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    Cuttlefish?

    Advice please!

    I've picked up a few cuttlefish from the beach and wondered if anyone has ever fed them to their chooks?
    i've had a bit a gooooogle and realise the absorbed salt could be an issue( didn't realise it can kill a chook!)...so, it's recommended they are soaked and the water is regularly changed.
    But...for how often and for how long?

    they have all the calcium they need from feed and oyster shells , but I thought this might be something different for them to play with.

    too much risk/faff for little gain?

    advice please!
    ta!
    "Nicos, Queen of Gooooogle" and... GYO's own Miss Marple

    Location....Normandy France
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    I use shop bought ones for my cockatiels. Apart from salt there's the possibility of other contamination.

    Found a couple of links.


    Cuttlefish bones? - The Parrot Society UK

    Is cuttlefish found on a beach safe for my birds? - Cage and Aviary Birds | Uncategorised
    Riddlesdown (S Croydon)

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    • #3
      Thanks Danny - so it's still a 'maybe/maybe not situation then' ?...even if scrubbed and soaked.

      I'm a an 'err on the side of caution' sort of person, so am still not convinced to give it a try without someone saying something like 'oh-we do it as a treat once a month' sort of thing


      I like the idea of putting them in the oven to kill off bacteria as we do with our eggshells though.....
      "Nicos, Queen of Gooooogle" and... GYO's own Miss Marple

      Location....Normandy France

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      • #4
        Hi Nicos
        I wouldn't, too many unknowns.
        Salt - chickens = dead, even though mine do have some bread very occasionally.
        Feed the soil, not the plants.
        (helps if you have cluckies)

        Man v Squirrels, pigeons & Ants
        Bob

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        • #5
          Why risk it?

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          • #6
            Originally posted by Nicos View Post
            I like the idea of putting them in the oven to kill off bacteria as we do with our eggshells though.....
            I did see a post where they said this stank the house out! Possibly permeated with rotten squid. Too much hassle.
            Riddlesdown (S Croydon)

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