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Post by meandem on Feb 19, 2010 7:34:46 GMT 10
Good News, My wonderful mother has bought me a chilli plant, what I now need to know is this one safe for my birds. Mum called it a bell chilli and said that the next door neighbour eats them, so they are safe for humans.   |
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Post by AussieBirds on Feb 19, 2010 7:51:07 GMT 10
Yep it's safe for your birdies, they really love the seeds and don't get a hot mouth from them, or any other chili for that matter, you are lucky enough to have an inbuilt food source there try some yourself ;D
John
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Post by meandem on Feb 19, 2010 8:56:11 GMT 10
Thanks John for the quick response, I'm going straight out to feed them some. Mum picked a shopping bag full of chillis off her plant and brought them with her. My birdies are going to be so happy. And yes, we are going to have some of them too!  Now I just have to get hold of a aloevera plant. |
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Post by Robyn on Feb 19, 2010 9:17:09 GMT 10
Ellen don't believe John LOL ;D the only chillie that doesn't burn is the capsicum. From my experience with chillies is they are HOT, HOT, HOT. for my mouth anyway. But the birds will eat them all. Just remember not to have kisses when you feed them.
I have no idea why the birds have no effect from eating chillie except i have been told its because birds don't have saliva glands.
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Post by madaussie on Feb 19, 2010 9:20:39 GMT 10
Thay dont well you learn sumthing new here all the time ;D
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Post by vankarhi on Feb 19, 2010 9:55:20 GMT 10
Birds can eat all chillies ........ not sure about the oramental ones in the nursery's though and they love the chillies too.
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Post by megzly on Feb 19, 2010 10:53:08 GMT 10
Haha yep they can eat them... i have evidence...  My partners a bit of a chilli freak. so we have most speices of chillies here. I hate the darn things and i agree that capsicums are the only chillies that arent hot |
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Post by AussieBirds on Feb 19, 2010 13:22:28 GMT 10
Ellen don't believe John LOL ;D the only chillie that doesn't burn is the capsicum. From my experience with chillies is they are HOT, HOT, HOT. for my mouth anyway. But the birds will eat them all. Just remember not to have kisses when you feed them. I have no idea why the birds have no effect from eating chillie except i have been told its because birds don't have saliva glands. Robyn they don't burn the birds because the birds don't have saliva glands exactly as you said I wouldn't give you that information if it wasn't true, however be warned the birds can still pass on the burning sensation to humans ans if you want to relieve it drink milk or some other dairy product, not water. John |
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Post by meandem on Feb 19, 2010 14:36:51 GMT 10
Thank you all, I went and gave them all some chilli and everyone was happy! I now just have to keep the plant alive! I'm not real good when it comes to plants, I always seem to kill them.  |
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Post by carlsandclan on Feb 19, 2010 17:28:11 GMT 10
ROFLOL Just don't kill the plant with kindness! I have a friend who can kill cactus - cause she waters them! Chillies are quite easy to keep growing - only water when they start to get dry, and give them a seaweed tonic every now and then. Keep them in a sunny, warm spot (but don't cook them!). Re-pot them every year or so - plants take all the nutrients out of the potting mix. To make your potting mix last longer, mix a bit of river sand through it - it stops it breaking down too fast. ;D Don't forget to prune them after fruiting! They should only really need a light trim all over to keep them happy. May need to give them a hard prune every couple of years, depending on how straggly and woody they get. I run a garden maintenance and landscape business, so plants are something I know a bit about. Still learning about birds......but if you need help with plants, let me know! LOL Carley |
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Post by Robyn on Feb 20, 2010 6:14:07 GMT 10
I know that you wouldn't play tricks John your the perfect gentleman. My Hubby gets a kick out of giving the birds the chillies & then i come along for birdie kisses & cuddles & boy oh boy. Some of those darn chillies are sudden death. Do you know the fumes actually take my breath away sometimes. Honestly i don't know how people eat them. My birds get them everyday.
Our SC Too goes & helps himself to the bushes.
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Post by meandem on Feb 20, 2010 7:14:18 GMT 10
Thanks Carley, I've made a note of all that helpful information. I have trouble growing sunflower seeds, so a chilli plant is going to be quite a challenge. I have the plant inside at the moment, as I am probably going to have to get some netting or something to put over it, otherwise the wild king parrots will be feasting on it. If I put it out the front of our house, it will get the morning sun until about 10-11am and then mostly shadey for the rest of the afternoon - is this a good spot? I don't want it to die for two reasons, one.....because my mumma gave it to me, and two....my birdies just loved the ones that I have already given them.
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Post by meandem on Feb 20, 2010 7:38:27 GMT 10
Haha yep they can eat them... i have evidence... By the way, I love your evidence. That is a beautiful photo. ;D ;D |
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Post by carlsandclan on Feb 20, 2010 11:06:49 GMT 10
That should be fine, Ellen. As long as it gets plenty of light in the afternoon ie. not in too much shade. (they need light to fruit and ripen the fruits) If you find it isn't doing as well as it should, just move it to a different spot. Sometimes plants just don't do the right thing by us, even when we do the right thing by them! LOL Carley |
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Post by kim on Mar 7, 2011 18:14:13 GMT 10
All my birds like chilli's. My ekkie particularly likes the hotter chilli's. I keep a plant in my yard to keep him happy  |
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Post by Eagle on Mar 7, 2011 19:24:41 GMT 10
Chillis are also used as a aphrodisiac for birds leading up to and during the breeding season !
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Post by mummisaurus on Mar 7, 2011 22:13:08 GMT 10
I have heaps of those bird eyes chilli plants darn stuff is like a weed around here. Didnt know I could feed them to the birds though. My hubby likes them, but I'm such a sook I glove up when I pick them for him.
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Post by Robyn on Mar 8, 2011 6:57:57 GMT 10
Chillis are also used as a aphrodisiac for birds leading up to and during the breeding season ! Trust me it doesn't work as a aphrodisiac on my birds. That said i use chillie for the vitamin benefits & as a worm preventative. Before anyone challanges that comment. I have never had to worm my birds or had any worm problem in 20 years of breeding birds & regularly have droppings tested without any sign of worm eggs, all clear so i guess there must be some truth in it or i have been extremly lucky. |
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Post by kim on Mar 8, 2011 16:15:35 GMT 10
I do too Robyn, I use mine for vitamins & keeping bugs at bay & away form my birds. It works wonders. I have heard they are an aphrodisiac for humans. I've never heard of it being an aphrodisiac for birds & I hope they aren't!! I have single birds LOL so that is the last thing I want to happen.
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Post by anzac on Mar 8, 2011 17:01:59 GMT 10
Boy you learn some interesting stuff on here!
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Now I just have to get hold of a aloevera plant.
