Is it wrong to feed chicken to birds?

[Vicky.]

We had some (cooked) chicken in the fridge that was going to be chucked out and gavin has just put it out for the birds..I find this very wrong because its cannibalism if they eat it surely?

Its making me feel a bit ill seeing them eat it too :bored:

[Jake.]

That's grim

[Niamh.]

We had a picnic yesterday and we gave the birds some left over turkey :laugh: They loved it

[Kizzy]

You better hope they eat it or you will have all the cats in a 10 mile radius in for it :laugh:

[Roy Mars III]

that's how bird flu starts

[Vicky.]

Oh they are eating it..infact we are now bickering on about whether the ones eating it are seagulls or 'landgulls'. Apparently once seagulls come inland they become landgulls? Never heard of this before :shrug:

[MTVN]

Oh they are eating it..infact we are now bickering on about whether the ones eating it are seagulls or 'landgulls'. Apparently once seagulls come inland they become landgulls? Never heard of this before :shrug:

That sounds like some sort of bad joke

[Jesus.]

Birds hunt and eat other birds all the time.

[Suze]

If you are feeling guilty, Vicky :D chuck some crisps out for the birds, they love crisps.

[Z]

Birds hunt and eat other birds all the time.

I read that on the back of a porn DVD once

[Jesus.]

If you are feeling guilty, Vicky :D chuck some crisps out for the birds, they love crisps.

Yeah, salt is one of the best things to eat on earth. Especially for tiny animals.

[Suze]

Yeah, salt is one of the best things to eat on earth. Especially for tiny animals.

They get unsalted ones from me :D as I buy Morrisons own with the salt packets and chuck the salt packets away.

[Jake.]

Yeah, salt is one of the best things to eat on earth. Especially for tiny animals.

Doesn't salt make them explode or something?

[Z]

Doesn't salt make them explode or something?

Think it works on seagulls, not sure about pigeons or other birds though

[Jake.]

Think it works on seagulls, not sure about pigeons or other birds though

Yeah, I think it might be rice I'm thinking about though

[MTVN]

Yeah I remember hearing somewhere people were being told not to throw rice at weddings cos birds will explode if they eat it, not sure if that was just bollocks though lol

[Suze]

Yeah I remember hearing somewhere people were being told not to throw rice at weddings cos birds will explode if they eat it, not sure if that was just bollocks though lol

Found this - link to 15 Myths about Wild Birds (http://grandmapearl.hubpages.com/hub/15-Myths-About-Wild-Birds) - through google.

[arista]

We had some (cooked) chicken in the fridge that was going to be chucked out and gavin has just put it out for the birds..I find this very wrong because its cannibalism if they eat it surely?

Its making me feel a bit ill seeing them eat it too :bored:



No they eat anything
its fine



So long a no rats joined in?

[Josy]

I don't think it's cannibalism, big birds eat smaller birds don't they?

[Smithy]

It's not cannibalism unless you feed chicken to other chickens :laugh:

[Vicky.]

**** giving them crisps..I only have McCoys, and they arent good enough too share those :hmph:

[Vicky.]

Yeah I remember hearing somewhere people were being told not to throw rice at weddings cos birds will explode if they eat it, not sure if that was just bollocks though lol

Ahh FFS. I'm going to be locked up for animal abuse or something I think

A few days ago I gave them the leftover rice from my chinese :bored:

[Benjamin]

And never give wild birds anything with caffeine, iceberg lettuce, alcohol, avocados or chocolate!

How random.

[Jesus.]

Ahh FFS. I'm going to be locked up for animal abuse or something I think

A few days ago I gave them the leftover rice from my chinese :bored:

Cooked rice isn't too bad, as it's already soaked up the moisture and expanded to it's full size. The danger is the uncooked stuff people throw out that can expand massively in their stomachs.

[michael21]

We had some (cooked) chicken in the fridge that was going to be chucked out and gavin has just put it out for the birds..I find this very wrong because its cannibalism if they eat it surely?

Its making me feel a bit ill seeing them eat it too :bored:

not a good idea as it might attract mice and rats silly gavin :nono:

a cat might eat it and then get a taste for birds silly gavin :nono:

[Benjamin]

Cooked rice isn't too bad, as it's already soaked up the moisture and expanded to it's full size. The danger is the uncooked stuff people throw out that can expand massively in their stomachs.

That isn't true. :tongue:

[Jesus.]

That isn't true. :tongue:

Bloody hell, good to see you're actually worried about what's true for once.

I was incorrect about the uncooked rice bit as birds eat that apparently (every day is a school day), but I was right about cooked rice.

http://www.rspb.org.uk/advice/helpingbirds/feeding/faqs.aspx


What food is best for birds?

Different birds need different foods to sustain them. If you supply a variety of food you are more likely attract many species.

Household scraps such as pastry, cooked rice and breadcrumbs are enjoyed by many garden birds. Fruit, especially bruised apples and pears, will be popular with thrushes and blackbirds.

When you are buying bird food, try to get a good mix of peanuts, seeds and live food such as mealworms and waxworms. Then you should have something to offer all the birds. Good ready-made mixes should contain sunflower seeds, broken peanuts, flaked maize and smaller seeds such as millet.

[Benjamin]

Bloody hell, good to see you're actually worried about what's true for once.


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