greens

[paul10121968]

i gave my birds a lettuce today and they stripped it clean in about 10 mins,i do give multivitamins in water occasionally,but i thought it would be nice for them to have some naturally.they also like chicken pellets to and hemp seed.do you think im overdoing it?

[tippler1]

was told not to give lettuce as its like a drug to birds but dont know if thats true

[paul10121968]

no wonder they love it so much ;D ;D

[Guest IB]

Basically finished my 1st whole year of using a 'greens' feeder, up to 3 days a week . Whole lettuce is staple ingredient, plus I have tried with it: shredded cabbage, kale (leaves) broccolli spears, spinach (leaves) oregano (leaves), cress and thyme (leaves).

 

Oregano & thyme come in sprigs, but iI found sprigs end up in nest bowl. I strip leaves and sprinkle them over the lettuce. Down to one feeder a week now during winter, lettuce only.

[ChrisMaidment08]

boiled patato peelings they love with minerals on

[Guest Freebird]

Basically finished my 1st whole year of using a 'greens' feeder, up to 3 days a week . Whole lettuce is staple ingredient, plus I have tried with it: shredded cabbage, kale (leaves) broccolli spears, spinach (leaves) oregano (leaves), cress and thyme (leaves).

 

Oregano & thyme come in sprigs, but iI found sprigs end up in nest bowl. I strip leaves and sprinkle them over the lettuce. Down to one feeder a week now during winter, lettuce only.

Hi IB. wondered what type of feeder you use as I would like to give my birds some greens.

 

 

[Guest]

i use to give mine lettuce once a week.

I read it in a old pigeon book my dad had...........amanda

[cemetary]

I sometimes give the stock birds a lettuce, soke it with water then just fling it in the avary, they go mad with it, tossing it about then eating all.

[paul10121968]

I sometimes give the stock birds a lettuce, soke it with water then just fling it in the avary, they go mad with it, tossing it about then eating all.

 

thats exactly what mine did,i have never seen them so keen.

[Guest IB]

Hi IB. wondered what type of feeder you use as I would like to give my birds some greens.

 

 

I have 4 of these. Multi-purpose. 2 grit etc, 1 greens, 1 spare (have used it for water)

 

http://www.everythingforpets.com/emma_pigeon_feeder_drinker.pet/use.id.5.item_id.988.dept.144/

 

[Guest redwhiteblue]

All greens are ok to give your birds with a little salt

[DOVEScot]

Just put a lettuce in whole if you floor is reasonably clean and they will devour it, or get a hanging basket and suspend it just above the floor at pecking height

[Guest Freebird]

Cheers folks.

[steve]

boiled patato peelings they love with minerals on

 

what type of minerals chris???

black and red

or a multivit type

 

 

[ChrisMaidment08]

red thats what i use birds never liked black so stoppped useing it  when breeding i put chicken mash in as welll they eat it but it needs to be very dry mix  

[ChrisMaidment08]

i also add little bit or rather cap full offlaxseed oil used to put vitinator yeast but dont now

[DOVEScot]

red thats what i use birds never liked black so stoppped useing it  when breeding i put chicken mash in as welll they eat it but it needs to be very dry mix  

 

Only problem with hen mash is it goes sour quick and dries like cement, but they love it in pellet form as well

[steve]

will try that with my feeders

[ChrisMaidment08]

i dont leave it down dove they eat thenit gets given to kids as porridge no waste here mate ;D ;D ;D ;D

[the pigeon_milker]

sprouts are good they love em but i think it good to mix & match the greens just to keep it interesting for them

[Guest IB]

Hi IB. wondered what type of feeder you use as I would like to give my birds some greens.

 

 

Sorry, Freebird, mistake in my first reply to you. This the type of feeder I have. As you can see, it is very versatile  

 

http://www.everythingforpets.com/rebecca_pigeon_grit_mineral_feeder_with_compartments.pet/use.id.5.item_id.1287.dept.143/

 

[Guest shadow]

used to hang a cabbage in the loft was advised not to use too much lettuce as can cause the droppings to become loose

[les]

chris maid 08 not saying you are tight but every time i came to your loft and you had a lettuce on the floor for the birds [why did you leave the plastic cellophane wrap on it ,]i know it last longer but the birds never got any .

[ChrisMaidment08]

;D ;D ;D :P kids eat it when birds had enough no waste here mate notice the bread as well

[les]

you got a answer for every thing mate i give in ribbing you,(ok)