Got Apples?

[KevinD]

Well, I finally tired of trying to find a way to upload and post videos, so I made one.

 

Feel free to use it.

 

Finally got Sukei to eat some fruit!

 

 

Watch "Sukei Likes Apples"

[DogsBirdsFish]

Love the video. My Emma will not eat an apple slice but loves eating the core.

[KevinD]

Hmm, maybe I am wrong but I made extra sure to remove the core because they said the core has trace amounts of arcenic in it, I could have read it wrong.

 

Maybe someone with more knowledge can chime in...:confused:

[danmcq]

Cute video. Yes, it is better to remove the core/seeds.

[DogsBirdsFish]

Hmm, maybe I am wrong but I made extra sure to remove the core because they said the core has trace amounts of arcenic in it, I could have read it wrong.

 

Maybe someone with more knowledge can chime in...:confused:

 

Thanks for bringing this to my attention. I have read a couple books on Greys and when I read that apple seeds contained a trace amount of cyanide I didn't give it much thought as my Emma did not like apples. Then the other day she was really interested in the apple I was eating so I gave her the core (expecting her to drop it) and was surprised that she ate it.

[KevinD]

Thanks for bringing this to my attention. I have read a couple books on Greys and when I read that apple seeds contained a trace amount of cyanide I didn't give it much thought as my Emma did not like apples. Then the other day she was really interested in the apple I was eating so I gave her the core (expecting her to drop it) and was surprised that she ate it.

 

Better safe then sorry..... Magnificent looking Parrot. Sukei is molting, so she is having a bad feather day lol

[Ray P]

Great video and pictures. Love to watch them eat when they find something they like.

[Mistyparrot]

Hmm, maybe I am wrong but I made extra sure to remove the core because they said the core has trace amounts of arcenic in it, I could have read it wrong.

 

Maybe someone with more knowledge can chime in...:confused:

 

They contain a cyanide precursor that metabolises into cyanide but they would have to eat a lot to do any harm but I never take the chance. Cherry pits, plum and apricot and related fruits contain similar potentially poisonous compounds.

 

Steve n Misty

[kins2321@yahoo.com]

When I provide a dish to my birds that they all share...it is three parts veggies/two parts fruit. I cut up apples,pears,plums,etc.No seeds. Nancy