Avocado

Anything in excess is a bad idea. I am pretty sure the skin and pit of an avacodo WILL cause illness. The meat? Probably not so much.

 

There might be more current information that I haven't seen, yet. Over the years, I've gotten the impression from parrot information, that they aren't absolutely sure what the toxic component is or why it's made some parrots ill and not others. Over the years, I've heard that the flesh nearest the pit and skin is more toxic. I've heard that different types/species of avocado are a problem and others are not so much of a problem. In parrot circles, the general advice is to avoid avocado all together, to be safe.

I haven't read anything about toxicity and dogs.

 

I'm gonna probably sound like an arse but my chickens eat avocado fairly reguarly. Like one a week. I can trust them with the pit/skin because they just hollow it out. It's quite funny because they hate the pit so much they'll peck around it until it's balanced precariously on a little toothpick sized piece of avocado right in the middle of the half. Ha. I don't let my parrots eat it but I've always just thought (ASSumed, I guess) chickens had hardier stomachs than my parrots.

My mother in law has avocado trees her chooks like to camp under. Nothing she could really do to stop them, they ate heaps. They had such shiny feathers and fat bodies!

 

I am just jealous ya'll have avocado trees!

 

All this avacado talk is making me miss living in Pasadena ;-(

 

I don't know much about the avocado feeding, except that it's poisonous to most animals.

 

Quote:With you on this one. Guess we are green with jealousy!!