Snap peas

[pikachu]

In the pod.

Are they okay to feed to the birds?

[judygram]

They are perfectly fine for our fids and you can offer the sugar snap ones that are meant to be eaten pod and all as they love them.

[pikachu]

Thanks judygram! Do I need to remove the string?

[judygram]

You can if you like but its not necessary as they will be able to break thru that with ease, just be sure to wash all veggies you buy from the store as you don't know what might have been in contact with them.

[pikachu]

Okay, thanks!

BTW, I was thrilled she ate some carrot yesterday. Today, she threw it out of her cage with great skill.

[abbie21187]

I mix fresh snap peas,carrots, peppers almost every day for my grey she loves them! I mix them with the quinoa based cookable blend and a couple spoons of canned pumpkin. I also don't take the strings off, I just break them into thirds.

[Luvparrots]

My parrots all love fresh snap peas and eat them whole as soon as they get them! To my fids, snap peas are great treats!

[Elvenking]

Yep....Isaac enjoys these. Pops those peas right out of the pod. He likes to do this with green beans too.

[pikachu]

@ abbie21187 - great idea! Also, what is the "quinoa based cookable blend"?

 

@ luvparrots - I was amazed that she gobbled it down. Just a few days ago, she was refusing everything. She really notices what I am eating and wants to try new things now.

[pikachu]

@ elvenking - do you serve the green beans raw or cooked?

[Elvenking]

I have given them both raw and cooked. I come home and he has neatly slit the green bean down the middle and removed all the beans.

[judygram]

A good way to get your grey to eat something is to eat some yourself and act like it tastes heavenly, when they see you eat something they want it also, a good way to get them to try something new and different.

The green beans can be raw or cooked, see which way she prefers them.

[pikachu]

But, other beans need to be cooked, right? Dried beans can be toxic, I read. How do I know which legumes need to be cooked and which do not?

[abbie21187]

The Quinoa blend I feed my grey is higgins worldly cusines Inca Bean Salad.

[birdhouse]

I love to watch my guys eat raw peas! They love them & literally tear right into them.

 

Quinoa is a good food, too. I found out it was one of the ingredients in the TOP pellets that I use. So I did some investigating & now I use it in my mash or sprinkle it on my fids' food. I haven't actually gotten around to trying it, myself yet. Although it's supposed to be good people food as well.

[Greywings]

Quinoa is quick to prepare, has a high protein level and is easy to digest. I add it people foods in soups and stews but you can use it as a hot cereal or add to something like Muffins or Banana Bread very easily. I always add some to my birdy bread when cooking for the FIDS.

[abbie21187]

I wish I had as much time and patience as everyone here to prepare my own mash's and bread's from scratch. I always just buy birdie bread mix ( I'm baking some right now), or bags of cookable blends cook it up and freeze it in batches. I just mix it with frozen and fresh veggies, whatever's in the fridge daily.

[GT_Jacket]

For those that feed peas, green beans, etc - I would recommend looking into sprouts.

 

It is really easy and my guy loves them.

 

Sprouter -

http://sproutpeople.org/supply/sprouters/easysprout.html

 

Seed -

http://sproutpeople.org/birddr.html

 

I've read the nutritional value is enhanced over feeding raw. I have 2 x Easy Sprouters so I constantly make in small/fresh batches. I use a few drops of GSE in the 1st soak cycle to help clean the batch.

 

Brett

[chezron]

Leave them in the pod, then they become a toy and a food. Two-for-one!