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Woody

Well-known member

• Nov 14, 2003

• #1

Hi All,
Having done a little entertaining at the weekend I am left with some luxury dark Belgian chocolate which has been melted several times and resolidified. The question is, would the garden birds eat it? Or will I end up having to clear a brown soggy mess from the bird table?

Woody

 

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Elizabeth Bigg

Addicted member

• Nov 14, 2003

• #2

Woody said:

Hi All,
Having done a little entertaining at the weekend I am left with some luxury dark Belgian chocolate which has been melted several times and resolidified. The question is, would the garden birds eat it? Or will I end up having to clear a brown soggy mess from the bird table?

Woody

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Can you find a dish or bowl to put it in, and give the birds the option? ie hamster/cat/dog bowl - butter dish - there must be something in the kitchen cupboard, or how about a plant pot saucer?

 

seb_seb

Well-known member

• Nov 14, 2003

• #3

Not sure if you should be feeding them chocolate?

 

Woody

Well-known member

• Nov 15, 2003

• #4

seb_seb said:

Not sure if you should be feeding them chocolate?

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That's the question, is it OK? As far as I can see it should be fine-it's just sugar and fat after all, but I seem to remember reading somewhere that ordinary chocolate is poisonous to dogs(?) so I wondered about the birds.

Woody

 

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JaneGael

New member

• Nov 15, 2003

• #5

Never Feed ANY Animal Chocolate!

" *Do not feed birds any foods that contain chocolate. An ingredient of chocolate—theobromine—is toxic to birds just as it is to dogs and cats." Quote from Cornel University Ornithology http://birds.cornell.edu/pfw/AboutBirdsandFeeding/BirdFoods.htm
Quote is at the bottom of the page.

Chocolate is toxic to most animals. The same chemicals that make us feel good can be deadly if fed in large enough amounts. The thing is that amounts can vary between species and even between animals in the same species. You could have one animal eat a lot with no problem and his brother could get very ill on the same amount. The best thing to do is to be safe and eat all your chocolate yourself.

Here's another reference for you: http://tinyurl.com/v3da

Peace,
Jane

 

Woody

Well-known member

• Nov 17, 2003

• #6

Thanks Jane, the choccie went in the bin, although it nearly broke my heart!

Woody

 

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Elizabeth Bigg

Addicted member

• Nov 17, 2003

• #7

Woody said:

Thanks Jane, the choccie went in the bin, although it nearly broke my heart!

Woody

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I don't eat chocolate very often, though I do have the occasional bar. However I shall certainly remember this, as I do use it in cooking occasionally. Just think of the trouble you avoided for the birds, Woody and your heart will soon recover.