Do YOU know the foods toxic to birds?

Question

I know many of you do but some do not...
Foods That Are Toxic To Birds
AVOID:
Dried Fruits that have been treated with sulphur dioxide.
Stay away from junk foods and any foods high in fat, salt, or sugar. Birds are also lactose intolerant so milk products should be limited to small amounts of hard cheese and yogurt.
Processed meats or other foods high in nitrates, nitrites, sulfites, or monosodium glutamate (MSG).
Alcohol
Dry Bean Mixes
Peanut Shells
Apple Seeds
Fava and Navy Beans Plumbs
Avocado
Fruit Pits
Potatoes (raw & green)
Butter
Grapefruit
Rhubarb
Cabbage (all)
Lemons
Salt
Caffeine
Mushrooms
Sprouted Lima
Chocolate
Onions
Tomatoes
This is by no means a complete list. If you are unsure, read the label, seek more information from the maker, or consult your Avian Vet. When in doubt, do not use!

Please take care when feeding your birds...

Answer 1

If you have a pet bird, you probably already know that there are lots of plants that can harm your pet if ingested. It’s no surprise to find out that most of these plants are poisonous for birds, animals and people—it’s just that we are so much bigger that in most cases we’d have to swallow a lot more of the plant before it would hurt us. Here are ten plants that you are likely to have in the house, at least occasionally, and should keep far away from your pet bird:

Avocado: surprisingly, it seems that even people and animals can have trouble after eating avocado. The biggest problem seems to lie with leaves, rind, and bark from avocado trees: the toxin persin is found in these parts of the tree. Even the fruit, however, is off-limits for pet birds. Persin poisoning causes respiratory distress and heart failure. For more about avocado toxicity, visit http://kgkat.tripod.com/avocado.html
Beans (raw): cooked beans are fine, but many raw beans contain a trypsin inhibitor that interferes with protein metabolism. A second toxin, hemaglutin is also present. People who have eaten half a dozen raw kidney beans suffer nausea, vomiting and diarrhea. A bird should not eat even one bean.
Eggplant, potato and tomato leaves: these plants are all members of the Solanaceae family—the nightshades. Their leaves contain alkaloids that are poisonous for people and birds (green potatoes also contain these alkaloids and should not be eaten). Symptoms of ingestion in a bird include vomiting, diarrhea, and difficulty breathing.
Holly berries and American mistletoe berries: these two are a puzzle—the berries of both plants are eaten and spread by birds in the wild; however, they are poisonous to people and may well be poisonous to species of birds that are not normally exposed to them. Mistletoe berries contain a digitalis–like compound that slows the heart rate, while holly berries contain, among other things, ilex acid, a stomach irritant.
Nutmeg: this spice contains a narcotic, myristicin, which is not usually a problem for humans, who only eat tiny quantities at a time. A bird that consumes nutmeg, however, suffers from dizziness, nausea, and vomiting.
Peanuts: peanuts are often fed to birds and raw peanuts are marketed for feeding to garden birds; however this can be risky. The problem is that peanuts are often contaminated with aflatoxin, a fungal toxin. Aflatoxin is carcinogenic and causes liver damage in birds, squirrels and humans, and doubtless other animals as well. Roasting reduces aflatoxin but does not eliminate it entirely. North American peanut producers, meanwhile, try to eliminate contaminated peanuts from their product.
Rhubarb leaves: poisonous to people, animals, and birds alike, rhubarb leaves contain high concentrations of oxalic acid, an intestinal irritant. Large doses are fatal.
Stone fruit: the stones of plums, peaches, apricots, and nectarines contain cyanide. The tiny amount of the poison in these stones would be insufficient to harm a human, but they should not be given to birds. Cyanogenic glycosides are enzyme inhibitors that cause nausea, vomiting, and eventually coma.
Sweet Pea: the sweet pea is pretty, but neither humans nor birds can eat any part of the plant safely. Sweet pea contains a group of neurotoxins that cause paralysis.
Tobacco: tobacco is another member of the Solanaceae, or nightshades. The poisonous alkaloid, nicotine, is the toxin in tobacco. Birds that ingest tobacco leaves suffer vomiting, diarrhea, seizures and other symptoms.


