Re: Popcorn?

"matt weber" <mattheww50@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> On Tue, 27 Dec 2005 15:07:02 -0500, "David G Fisher" <davegf@xxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
>
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> Chocolate contains several drugs (theobromine, caffeine, tyramine and
> phenylethylamine) that are pharmacologically active stimulants) that
> are suspected of being dangerous to birds. The actual evidence of
> toxicity in birds however is notably accident.
>
> As the late Dr. TJ Lafeber told me in the 1970's, if it is good for
> you to eat, it is probably good for the bird as well....
>
> Everything in moderation.
>>
>>Dave
>>


You come up with some good ones, but this one beats your comment about the
diet of Hyacinth Macaws not being Palm nuts. Chocolate is poison to many
animals. The problem is the Theobromine. It's not a drug, it's part of the
plant they make chocolate from. The darker the chocolate the higher the
amount it contains. It's what gives chocolate that "chocolate" flavor. Yes
it will kill, how much it would take would depend on the bird, the type of
chocolate, and the stupidity of the person willing to try to feed it to the
bird.
Now Avocado is open to debate. I have read some reports of people saying
there was nothing wrong with it, and that birds could eat the meat of the
avocado. The reports said they could find nothing in it harmful. One I read
speculated that the problem, if there ever was one may have come from the
seed or the skin. Since I do not feel like experimenting on my birds I don't
offer them avocado or chocolate.
--
"Everything in excess! To enjoy the flavor of life, take big bites.
Moderation is for monks."
[Lazarus Long]


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