While I would LOVE to have my birds running around the yard there are WAY to many hawks here. My situation is with confined birds so they eat what I bring them.....no choices sadly.
I DO give kitchen scraps......just definitely nothing spoiled, processed, heavily seasoned or dairy.
Sure wish...
I suppose that is where the OP could have been clearer.
Whether the "food" is being put in a dish and served to confined birds.....thereby limiting choices.....or if it is going to a compost pile the birds pick through having a much broader choice.
I would NEVER EVER feed spoiled, moldy, rotting anything to the birds.
The risk of botulism is not worth it at all.
I go by the thought that if it is not fresh enough for me it is not fresh enough for them.
That said many kitchen scraps are fine like.....
Cucumber peels, squash ends...