lettuce leaves

when you look into lettuce it's really just water, nothing of value in the way of nutrition, calories, vitamins, iron etc yet isn't it strange how the pigeons love it especially when sprinkled with salt?

Just read where a fancier grows his own lettuce and gives his pigeons it every day have no idea of it's value but he obviously thinks it a good idea.

Regards.

its nice in a B.L.T. , but can understand what your saying colin, always thought there wasnt much to it ......

Cal 14 Daily Value*
Total Fat 0.1 g 0%
Saturated fat 0 g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.1 g
Monounsaturated fat 0 g
Cholesterol 0 mg 0%
Sodium 10 mg 0%
Potassium 141 mg 4%
Total Carbohydrate 3 g 1%
Dietary fiber 1.2 g 4%
Sugar 2 g
Protein 0.9 g 1%
Vitamin A 10% Vitamin C 4%
Calcium 1% Iron 2%
Vitamin D 0% Vitamin B-6 0%
Cobalamin 0% Magnesium 1%

Just remembered where I saw the fancier mentioned.

It is in this weeks BHW.

Fancier a Mr. Steve Bright.

Says he uses it every day and in particular when going to a race as he feels this limits deydration and retains water.

He does his share of winning.

I said years ago and numerous times since deydration can be the cause of many losses.


Perhaps this fancier has a point.

Regards.

Always give mine lettuce or water cress or cabbage when they are breeding stock birds that is

give watercress to mine odd occassion and carrot/veg pellets a few times a week the french eat alot of lettuce they always have a bowl with a main meal it helps with digestion

With complete open loft who knows what they eat, that is perhaps why they perform and have no health problems.

Nothing to do with the fancier, nature tells them the good from the bad, fanciers just guess.

Regards.

barnie wrote:

Cal 14 Daily Value*
Total Fat 0.1 g 0%
Saturated fat 0 g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.1 g
Monounsaturated fat 0 g
Cholesterol 0 mg 0%
Sodium 10 mg 0%
Potassium 141 mg 4%
Total Carbohydrate 3 g 1%
Dietary fiber 1.2 g 4%
Sugar 2 g
Protein 0.9 g 1%
Vitamin A 10% Vitamin C 4%
Calcium 1% Iron 2%
Vitamin D 0% Vitamin B-6 0%
Cobalamin 0% Magnesium 1%

For myself here, not my thing but if one wishes to use the old lettuce trick & if it gives you that feel good type moment by doing it for your birds just do it etc as little harm on average I suggest in the end will come by having the pleasure & maybe enjoyment for you & your birds etc .

Only ever tried it once I think , but reading this might try again

Flying out birds show no interest when given leaves from lettuce, cauliflower or cabbage etc;
Prisoner stock birds devour anything put before them

caramel wrote:

Flying out birds show no interest when given leaves from lettuce, cauliflower or cabbage etc;
Prisoner stock birds devour anything put before them

Found much the same here Caramel Lesson somehow maybe how best to manage ones stock birds etc    .