High Oxalic acid foods (spinach, rhubarb)
Raw peanuts in shell (poorly stored)
Seeds (in quantity apple, apricot, bitter almond)
Seeds (in quantity cherry, peach, pear, plum)
Soft Drinks (with caffeine or colas)
Tea
Wines
This list is by no means complete, I have always felt before someone gets a pet they should study how to care for the pet. That would definetely include what the pet should eat...and should not!
Kudo's to you for bringing this up, so many people get pets when they haven't a clue how to care for them or the expense involved...

Answer 2

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Answer 3

Understand the many premises behind The Paleo Diet and that will help guide you toward living a complete Paleo Diet lifestyle. Learn here https://tr.im/paleoguide

For breakfast, make an easy omelet. Peppers, mushrooms, and broccoli in olive oil; add omega-3-enriched or free-range eggs and diced turkey or chicken breast.

Paleo lunches are easy. At the beginning of the week, make a huge salad with anything you like. A good starting point can be mixed greens, spinach, radishes, bell peppers, cucumbers, carrots, avocadoes, walnuts, almonds and sliced apples or pears.

For dinner, try spaghetti squash as a substitute for any pasta recipe. Top with pesto, marinara and meatballs. Roasted beets and their greens make a great side dish for pork.

Answer 4

The worst kind of Chocolate is the very dark chocolate . Chocolate contains theobromine which is the substance that animals like birds,dogs,and cats cannot metabolize and causes all the problems. Your bird luckily did not get enough to harm it. Maybe you should start drinking out of one of those sippy cups or a travel mug with a lid on it. LOL That's a cheeky little bird you have there. Gotta love "em.

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Answer 5

Hi Karen, As you know i feed the birds in my garden. I find them endlessly fascinating (and hungry) I am very surprised at some of the things on your list and will certainly be a lot more careful in future! I usually feed my birds on peanuts and seed from the pet shop, along with fatty mixtures in the winter months.

Thanks for the information very useful to know and I am off now to do some research of my own.

Answer 6

If any bird owners actually find this useful, they haven't done their homework and I'm ashamed to be the same species as them. Everyone who owns a bird should know what's toxic for it - it's common sense!

Answer 7

Where in the world did you get your information for printing such uninformed information as factual!? Shame on you.

Caffeine,Chocolate,Avocado,heated Teflon coated cooking ware,Scented Candles,Smoke from about everything, including cigars, cigarettes,fires,etc.Booze,fruit pits and apple seeds,household cleaning products are toxic to birds, and other chemicals can cause birds harm> air sprays, hair spray included and perfum -if injested or breathed can be fatal,and more.

Fruit pits and Apple seeds are toxic and should Not be fed to birds.Nor should un cooked beans like pinto, navy, white etc.

Grapefruit, cabbage and tomato's and lemons are healthy foods for our birds, and certainly are not toxic.Onions should only be fed if cooked, but personaly I don't feed them to my flock. White and sweet and yam potato's need to be cooked before feeding to birds. ( steamed is best method)
Salt, well there is much debate about feeding salt to our captive birds. Never give Iodized salt to a bird, but some are saying to give a tiny tad weeking in food of Sea salt. I do not, but is said in some avian circles.
Dried fruits that contain sulphur are not good for birds, but certainly are not toxic to our birds when fed in moderation - as most foods should be fed with a varity of fresh vegetables and some fruits, cooked foods, grains and lentils and sprouts, cooked brown rice & beans, mashes, egg's, chicken and fish, the list goes on for a healthy avian diet.

Check your facts next time.
http://www.allbirdproducts.com/
http://www.birdsnways.com/
http://www.birdchannel.com/

Then do some searches for avian diets.

Answer 8

Good list karen. It was nice of you to print this to try to help some of the less knowledgeable bird owners! :-)

Be advised though that a couple of your items are in error.
Cabbage and tomatoes are not only good diet items for birds, but actually help the bird to fight infections! Check out this article form Winged Wisdom of the medicinal effect ts of food items!

http://www.birdsnways.com/wisdom/ww28eii.htm

Here are a couple more supportive sites as well:

http://greyparrots.co.uk/diet%20(gp).htm

http://www.quakerparrots.com/diet/food-nutrition-table-for-parrots/

Keep up the good work !!

Answer 9

Go for protein as an alternative to sugar to keep energy levels going strong as an alternative to crashing. Edamame in pods could be the perfect snack since it takes a while to eat and a one-cup portion offers 12 grams of necessary protein.

Answer 10

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