Can my Muscovy eat spinach

[Krystalkate]

can my Muscovy eat spinach someone told me not to but she loves it and goes for only that when I make them breaky!

 

[casportpony]

In moderation it's okay.

 

[chickens really]

I never feed Spinach to any poultry..Why Feed Spinach when other veggies are available?

 

[shawluvsbirds]

I've read that spinach binds to calcium which can result in soft shelled eggs in poultry and that is why they say not to feed it. That being said. . I still give mine some on rare occasions when I have it simply because they absolutely love it. I wouldn't give it to them daily or anything, or if I had one that was already laying soft shells.

 

[casportpony]

I've read that spinach binds to calcium which can result in soft shelled eggs in poultry and that is why they say not to feed it. That being said. . I still give mine some on rare occasions when I have it simply because they absolutely love it. I wouldn't give it to them daily or anything, or if I had one that was already laying soft shells.

I do the same with mine.

 

[TSOWOATNKC]

Spinach absolutely doesn’t deplete calcium in the body or other food. Spinach actually has a fair amount of calcium but it isn’t bioavailabile because of oxalic acid.

Spinach is fine as long as you aren’t trying to use it for calcium.

 

[shawluvsbirds]

Spinach absolutely doesn’t deplete calcium in the body or other food. Spinach actually has a fair amount of calcium but it isn’t bioavailabile because of oxalic acid.

Spinach is fine as long as you aren’t trying to use it for calcium.

From what I've read. . don't know the science behind it. . the oxalic acid in the spinach is what prevents calcium from being absorbed into the system. Not that the spinach itself depletes calcium. Just prevents it from being absorbed. ?

 

[TSOWOATNKC]

From what I've read. . don't know the science behind it. . the oxalic acid in the spinach is what prevents calcium from being absorbed into the system. Not that the spinach itself depletes calcium. Just prevents it from being absorbed. ?

The calcium in the spinach itself and ONLY the calcium in the spinach is essentially nullified. The calcium in any other food/drink consumption is entirely unaffected.

 

[casportpony]

From what I've read. . don't know the science behind it. . the oxalic acid in the spinach is what prevents calcium from being absorbed into the system. Not that the spinach itself depletes calcium. Just prevents it from being absorbed. ?

That's what I understand too.

 

[casportpony]

he calcium in any other food/drink consumption is entirely unaffected.

Wouldn't the oxalic acid in the spinach keep other calcium taken at the same time from being absorbed?