancier that ever used it.

[harky]

THANKS EVERYONE FOR YOUR TIME AND VIEWS ON THIS , WELL APPRECIATED AND THANKS

[Silverdale Lofts]

Ive boiled many a pan of nettles and given it to the birds on a sunday one tip dont use the wifes best pan

[Roland]

Ive boiled many a pan of nettles and given it to the birds on a sunday one tip dont use the wifes best pan

 

Yes I remember your last post as such. I also do this when I get a round TUIT.

[me]

Remember posting on this when Debbie posted on active ingredients in Adenosan? which according to the blurb contained extracts from the brassica family, which contain sulphur compounds (much in same way as garlic) that are antimicrobial.

 

Not sure about how you would prepare cabbage water, always thought boiling any vegetable killed any 'goodness' in it, even for us humans?

 

I have fed pigeons cabbage, kale and spinach leaves. They don't like them as much as lettuce. Think feeding leaves is better.

 

Spot on Bruno lad exactly the point I was making earlier in the thread boiling kills most of the vits so if the birds are wanting to get anything from greens feed them a few leaves if they need it they will eat it, trust "me".

 

[jimmy white]

idont know if boiling the cabbage  would maybe diminish any of the iron in this juice,

my father used to dig a cabbage up , roots and all ,wash it , sprinkle a little salt on it  hang it upside down in the loft , when the birds were feeding youngsters they would eat this, readily  

[frank-123]

idont know if boiling the cabbage  would maybe diminish any of the iron in this juice,

my father used to dig a cabbage up , roots and all ,wash it , sprinkle a little salt on it  hang it upside down in the loft , when the birds were feeding youngsters they would eat this, readily  

 

my father used lettuce with some salt must be a midlothian thing ;D

[prenton hs]

SEAWEED IS GOOD FULL OF IRON U CAN GET IT IN A POWDER SO JUST PUT ON CORN WET IT WITH COD LIVER OIL  

[pigeonscout]

Feed rabbit food it has all the nutritional value of fresh greens + more and comes in pellet form that birds love to eat

[alec]

dandelion leaves and nettles try it on a sunday after the race