What are your birds favorite greens?
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What are your birds favorite greens?
Just curious...
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Re: What are your birds favorite greens?
Lettuce and spinach. Mine don't touch broccoli, very seldom take a bite of carrot and I tried to feed them apple with no success.
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Re: What are your birds favorite greens?
What type of lettuce?
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Re: What are your birds favorite greens?
Broccoli is a big hit, peas (and apples) get eaten.
Green beans are apparently fun to throw around while pretending to eat them.
Still trying new things - thanks to the birds I'm buying more vegetables. Maybe that's why they say pets are good for your health.
Green beans are apparently fun to throw around while pretending to eat them.
Still trying new things - thanks to the birds I'm buying more vegetables. Maybe that's why they say pets are good for your health.
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Re: What are your birds favorite greens?
Romaine Lettuce,Collard,Turnip and Mustard Greens,Broccoli, Green Peppers. 

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Re: What are your birds favorite greens?
In order of their favorite
#1-Bok Choi
#2-Broccoli (tops shaved off in a dish for them)
#3-Romaine, or red leaf lettuce
#1-Bok Choi
#2-Broccoli (tops shaved off in a dish for them)
#3-Romaine, or red leaf lettuce
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Re: What are your birds favorite greens?
I am just trying to find some different and safe options. I usually do Endive and Romaine. I know there are lists out there of healthy greens, but I would rather here what you all are serving. 

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Re: What are your birds favorite greens?
Green beans are apparently fun to throw around while pretending to eat them.
Still trying new things - thanks to the birds I'm buying more vegetables. Maybe that's why they say pets are good for your health.
LOL!! I thought mine were just being brats! Mine love freshly chopped spinach, broccoli, green peppers. They LOVE cucumbers They wont touch apples or beets or sweet potato
They are so funny!
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Re: What are your birds favorite greens?
No iceberg.managermania wrote: What type of lettuce?
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Re: What are your birds favorite greens?
Romaine (organic), cucumber halves (not organic, they only eat the insides anyway), and baby broccoli (organic). I tried various things like Kale etc but they didn't touch it.
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Re: What are your birds favorite greens?
I have Zebras.
Spinach, cucumber slices (pinned to the side of the cage) & Romaine lettuce.
I manage to sneak some shredded carrot into homemade egg food.
They might get anything that finds its way into the fridge. New foods aren't generally well received, but they did love corn cobs! Cleaned them up beautifully!
Spinach, cucumber slices (pinned to the side of the cage) & Romaine lettuce.
I manage to sneak some shredded carrot into homemade egg food.
They might get anything that finds its way into the fridge. New foods aren't generally well received, but they did love corn cobs! Cleaned them up beautifully!
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Re: What are your birds favorite greens?
Just fresh corn cobs?
Jeff McKee wrote: I have Zebras.
but they did love corn cobs! Cleaned them up beautifully!
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Re: What are your birds favorite greens?
Romaine is their all time favorite. If they don't get it every day, they get spunky.
They hate broccoli, there's some in the cages now but they really don't like it.
Shredded carrots are ok.
Right now they also have a yellow squash (like a zuchini) in there, and of course the "teenagers" are gobbling it up. They will eat ANYTHING I put in their cages.

They hate broccoli, there's some in the cages now but they really don't like it.
Shredded carrots are ok.
Right now they also have a yellow squash (like a zuchini) in there, and of course the "teenagers" are gobbling it up. They will eat ANYTHING I put in their cages.
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Re: What are your birds favorite greens?
Bell pepper (red, orange, yellow) and Swiss chard are absolutely favorites.
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