parakeets

slopym · « **on:** July 11, 2008, 18:55 »

I've seen parakeets on trees near my plot

do they eat brassicas?

perhaps they're just harvesting the tree I've seen them in

I bet they eat tomatoes

sunflower seeds for sure

gobs · « **Reply #1 on:** July 11, 2008, 19:00 »

Yes, fruit.

Bombers · « **Reply #2 on:** July 11, 2008, 19:03 »

Quote from: "slopym"

I've seen parakeets on trees near my plot

do they eat brassicas?

perhaps they're just harvesting the tree I've seen them in

I bet they eat tomatoes

Are you sure they're not just pidgeons with 'rusty' wings??

gobs · « **Reply #3 on:** July 11, 2008, 19:05 »

They are about in south, screb.

slopym · « **Reply #4 on:** July 11, 2008, 19:05 »

I've seen them quite a few times now, when they are below the tree line you can see they're green

ring-necked parakeets are not uncommon in London

Bombers · « **Reply #5 on:** July 11, 2008, 19:08 »

"4. The bird should have available to it at all times the following items:
a. fresh seed b. fresh pellets
c. fresh water with vitamins d. millet spray
e. gravel d. fresh fruit or veggie

Yes ... Be affraid!!!!

slopym · « **Reply #6 on:** July 11, 2008, 19:09 »

I just read this, so, I'll get some barbed wire for my cukes

Advice from the Parrot Society is that
they love fruit and grain. Apple, celery and
cucumber won’t be sniffed at.

As these parakeets can easily fly 20-30
miles, sightings may become more frequent
in this neck of the woods. If you see them,
just enjoy them. They’re survivors.

Probably, more than can say about my toms, cukes and sunflowers if these cuties start on my plot

Eristic · « **Reply #7 on:** July 11, 2008, 23:00 »

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ring-necked parakeets are not uncommon in London

That must be the understatement of the decade.

They travel in flocks of 20-50 and can decimate trees as they tend to bite off small branches so that they can eat all the seeds in comfort. At the moment they are not any trouble to the allotments as they prefer to eat from the treetops but this may change as the population becomes more numurous and food stocks dwindle.

agapanthus · « **Reply #8 on:** July 11, 2008, 23:09 »

Quote from: "gobs"

They are about in south, screb.

We have them in scotland too

Bombers · « **Reply #9 on:** July 11, 2008, 23:24 »

Quote from: "Eristic"

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ring-necked parakeets are not uncommon in London

That must be the understatement of the decade.

They travel in flocks of 20-50 and can decimate trees as they tend to bite off small branches so that they can eat all the seeds in comfort. At the moment they are not any trouble to the allotments as they prefer to eat from the treetops but this may change as the population becomes more numurous and food stocks dwindle.

Bl**dy Hell. :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock:

agapanthus · « **Reply #10 on:** July 12, 2008, 15:12 »

Quote from: "srebmob"

Quote from: "Eristic"
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ring-necked parakeets are not uncommon in London

That must be the understatement of the decade.

They travel in flocks of 20-50 and can decimate trees as they tend to bite off small branches so that they can eat all the seeds in comfort. At the moment they are not any trouble to the allotments as they prefer to eat from the treetops but this may change as the population becomes more numurous and food stocks dwindle.

Bl**dy Hell. :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock:

Jabberwock · « **Reply #11 on:** July 13, 2008, 18:33 »

Hi,
I have an Indian Ring-Neck which I hand-reared from 3 weeks old and although he's a great little guy I can confirm that they are veggie and fruit daft and if allowed will decimate a plant in minutes!! All of my house plants have fallen victim to the little fella and I have had many casualties with my seedlings which I germinated in a window-sill propagator, even though the propagators all had rigid plastic lids on (quite heavy when you consider that these are pretty small birds) this posed no problem as he just lifted the lids off and stuffed his face!! I would tend to agree that at the moment they don't pose an immediate threat to allotments and garden growing however as flock numbers increase it might not be too many years before they become a serious pest.

gobs · « **Reply #12 on:** July 14, 2008, 09:58 »

Quote from: "agapanthus"

Quote from: "gobs"
They are about in south, screb.

We have them in scotland too

Blimey, they do get about! I'd better keep an eye out. :shock: