"JennyC" wrote in message
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"Mike Lyle" wrote in message
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Josie wrote:
Message from ex WGS Hamm [...]
Bead will swell and fill a baby's crop so
that it won't beg for the food it really needs to survive.

Again, I'd be interested in your sources.

Josie, this is important, so let's not get into one of those
tit-for-tat things. Have a look at the RSPB's advice at:


http://www.rspb.org.uk/gardens/whaty...en_to_feed.asp


Interesting, but I could not find any info on bacon rind (Original post)
Jenny



From http://www.rspb.org.uk/birds/advice/...irds/index.asp

"There is a lot of debate about the suitability of bacon rind, since much of
it is salted during the curing process. As long as you can be sure the bacon
is not salty it can be put on the bird table. Since bacon can be too tough
for many birds to tackle, chopping it finely will allow a wider variety of
birds to benefit."

Further, if you do a 'Google' on "bacon rind" and bird feeding, you will get
hundreds of hits, many of the sites on the first couple of pages
recommending the feeding of bacon rind. HTH.