eating flowers

[Violet]

today bonney took her usual walk around the walled rose garden in our garden.(she cannot fly) , as i am always with her she has watched me picking and deadheading the blooms...today she decided to help and began picking the buds , for me....but then she decided these might be great to eat.

question...will she eat harmful (poisonous) plants???

she tried for the sweetpeas but i stoped her..the roses are not sprayed and are not near the road they are a small garden within a larger one...

[Uncle]

today bonney took her usual walk around the walled rose garden in our garden.(she cannot fly) , as i am always with her she has watched me picking and deadheading the blooms...today she decided to help and began picking the buds , for me....but then she decided these might be great to eat.

question...will she eat harmful (poisonous) plants???

she tried for the sweetpeas but i stoped her..the roses are not sprayed and are not near the road they are a small garden within a larger one...

She sure will.

Birds raised in the wild and that live in the wild learn from their parents and other birds in the flock what to eat and what not to eat. They pass this knowledged down from generation to generation.

Birds that are raised and live in captivity have no other birds to teach them what is good to eat and what is poisonous. So it is up to us to know EVERY poisonous plant and keep our birds away from them.

Some one might come along and give a link to safe and unsafe plants.

Rose petals are okay.

[Uncle]

Please tell us why Bonney can't fly.

[Patty, Linus and Co.]

You can google plants/trees toxic to birds and several lists will come up. I am so glad, Violet, that you have the good sense to ask questions! Good job!

[birdie]

Here's a link to a safe plants list.


http://www.fluffies.org/plants1.htm

[Violet]

uncle
bonney was given to a young boy for a bithday present, she somehow got an infection....she was never treated....my husband found her in a tiny cage very ill in his apartment...knowing my love of animals..bonney was eventually given to me..on deaths door ..cut a long story short...vet ..meds tlc ...wing surgically removed..oh my !!! tears at the moment...bird loved ..adored....healthy

[Uncle]

Violet my dear. That made me cry. I can't imagine how it tugs at your heart to share that with us.

I am glad you did share.

Give that Bonney girl extra hugs from all of us on Happy Birdy.

[Dot]

Violet, I could barely read that last post. I am the list wimp. I skip over stuff like that. What kind of bird is Bonnie? I know she is a too, but what kind?

And I just remembered that if you give me an initial, it is you I'll have send a private message to ask what the initials stand for. LOL

[Michelle and Fids]

Thank you for taking her in showing her life can be good. I have my own one winged bandit here.

[Dot]

Violet, are you from Australia or New Zealand? I seem to remember that from something. The reason I ask is that I have a cousin who lives in New Zealand. He is a musician and is popular there. Have you heard of Eric Johanson?

[Violet]

yes dot...nz yes i am aware of your cousin, bonney who was previously known as bones (a sick joke of the lad who owned her) is a major mitchell ..she is 5..I threatend the boys parents with the SPCA...if they did not tell me who the breader was . it was a shocked he, who helped with our baby's recovery..also we will ask for help latter to build a birdroom, as we are going to have to have my mother inlaws sulphur next year.

[Violet]

yes i am, nz and i am aware of your cousin, thanks dot..bonney is a major..5yrs ..found the breeder by threatening the boys parents with the authorities...he was shocked and helped save our little lady....we all thought she was a he..because she talks so clearly...she spoke to me the first time when she returned home from surgery" hello darling" was her first words and she has not stopped since.
I may need all your advise as we will have to bring my mother inlaws sulphur home next year , so we have to convert a room into a bird room and have no idea how to.
thanks all

[Violet]

trying again dot yes to both queries..bonney is 5 yr major...pleas tell where to post the rest of her story...also we will need advice to refurbish a room...need to house bonney and mother inlaws sulphur , next year...thank violet from nz

[Violet]

thanks to you all, I am ffrom nz..do not want sad storys to cloud the issue that could harm bonney..as I need advice from you all to benifit her not me..you all are sutch lovely people. I got this p.c for the sake of bonney..vvery new at it please forgive my mistakes

[Violet]

vry last try..yes dot to all your queries..bonney is 5yr m mitchell pleasecontact me for more details this is about 6th try..sorry...thanks to all ...will print list of safe plants

[Anne-Samantha's Mom]

I would love to hear more bout Bonney!

[birdie]

Violet~ thank you for taking care of Bonney and loving her. I would love to hear some more stories.

[too&me]

Hibiscus flowers are safe for her as well. Rose hips are good and they are high in vitamin C, you can also make a nice tea with with these flowers or even dried Rose hips to enjoy with your Bonny birdy.

[Dot]

yes dot...nz yes i am aware of your cousin, bonney who was previously known as bones (a sick joke of the lad who owned her) is a major mitchell ..she is 5..I threatend the boys parents with the SPCA...if they did not tell me who the breader was . it was a shocked he, who helped with our baby's recovery..also we will ask for help latter to build a birdroom, as we are going to have to have my mother inlaws sulphur next year.

He is actually my second cousin. He must be so talented. When he was still a teenager, Hollywood producers were asking him to write for movies. I don't know if he ever did it.

I love MMs. They are beautiful. Thank you for taking care of that sweet baby.

[Violet]

yes I am from n.z,,posted 4 times to reply don't know where they went , so trying again...I threatend the lads parents with the authoritys..found breeder....he helped with the recovery..he was shocked..the first words bonney spoke were when she came home from surgery "hello darling" and has never stopped..

[Violet]

yes i am from N>Z ..i thretend the boys parents...found breeder...a shocked, he, helped in the recovery.bonney spoke to me for the first time after surgery"hello darling" and has never stopped since, she is a major mitchell 5 yrs

[Dot]

yes I am from n.z,,posted 4 times to reply don't know where they went , so trying again...I threatend the lads parents with the authoritys..found breeder....he helped with the recovery..he was shocked..the first words bonney spoke were when she came home from surgery "hello darling" and has never stopped..

You are her darling! That is for sure.

And keep posting if you don't see it. I would try to help but I don't understand computers.

[Patty, Linus and Co.]

What a great person you are to bring a wound body and soul in from the cold.