feeding egg( shell and all?)

[lovemybird!]

Hello everyone- it is the insomniac asking more questions... I heard that you could feed your grey a whole egg, shell and all. Is this a good idea? Can they break up and digest the shell properly? I know that Greys can become calcium deficient easily and I thought this sounded like it would be a good source of calcium if it could be digested properly. I searched the forum but could not find anything. Has anyone been doing this or heard of it? I wouldn't do it everyday or anything (don't want to give her high cholesteral or anything) I have fed her just egg and she adores it. Something about feeding a bird an egg that is a little odd- but she certainly does not seem to mind HA! Let me know... Thank you!

[spookyhurst]

The eggshell is supposed to be very good for birds, calcium wise, but I haven't fed Nikko any of it myself. I would probably try to smash it up into a powder if I did feed it to her.

 

Nikko also loooovvvveeesss eggs. We call her a little cannibal . I usually give her around a teaspoon or two, although she would probably gorge on a whole egg if I let her.

[Tari]

You should only feed a teaspoon or two once or twice a week. I feed boiled eggs to mine and I useally add one egg to the veggies mix I make up for the week.

[judygram]

I feed mine some egg occasionally, but I agree it is a little cannibalistic if you think about it.:ohmy:

[lovemyGreys]

judygram wrote:

but I agree it is a little cannibalistic if you think about it.:ohmy:

 

I feel that way too ! but my three greys love egg,i usually feed them scrambled egg once a week.

[CeasarsDad]

Pretty common to feed the shell.. When I had a Starling I was raising it was recommended to feed the shell to that breed too..

[Guest briansmum]

how do you feed it, do you need to ground it down as much as possible, almost to powder or can they crunch it?

[lovemyGreys]

Sorry im not to sure Beccy, i would think it's best to grind it down just in case there are any sharp pieces

I must admit i have never feed my greys the shell,i dont know why i just feel uneasy with it :unsure:

[Guest briansmum]

me too, hence my question. i'd like to give him it im just not sure how

[Guest Monique]

The shell is fine just crush it up a bit. Just like they don't choke on a carrot they're really not likely to choke on a shell either .

[lovemybird!]

Thank you to everyone who posted! I am really enjoying all the info. everyone has to offer! My relationship with my new baby has really surprised me. I feel like she has adopted me!

[danmcq]

These are all informative posts.

 

I am going to start offering eggs to Dayo now based on all your posts...Thanks!! :-)

[judygram]

Well, Dan, you just do that, I'll bet Dayo will eat it right up, you don't have to tell him that he came from an egg, what he doesn't know won't hurt him, I say.

[Guest briansmum]

good point monique, i will keep the shell in next time.

[wendy75]

great info here,although i think i do boiled egg or scrambled,not to sure on the shell though.lol :blink:

[lovemyGreys]

The shell is fine finely ground but i think it's a personal choice, i feed boiled & scrambled egg but i dont feed the shell

[judygram]

Some of the recipes for birdie bread recommend putting the egg shells in after smashing them into fine pieces, a good source of calcium.

[BMustee]

From what I have read only the shells off hard boiled eggs should be given and they should be boiled extra long to be sure all the bacteria has been killed off the shell. I don't feed egg shell because of the possible bacteria on them, but I scrape cuttle bone onto wet foods.

[judygram]

Scrape cuttlebone onto wet foods, thanks Berna for that tip, and thanks for pointing out that the egg shells do carry bacteria on them, that is a concern nowadays.

[BMustee]

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I've been full of tips and tricks lately!

[wendy75]

hi all,just gave bernie some scrambled egg,he loved it! judygram? Birdie bread?? now that sounds good.how do you make it up?

[BMustee]

There are mixes they sell in the stores that you just add the wet stuff too.

[lovemyGreys]

Wendy this site has some great recipes for bread

 

 

 

http://parrotrecipes.com/modules/recipe/letter.php?letter=Bread

[judygram]

Thanks Tracy for the link, I had some recipes at home I was going to share, may not need to now. B)

[MommaFawkes]

I feed eggs and shells, ground up. Not to like a powder just crushed some. I only use shell from hard boiled egs...well no not true...I use all shells but boil them first. ALL my birds enjoy this even the finches!! For them of course its ground up fine but for my egg laying birds I really feel its best to feed the shell to help avoid egg binding!! They actually like it too...My finches often have a bowl of fine ground shells in their aviary and them munch on it often!!