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Peas
Feb 28, 2014 0:55:36 GMT
Post by dianapalmer on Feb 28, 2014 0:55:36 GMT
I gave the birdies some of the peas I bought.
For about an hour the peas just sat there. Then, Silver ate one. Then the rest of them came over to check them out.
Unforunately, I had put the plate of peas on top of the cage. So, each bird picks up a pea, eats part of it, then takes it over to the edge of the cage and drops the rest of it on the floor. It appears they like the inside of the pea but not the "shell" (or whatever you call the part of the pea that keeps it round and together).
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Peas
Feb 28, 2014 1:38:42 GMT
Post by luvsanimals2 on Feb 28, 2014 1:38:42 GMT
hahah, that is funny they drop it off. mine love the inside too, they sure made a mess. i only blend the veggies now.
speaking of which, I need to make some more.
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Peas
Feb 28, 2014 2:25:47 GMT
Post by santinoandmondo on Feb 28, 2014 2:25:47 GMT
We tried peas today for the first time too! I squished some with my fingers before I mixed them up with some corn, carrots, and parsley. They did try the peas - Mondo was more adventuresome than Santino. They both like corn better though and I even added more kernels! Maybe tomorrow they will eat both with gusto. I liked watching their little tongues lick everything inside the seed coats*. It was very cute. The mess was mostly contained although occasionally one of them would flick their heads to get something off their beaks and the seed coats would go flying. Another question for the veggie lovers: how can I phrase this delicately? Do the bird droppings change dramatically on a veggie diet? Some seem to be looser. The droppings used to be more compact shall we say when they were on only crumble or seed diet. * I looked up what the "outsides" are called. "Seed coats" would work as a generic name for the outer parts of both peas and corn but the "insides" were more complicated. Corn is maize or type "A" in the diagram and I think peas would be type "C" . Insides work for me . Cherry
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Peas
Feb 28, 2014 2:42:56 GMT
Post by luvsanimals2 on Feb 28, 2014 2:42:56 GMT
Yes, their droppings will vary, for me it does. sometimes they can become really watery
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Peas
Feb 28, 2014 2:45:28 GMT
Post by santinoandmondo on Feb 28, 2014 2:45:28 GMT
Luvs, good to know. thanks!
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Peas
Feb 28, 2014 4:06:37 GMT
Post by Pammy on Feb 28, 2014 4:06:37 GMT
Mistletoe's poop is very green. I wonder whether it's because he eats veggies or if all cockatiels have green poops.
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Peas
Feb 28, 2014 15:03:09 GMT
Post by dianapalmer on Feb 28, 2014 15:03:09 GMT
Cherry, Thank you for the diagram of the seed structure. I knew I couldn't call the seed coat a shell, because I think that would confuse it with the pod. Shelling peas, I think, is taking them out of the pod.
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Peas
Feb 28, 2014 15:36:48 GMT
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Post by lisamarie on Feb 28, 2014 15:36:48 GMT
Pammy, Lucy doesn't eat much veggies but her poop is also green. Whereas my budgies' is black and white.. Ewwww lol
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