Re: trains in the garden/birds

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• To: g*@hort.net
• Subject: Re: [CHAT] trains in the garden/birds
• From: "Linda" l*@direcway.com
• Date: Sun, 29 Dec 2002 13:09:03 -0700
• References: 000201c2af50$78a48e90$0e10660a@Justme 5.2.0.9.0.20021229144441.00aba1b0@pop.igc.org

Jim, the parent birds often chew up the seed until it's soft and mushy
before giving it to the very young.  By the time birds leave the nest, they
can eat seed on their own.

Linda

----- Original Message -----
From: "jim singer" <jsinger@igc.org>
To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Sunday, December 29, 2002 12:46 PM
Subject: Re: [CHAT] trains in the garden/birds


> makes sense to me. the peeps wouldn't have any grit in their craws to
grind
> up the seed--unless the nest has a sandy floor :>)
>
>
> At 01:35 PM 12/29/02 -0500, you wrote:
> >Cathy,
> >Maybe it's an urban legend, but I understood that birds don't feed seeds
to
> >their babes: they can't process it for that purpose.  They need insects
and
> >worms.    But then, I haven't read the WSJ article.   My theory had been
> >that the birds would eat at the feeder for themselves and go on to gather
> >insects to feed their young.
> >Janet
> >
> >
> >on 12/29/2002 10:39 AM, Donna at justme@prairieinet.net wrote:
> >
> > > Cathy,
> > > I go thru a lot of seed... don't think cooking it would work here.
> > >
> > > Did not see the article in WSJ. Hightlights? Seems the birds around
here
> > > find enough to eat during the summer months and just munch at the bird
> > > feeders. Come winter they seem to depend on them.
> > >
> > > Donna
> > >
> > >> On the subject of bird feeders, did anyone read the article on that
> > >> subject on the front page of the Wall Street Journal? The thrust
being
> > >> that some believe they are doing birds more harm than good.
> > >> Cathy
> > >
> > > -
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