peanuts posing

today there was a old guy not a big flyer near me know him since a wee little kick screamer come to me today and asked me if i was ok and looking at me yb and old ... while talking asked if he wanted a cuppa while he was chatting and he burst into tears and said he open yb door and they was every yb dead on the floor ... and couldnt work out why till he was picking them up and then he relised what he done he was trying to tame them and was feeding nuts ... so he asked if i could help him out with a few yb to race this year ...
so i said i need a few more me self then i will breed him a few ...
and he couldnt thank me for saying yes ...
only reason he asked is coz he lost all his birds when a cat got in the loft

are you saying the peanuts have killed all his young i know they are full of toxins but never know them to kill everything maybe there is another cause for this

well that what he said ian to many i would say he as been just feeding to many but ive been giveing half a nut to each bird .... but he said it was the nuts

I totaly believe this, peanuts can be full of toxins and they are deadly if taken in large amounts, If you feed lots to your birds they get over loaded. I think its actually the skins that are toxic. Thats why you should but human consumption nuts and not the type fed to wild birds, the wild birds dont swallow the nut whole like pigeons so dont eat the skin and dont get poisoned.

i asked how many nuts has he feed them and he never said ... but he was gutted over them ... and i said i will do him a pr on me next round and he was over the moon

For me there is two ways of feeding peanuts first is put them in a food blender to chop them up fine and mix with the corn or as soon as the pigeons know the taste then feed them by hand to each pigeon, 1 peanut/ 2 halfs this will help the pigeons to become tamer round you

phil, if ken comes on he will tell you that he only feeds the nuts for human consumption but only when they are fresh.......if he doesnt use all the nuts that day he will eat them imself as he tells me that once they are not used they get a mould/fungus on them , or something like this....im not exactly sure but ill ask him to let you know.......

David that information is bang on mate

Phil the best ones you can get from either the health shops or the supermarkets

maybe not a good thing to feed old nuts don, and also like you said.......dont give them too many.

Yes that is true so it would be best to stick to the health shops

i get mine from asda and they are for human consumption, think they were approx 75p which is ok....

If i am cdorrect they come in little clear bags with the red skins on

these are them don, and as you say red skins on them.........

They are the same but my freind used peanuts which were in smaller bags, the size of the bags he used were M and M size bags

its quite simple give them peanuts you get for human consumption only one or two each a day thats it nothing more nothing less

Peanuts are a great source of energy and for helping in taming the birds, i buy the very small packets you get from asda, these are freeze dried sealed, but once open they soon grow a fungus which is very toxic to birds, so once opened i will give each bird one or two no more, what is left i eat, and not left for another day, if i want to give the birds another treat i will open a fresh packet
Ken

Peanuts and Aflatoxin

Peanuts are susceptible to molds and fungal invasions. Of particular concern is aflatoxin, a poison produced by a fungus called Aspergillus flavus. Although better storage and handling methods have virtually eliminated the risk of aflatoxin ingestion, aflatoxin is a known carcinogen that is twenty times more toxic than DDT
purchasing raw peanuts, it is still wise to ensure that the peanuts have been stored in a dry, cool environment (the fungus grows when the temperature is between 86-96°F (30-36°C) and when the humidity is high).

Nutritional Profile

Peanuts are a very good source of monounsaturated fats. In addition, peanuts are a good source of niacin, folate, copper, manganese, and protein.
Ken

I supose the best way is to buy them with shells on and break into them when needed, I buy from holland and barrett excellent nuts.

A good peice of information Ken

friendsloft wrote:

Peanuts are a great source of energy and for helping in taming the birds, i buy the very small packets you get from asda, these are freeze dried sealed, but once open they soon grow a fungus which is very toxic to birds, so once opened i will give each bird one or two no more, what is left i eat, and not left for another day, if i want to give the birds another treat i will open a fresh packet
Ken

thank you ken, new it was something along those lines.............


p.s. see i didnt wright it down but i still remembered ...............