I bought a big bag of salted peanuts from aldi but they are shocking
Can I chuck em out for the sparrows and Robins or should I liquidise them first to stop them choking ?
I don't want to be in court accused of bird manslaughter
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I bought a big bag of salted peanuts from aldi but they are shocking
Can I chuck em out for the sparrows and Robins or should I liquidise them first to stop them choking ?
I don't want to be in court accused of bird manslaughter
The time to be more concerned about feeding birds full sized peanuts is the spring and summer when a young one may choke on one. I’d be a bit more concerned about all of the salt on the nuts, but I suppose they’d cope with that.Quote:
Originally Posted by SLUDGE FACTORY
You should never feed salted nuts of any kind to wild birds as long-term ingestion of salt will kill them.
What about squirrels, does the same apply? Have you just handed me the solution to my squirrel issues - the pair nesting in next doors hedge consume around 90% of my apple crop every year.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rontomuk
Wash the salt off first, then put them in a mesh nut-feeder so birds can only peck at them rather than eat them whole.
Put a note on the feeder "May contain nuts".
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Originally Posted by bobh
Tits like coconuts! :xmashehe:
You will find that the salt in salted peanuts are ingrained and although you can wash the salt on the outside of them off, you cannot get the inside free of salt.
Regarding the squirrel post, yes it is the same with squirrels but takes a bit longer to activate, however never give a squirrel mouldy corn it will be fatal for them even though they are very greedy for corn the same with canned corn because of the salt in it.
Sludge already has that sign on his front door.Quote:
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A lovely lady called Lisa is keeping me company tonightQuote:
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That's what I am calling her anyway once I get her out of the box and set her up
Eat the nuts yourself, don’t get salt around your nozzle though:yikes:Quote:
Originally Posted by SLUDGE FACTORY
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Originally Posted by splott parker
As bobh said give them a good wash to get as much salt off as possible.
You sound like my wife shouting at me while i'm in the shower.Quote:
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:yikes: salt! I haven’t got to that page yet!Quote:
Originally Posted by Tuerto
My missus is quite fond of cheese & onion crisps......thought I’d share that snippet.
She sounds ideal for you. Whatever you do, don't let her down..Quote:
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I mashed them up in the blender
The size of instant coffee granules now
If that's too big for them they need to be on a liquid diet
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Originally Posted by splott parker
Please do not feed them salted peanuts, they, (and the majority of other wildlife) will not be able to process that much salt, even if washed
my bird says i have salty nuts, never done her any harm