My neighbor feeds the wild birds everyday with white bread, rolls etc.. Is this healthy for them?

8 Responses to My neighbor feeds the wild birds everyday with white bread, rolls etc.. Is this healthy for them?

1. Jessica M | February 27, 2012 at 6:17 am |

   hmmmmmmmm . . . . . what do YOU feed them?

   The breeder I bought my macaw from told me this.

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2. Rosi | March 4, 2012 at 12:19 am |

   I would think kinda, kinda not. Bread congests me if i eat too much of it. It could happen to the birds to. But i imagine it’s healthier than eating worms! LOL

   The breeder I bought my macaw from told me this.

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3. blueiichris | March 9, 2012 at 4:18 pm |

   i do the same,they keep coming back,so i would say yes.

   The breeder I bought my macaw from told me this.

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4. macca_fan63 | March 15, 2012 at 10:19 am |

   You’ll find that most parks and ponds where people feed the ducks have signs that say if you’re going to feed them anything, make it wholegrain bread. The white stuff isn’t good for them. So while it may be ideal to have a birdfeeder with seeds meant especially for birds or nothing at all and let them fend for themselves, the only kind of bread you should really give them is brown.

   Wildlife signs.

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5. underpaid | March 21, 2012 at 7:23 am |

   At a local nature park there are signs everyware that say not to feed the ducks and geese bread or rolls.

   This guy here is a bird watcher and he says;
   “3. Feeding birds lots of stale bread. The birds may seem to love your stale bread, but bread to a hungry bird is like popcorn is to a hungry human: Lots of filler, but no real nutritional value. Bread also attracts mostly starlings and house sparrows. Solution: Offer apples, oranges, meat scraps, rendered suet, mealworms, or other nutritional foods instead.”
   http://www.birdwatchersdigest.com/site/backyard_birds/top_ten/bill_top_10_wi_mis.aspx

   But then again what my neighbor does is his or her business as long as it does not endanger my family, so . . .

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6. JenE | March 26, 2012 at 6:25 pm |

   Bread, contrary to popular belief is extremely bad for birds. Bread has no nutritional value for humans or birds. The reason why they might be eating it is, the natural food in your area might be low and they have resorted to the bread. Talk to your neighbor and see if she will stop.

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7. Brenda L | April 1, 2012 at 10:26 am |

   It probaby is but try checking the interent to search to see if it is healthy right away .

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8. Strigidae | April 7, 2012 at 3:24 am |

   Our neighbor does the same thing. It attracts the skunks — lucky though, we haven’t seen rats.
   Overall, bread is not good for birds, she’d be doing them a healthful favor by switching to bird seed, suit, and fruits.
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