Weevill

[greenbar]

We make ourown feeding up,was making some up to this afternoon noticed a few beans with weevill holes in them.will they be OK for the birds?

[paddymac]

We make ourown feeding up,was making some up to this afternoon noticed a few beans with weevill holes in them.will they be OK for the birds?

To me they would be contaminated and wouldn't be used. Not worth taking the risk.

[greenbar]

The good news is we 6 bloody bags of them.😢

[Guest johnhunter]

The good news is we 6 bloody bags of them.😢

as long as you take the bad ones out the rest will be spot on

 

To me they would be contaminated and wouldn't be used. Not worth taking the risk.

contaminated with what,expletive remove it is only a weevil

[Bobby4]

The good news is we 6 bloody bags of them.😢

No harm to birds or humans never heard of them doing any harm good protein jmo

[greenlands]

Weevils will be long gone mate.

[greenbar]

If I see any,I.ll pick them out,ain.t going through 6 bags,I,ll ask the wife to do it.then run.lol

[Kyleakin Lofts]

My understanding is the weevil is injected into the bean by the fly. When it hatches as a weevil it eats its way out and that is why you see the holes. Beans with holes in them should not have any weevils in them. The weevil may have eaten the germ and altered the feed values, but how significantly, I don't know. Not every bean will have had a weevil injected into it. I have heard of fanciers allowing the pigeons to eat the weevils as well as the beans, however I have not done this myself. At one time fanciers rejected these beans by the load and the grain merchant replaced them. Modern times have changed this practice.

[Novice]

Many years ago I had a friend who bought a ton of beans every year. During the winter month he and his wife would sit in front of the fire watching tv and removing any beans which didn't meet their standards. Now that's dedication.

[Mossgiel]

Many years ago I had a friend who bought a ton of beans every year. During the winter month he and his wife would sit in front of the fire watching tv and removing any beans which didn't meet their standards. Now that's dedication.

 

George Dewar [ Dewar Brothers ] Ladybank did a similar thing, picking out the best beans to feed the channel pigeons - dedication right enough

[nogin]

No harm to birds or humans never heard of them doing any harm good protein jmo

 

GOOD POST M8