Jac 0 Posted April 2, 2007 Member ID: 3,245 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 6 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 23 Content Per Day: 0.00 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 185 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 12/03/07 Status: Offline Last Seen: August 5, 2011 Share Posted April 2, 2007 Hi I have been growing Capsicums (Bell Peppers) and have been told that budgies like to eat the flesh and seed. Is this correct? I don't want to try it unless I am certain. Thanks Link to comment
Bea 0 Posted April 2, 2007 Member ID: 860 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 400 Topics Per Day: 0.06 Content Count: 4,240 Content Per Day: 0.62 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 39,695 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 07/03/05 Status: Offline Last Seen: August 22, 2009 Birthday: 12/09/1989 Share Posted April 2, 2007 I've heard that too. I've offered it to my aviary budgies before and they turned their beaks up at it, (Laughing out loud)! Link to comment
Molly_Cule 0 Posted April 2, 2007 Member ID: 3,144 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 9 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 31 Content Per Day: 0.00 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 255 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 30/01/07 Status: Offline Last Seen: August 12, 2007 Share Posted April 2, 2007 Our Pippin would eat capsicum (as long as it was part of a human dinner!!), but would prefer rice or pasta, and Beaker has eaten a little bit of capsicum. I've tried her with some again today by putting it in the place we normally hang the spinach/bok choy so hopefully when I get home I'll find some beak marks. (Incidentally, red appears to be more popular than green, but it's early days for the veggies yet!!) Link to comment
**KAZ** 0 Posted April 2, 2007 Member ID: 1,976 Group: Site Members Followers: 2 Topic Count: 521 Topics Per Day: 0.03 Content Count: 25,294 Content Per Day: 1.28 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 152,977 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 24/01/06 Status: Offline Last Seen: January 6, 2015 Birthday: 07/01/1956 Share Posted April 2, 2007 We thought we were doing a good thing giving them capsicum, but ours wouldnt touch it either. Threw it aside with great looks of disgust :budgiedance: Link to comment
Bea 0 Posted April 2, 2007 Member ID: 860 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 400 Topics Per Day: 0.06 Content Count: 4,240 Content Per Day: 0.62 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 39,695 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 07/03/05 Status: Offline Last Seen: August 22, 2009 Birthday: 12/09/1989 Share Posted April 2, 2007 Maybe cause it's a unique texture? Mine have never tried anything quite like it before. Some of the aviary birds will nibble at it but none go nuts for it. Link to comment
Elly 0 Posted April 2, 2007 Member ID: 1,641 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 414 Topics Per Day: 0.06 Content Count: 15,350 Content Per Day: 2.23 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 99,335 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 05/10/05 Status: Offline Last Seen: January 1, 2012 Share Posted April 2, 2007 the green ones have a more bitter taste my kids don't enjoy them but the red ones are sweeter and they like those (the kids). The birds I never tried yet :hap: but that may explain why some turn up their beaks. Link to comment
Jac 0 Posted April 2, 2007 Member ID: 3,245 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 6 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 23 Content Per Day: 0.00 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 185 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 12/03/07 Status: Offline Last Seen: August 5, 2011 Author Share Posted April 2, 2007 Thanks everyone for your feedback. My Mum tells me her budgie loves the seeds from Capsicum. She just takes out the core with the seeds attached and then hangs that in the cage. I think I will give it a try. Link to comment
**KAZ** 0 Posted April 2, 2007 Member ID: 1,976 Group: Site Members Followers: 2 Topic Count: 521 Topics Per Day: 0.03 Content Count: 25,294 Content Per Day: 1.28 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 152,977 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 24/01/06 Status: Offline Last Seen: January 6, 2015 Birthday: 07/01/1956 Share Posted April 2, 2007 the green ones have a more bitter taste my kids don't enjoy them but the red ones are sweeter and they like those (the kids). The birds I never tried yet :hap: but that may explain why some turn up their beaks. I gave mine red ones, but they turned their little beaks up at it....they also hate broccoli. Fussy little beggars Link to comment
bobbyness 0 Posted April 4, 2007 Member ID: 2,574 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 8 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 60 Content Per Day: 0.01 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 415 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 03/08/06 Status: Offline Last Seen: July 31, 2007 Birthday: 10/11/1963 Share Posted April 4, 2007 my babies at the moment are fussy with veggies/fruit. but my african grey and love bird are happy to eat anything with their seed diet. Link to comment
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