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Post by macawvic on May 17, 2005 9:00:19 GMT 10
Many of you are aware of the wonderful properties of chillies. I may have extolled their remarkable values and bored you to death.
With winter coming upon us very quickly. My chilly plants are no longer producing fruit. However, I have plenty left over which I'll be harvesting for seeds.
I'd like to offer all members of this site free chilli seeds. All you need do is keep them in a dry and cool place. Come mid-end August, you can start sowing them and by early Summer you'll be able to starting harvesting your own chillies (for personal consumption or to offer to your fids).
Once the seeds are suitably dried, I'll post them to you. Anyone itnerested?
Rgds
Tim
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Post by AussieBirds on May 17, 2005 10:51:01 GMT 10
I am just about to email you my address Tim Ill take you up on the offer for sure and thanks a lot.
John
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Post by macawvic on May 17, 2005 10:59:22 GMT 10
Pleasure's all mine, John.
When all my chillies have dried, I will have thousands (literally) of seeds more than I need. Why let it go to waste when other users can also reap the rewards.
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Post by Blossey on May 17, 2005 16:23:24 GMT 10
I'm a mad keen gardener and i will have some of them there chilli seeds. ;D Thank you kindly, you are too generous. Are you absolutley positive chillis are ok for Tiels??? Especially if they have never eaten anything like it before?  ? To be honest the thought of giving my aussie a chilli is scarey. But hell, i'll eat them. They are sooooooooooooooo god for you. Most people say bananas are natures miracle fruit, but i reckon chilli is by far. NOthing like fresh chilli in a big bowl of seafood laksa. Bloss |
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Post by macawvic on May 17, 2005 16:47:17 GMT 10
I'm a mad keen gardener and i will have some of them there chilli seeds. ;D Thank you kindly, you are too generous. Are you absolutley positive chillis are ok for Tiels??? Especially if they have never eaten anything like it before? ? To be honest the thought of giving my aussie a chilli is scarey. But hell, i'll eat them. They are sooooooooooooooo god for you. Most people say bananas are natures miracle fruit, but i reckon chilli is by far. NOthing like fresh chilli in a big bowl of seafood laksa. Bloss Everyone's now going to think I'm a little loony, but I have two fresh chillies (cut every morning) sliced thinly and eaten with toast. Touch wood, but I never have to have vitamin tablets and very rarely fall ill. Chillies are perfectly fine for birds. I feel all my birds chillies and not one of them has ever rejected them. My cockatiels literally fight over them. I usually offer I medium sized chilli for every pair, sliced thinly so that they all can have an equal share. Don't forget that birds don't have the same sensory receptors like humans so do not feel the heat of the chillies. Word of warning though. Once you feed your birds chillies BE SURE that you allow them a number of hours by themselves before you play with them. Had a nasty accident where a cockatoo finished eating her chilli and decided to want to preen me. She accidentally nipped the back of my neck with her chilli beak. Let me tell you that it really hurt!! Would hate to imagine if she was preening my eye lashes (which can does occassionally). |
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Post by LuvMyBirdsLee on May 17, 2005 16:48:58 GMT 10
Hi Tim, I would love to take you up on your offer of the chillie seeds also, thankyou very much, Lee  |
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Post by stillsqwarkin on May 17, 2005 17:47:35 GMT 10
hi there
can you tell me what sort of chillies you eat
i feed my birds what we call birdseye chillies that grow around the garden naturally by birds droppings
thanks
still sqwarking
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Post by macawvic on May 17, 2005 18:12:58 GMT 10
Lee and everyone who has emailed or PM me, I will keep all your postal addresses and send you some chilli seeds once I've dried them. I'll also pop in a little instruction on how to properly propogate them and get them to a sustainable fruiting level. Still Sqwarking - you must be in a warmer region of Oz (QLD, QA or NT) where chillies grow much more easily. Here in Victoria, I wish all my chilli plants propogated as easily as you;ve mentioned.  Yes I normally feed my birds the serano (5,000-23,000) chillies. I personally eat this chilli every day as it's not as hot as some of the others I grow and is also quite tasty. I also grow your stock startard jalapeno (2,500 scoville units) and the world's hottest chilly at 300,000 scoville units the Habenero. When I first ate the habanero (all I had with the tiniest of cliver) I had a stomach ache for 48 hours and was quite ill. However, I've since mastered it and can quite easily eat a whole habanero now without the slightest sensation. Yes, I am a freak. haha, but at least I'm regular...strewth, I can't believe I just wrote that. Rgds Tim |
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Post by stillsqwarkin on May 17, 2005 19:25:53 GMT 10
i am growing some capsicums at the moment for the birds i had read that the conures likethem we havent had them long so dont know a gereat deal about connies yet
does anyone know if this is the case and also what other of the birds will eat them
any help is allways appreciated
thanks
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Post by macawvic on May 17, 2005 19:50:42 GMT 10
Well, all my birds are heavy consumers of all fresh produce and will eat anything given to them. Capsicum is in the same family as chillies and hence will be readily taken up by your birds. The fact that they are naturally high in sucrose (??) means that the birds will lavish the sweetness.
What conures do you have? I've kept and bred conures for more years than I care to admit so may be able to impart some information.
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Post by stillsqwarkin on May 17, 2005 19:54:32 GMT 10
thanks
we have just acquired two very young pairs of greencheeks born 0ct04
but esterday i saw one pair the cock was trying to feed the hen and trying to mate
is he too young or what?
what would you feed them
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Post by macawvic on May 17, 2005 20:08:39 GMT 10
You shouldn't have any problems breeding them this coming season. At such a young age, what you'll find is that the cock will be 'shooting blanks'. However, allow them the chance to practice.
What diet are you currently feeding them? They should have access to fresh produce every day.
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Post by stillsqwarkin on May 18, 2005 7:29:32 GMT 10
thanks for that info
yes i feed them fruit and veg every day
whatever i can buy and some frozen veg allowed to thaw
they are certainly very big eaters
but very nice birds
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Post by macawvic on May 18, 2005 7:53:08 GMT 10
That's fine. My birds are fed frozen peas, cornon the cob, etc.
Remember, there's no need to over feed them. Two to three tablespoons is more than sufficient. No need to waste.
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Post by parrotpotential on May 18, 2005 22:17:19 GMT 10
Ahhhhh Tim you crack me up ;D
Hey guys, chillies are fantastic for our birds and most will eat them readily, even cockatiels! But as Tim said no birdy kisses or preening after they've eaten them, lol.
Kim
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Post by Suzy on Jun 14, 2005 19:12:32 GMT 10
Tim do you have any left by chance? I have a confession and I'm not sure if it should go in here or in the confessional forum....... The budgie I used to own used to go crazy when I opened a bag of chilli chips. He would come flying from wherever he was to eat a couple.  |
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Post by macawvic on Jun 14, 2005 19:24:55 GMT 10
Hi suzy,
I haven't actually sent any chillies out yet. They're still drying. In fact, they're taking longer than initially anticipated. Just PM me your address and I'll send some over when they're fully dried.
Tim
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? To be honest the thought of giving my aussie a chilli is scarey. But hell, i'll eat them. They are sooooooooooooooo god for you. Most people say bananas are natures miracle fruit, but i reckon chilli is by far. NOthing like fresh chilli in a big bowl of seafood laksa.
