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Foods To Avoid Feeding Birds

Here is a quick list of foods to avoid feeding to your pet birds

By Nikki Moustaki

First Published in 2007 (Birds USA)

Your pet bird can eat most of the foods that you eat, but there are a few things you should avoid feeding:

Chocolate
Caffeine
Avocado
Alcohol
Peanuts
Apple seeds
Stone fruit pits
Raw dairy (milk, fresh cheese, ice cream)
Raw onions
Rhubarb
Raw mushrooms
Salty items
Junk food
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Reader Comments

I've been told not to give my Meyer's a lot of peanuts or striped sunflower seeds due to the high fat content-he could develop fatty liver disease.

Gwen, Pensacola, FL
Posted: 6/2/2010 9:05:00 AM

Very interesting,We have always given peanuts but I kept them in the freezer to kill the mold.

Crystal, Tarpon Springs, FL
Posted: 12/9/2009 7:29:37 AM

What is the problem with peanuts? Which nuts are good?

Rivkah, Airmont, NY
Posted: 10/15/2009 6:42:56 PM

My conures just ate a few apple seeds.
Will they get sick from eating just two or three seeds?
Thank you!

Susan, Charlotte, NC
Posted: 7/19/2009 8:01:53 AM

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