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here is a list of the herbs I make availabe for my birds. am wondering what other herbs people give their birds

oregano
basil
coriander
endive
marjoram
cress
dill
mint
rosemary
parsley
sage
thyme
garlic
wormwood
dandelion

Whatever is in Herb Salad. However, in this product they are all dried.

Astragalus
Barberry
Chickweed
Dandelion
Echinacea
Elderberry
Garlic
Kelp iodine
Lavender
Licorice
Marshmallow
Milk thistle
Oatstraw
Olive leaf
Pau d' arco
Plantain
Red clover
Spirulina
Thyme
Wheatgrass
Wormwood
Yarrow

DVBourassa wrote:Whatever is in Herb Salad. However, in this product they are all dried.

Dianna,

My birds have the dried Herb Salad available too. However, I hardly ever see them eat any of that. I have it in a dish (actually a little toy wagon ) on the floor and the only birds who sometimes poke around a little in it are the button quail.

What dish do you use for it and do your finches really eat the herbs?

Ursula wrote:

DVBourassa wrote:Whatever is in Herb Salad. However, in this product they are all dried.

Dianna,

My birds have the dried Herb Salad available too. However, I hardly ever see them eat any of that. I have it in a dish (actually a little toy wagon ) on the floor and the only birds who sometimes poke around a little in it are the button quail.

What dish do you use for it and do your finches really eat the herbs?

It is in a 5 inch (~12.5 cm) diameter, 1 inch (2.5 cm) tall round dish. Out of cubans, owls, goulds, and RCCBs, the cubans and owls actually spend time eating in it and particularly when fresh is added.

I have tried growing herbs for my birds, but decided it was more trouble than it was worth.

I keep herb salad available at all times. I keep it in a rather wide dish so they can forge around and get what they need. My birds don't gorge on it, but they love to peck around in it.