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meterman
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August 17, 2007, 21:44 »
Having just made plum jam and plum vodka I have large number of plum stones, can these be of food value to my chucks and if so how best to feed them. They love plums but I cut and de-stone first.
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muntjac
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August 17, 2007, 23:08 »
no they cant matey they may contain toxins and i wouldnt be taking chances
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Aunt Sally
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Location: Sunny Kent
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August 17, 2007, 23:09 »
They are certainly very high in oil which would not be good for them either.
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Fat Hen
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August 17, 2007, 23:28 »
Quote from: "muntjac"
no they cant matey they may contain toxins and i wouldnt be taking chances
Cyanide I reckon along with apple pips.
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slowef
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Location: Wiltshire
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August 18, 2007, 07:46 »
In a Katie Thear book (can't remember which) I read that plums when eaten in quantity make chickens appear drunk!!
If you have a lot of plum trees, like we do, maybe cordon them off to stop an overdose, I have :-(
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muntjac
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August 18, 2007, 09:54 »
the drunk chickens is the fallen fruit they eat the natural yeasts make it alcholic . its the same in kenya with the elephants eating over ripe fruit . blooming hilarios sight tho. mannnnn to they fart bad as well
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WG.
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August 18, 2007, 10:05 »
Quote from: "muntjac"
drunk chickens
Reminds me of a story told to me across in Bavaria. It is illegal to shoot ducks within the town / village limits and the ducks seem to know this. So the locals soak bread in schnapps and leave it out for the ducks to eat. Suitably inebriated ducks can then simply be picked up from the side of the river.
"Don't the police know about this?", I asked.
"We
are
the police", came the reply !!! :roll: :roll:
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muntjac
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August 18, 2007, 10:14 »
i saw something similar in kosovo mate lolo this was maize soaked in the local poison . also when i wasa kid my uncle caught up pheasants by using raisins soaked in rum the birds couldnt get up on thier legs .
great poaching tip
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GrannieAnnie
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August 18, 2007, 14:07 »
Perhaps we could try that on the local pigeon population!!!!!
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alan42
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August 18, 2007, 14:55 »
yep it works on pigeons to but they tend to fly as you aproach them but it is fun watching them go all over the place trying to get away.
alan
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slowef
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August 18, 2007, 16:57 »
Oh dear I think I started something here :?
How many ways to get a bird drunk, loads it seems and not naughty comments to that one either :oops:
I would love to see those elephants though Munty sounds hilarious
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meterman
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August 19, 2007, 12:12 »
Thanks for the replies and sorry for the delay dont get chance to come on as often as would like
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