Need a few opinions...

[Tiffany]

Okay a little backstory first:

Everyday when I change the seed dishes, I put the old seed into a container. When the container gets full, I toss the old seeds into my front yard for the wild birds. Now some of the seeds have sprouted in my front yard. Does anyone think that there would be a problem in feeding the sprouted stuff to my tiels? I don't plant so there are no chemicals or anything in my yard. Any answers will be appreciated.

[tielfan]

I don't recommend it. The sprouts are growing in a place where wild birds congregate to eat leftover seed, so there'll be a lot of bird poop there and it might carry diseases. Sprouts are very nutritious and great for your birds, but I think you'd be safer with indoor sprouting.

[ndeben]

NO, you could be bringing in molds. If you want to feed sprouts, by new and follow instructions on sprouters.

[Icednova625]

I agree with the above posters, I wouldn't feed them either..Too much of a risk

[huntress]

NOPE NO No nooooo. Not from the ground. Parasites run rampant in moist environments like that outdoors. This is why some even use a little GSE when they make sprouts indoors to stop fungus from growing.

[Monica]

I've fed these "thrown out plants" to my birds before... they all loved it! Can't say I saw any issues with feeding it.... heck, I'd figure that fresh tree branches would be worse, yet most of my birds love those, too!