Popcorn?

[kellywess]

We had a popcorn scare two years ago, Blue Crown Conure got kernel shell logged in her throat. Be careful, when I give my fids popcorn, I make sure its just the fluffy part.

[dubge]

Originally Posted by kellywess

We had a popcorn scare two years ago, Blue Crown Conure got kernel shell logged in her throat. Be careful, when I give my fids popcorn, I make sure its just the fluffy part.

Wow that is scary, what did you do? Did it come out on its own?

[shadowhywind]

Originally Posted by my-africangrey-echo

Actually it is. Birds are lactose intolerant. When I give Echo popcorn I use an air popper without any butter salt or anything..

Birds are lactose intolerant? do you have any links for that, i would love to read more information about that. The reason why i ask is, my tiel loves popcorn (movie theatre flavor, just about 5 pieces). But every time i make strawberry or banana flavored milk, or when he gets to close to my bowl of cereal, he'll start drinking my milk, and never had a problem.

[my-africangrey-echo]

Here is a link for you shadowhywind.

Birds should not be fed Several things including milk unless given very small amounts. I just don't do it at all.

Why give them something that can give them diarrhea they already poop enough.

[SisterBlue]

I'm pretty sure that the "butter" on most popcorn is just flavored oil, and not actual butter, therefore no lactose (does real butter even contain lactose?)

-SB

[huntress]

Air popper - No Oil. No Butter. AND That artificial Butter flavor stuff on micro pop corn is nasty stuff. NOT good for people either. Air popper cheap now, under $20. We mix pop corn in all our Large bird mixes.

[hollyhawkz]

I agree... no extra butter/oil or salt. You can buy it popped from pet store- it's Lafabers brand, enriched with vitamins and everything! We keep it around just to give it to Wawa when we are eating ours. He thinks it's all the same.

[Koki]

I use an air popper as well. There's no addititves, oils, butter, or salt.