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Mouldy bread and compost heaps.
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Mouldy bread and compost heaps.
Nick Maclaren wrote:
In article , Essjay001 wrote: Kay Easton wrote: and it may attract rats the rat ain't been born that can find its way into my compost bin whatever I put in it. Old concrete coal bunker with cast iron shutter! Hmm. I suggest reading H.G. Wells "The Food of the Gods" and then thinking about Monsanto :-) Hmmmmmmmm I think not. |
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Mouldy bread and compost heaps.
"dommy" wrote in message s.com... Thanks for the replies everyone, very kind and helpful of you all. I have a loaf of mouldy bread, think ill break it up and chuck it in. -- dommy ------------------------------------------------------------------------ posted via www.GardenBanter.co.uk You could do, or you could crumble it and leave it out for the small birds, they'll thank you by eating any baddies in your garden too :-) |
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In article , "shannie" writes: | "dommy" wrote in message | s.com... | Thanks for the replies everyone, very kind and helpful of you all. I | have a loaf of mouldy bread, think ill break it up and chuck it in. | | You could do, or you could crumble it and leave it out for the small birds, | they'll thank you by eating any baddies in your garden too :-) Er, no. Bread (white bread, in particular) can be harmful to most birds, because it forms a solid lump. Also, insect eating birds either won't eat it, or will be very likely to be harmed by it. Also, most birds that are not scavengers are fairly sensitive to rotting food, and may be harmed by that. We are scavengers (like rats) and can eat a lot of things that even other mammals can't. Regards, Nick Maclaren. |
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Mouldy bread and compost heaps.
In article , "shannie" writes: | "dommy" wrote in message | s.com... | Thanks for the replies everyone, very kind and helpful of you all. I | have a loaf of mouldy bread, think ill break it up and chuck it in. | | You could do, or you could crumble it and leave it out for the small birds, | they'll thank you by eating any baddies in your garden too :-) Er, no. Bread (white bread, in particular) can be harmful to most birds, because it forms a solid lump. Also, insect eating birds either won't eat it, or will be very likely to be harmed by it. Also, most birds that are not scavengers are fairly sensitive to rotting food, and may be harmed by that. We are scavengers (like rats) and can eat a lot of things that even other mammals can't. Regards, Nick Maclaren. |
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Mouldy bread and compost heaps.
Nick Maclaren wrote:
In article , "shannie" writes: "dommy" wrote in message s.com... Thanks for the replies everyone, very kind and helpful of you all. I have a loaf of mouldy bread, think ill break it up and chuck it in. You could do, or you could crumble it and leave it out for the small birds, they'll thank you by eating any baddies in your garden too :-) Er, no. Bread (white bread, in particular) can be harmful to most birds, because it forms a solid lump. Also, insect eating birds either won't eat it, or will be very likely to be harmed by it. Also, most birds that are not scavengers are fairly sensitive to rotting food, and may be harmed by that. We are scavengers (like rats) and can eat a lot of things that even other mammals can't. I take the view that birds have lived long enough to decide for themselves what they fancy and what they do not - and do not need well meaning human theoretical dieticians deciding on their behalf what they 'should' eat and what they shoudn't. Moulds are naturally occurring organisms. Birds will come across mouldy grain, etc., in their natural search for food. They will know whether it is OK or not. Certainly some species will reject it of their own accord. When we human 'do-gooders' place food out for the wildlife, we are not forcing it down their throats. We are giving them an option. Take it or leave it. -- ned |
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Mouldy bread and compost heaps.
-- Shan (Ireland) http://ukdiscus.com/main.htm "Nick Maclaren" wrote in message ... In article , "shannie" writes: | "dommy" wrote in message | s.com... | Thanks for the replies everyone, very kind and helpful of you all. I | have a loaf of mouldy bread, think ill break it up and chuck it in. | | You could do, or you could crumble it and leave it out for the small birds, | they'll thank you by eating any baddies in your garden too :-) Er, no. Bread (white bread, in particular) can be harmful to most birds, because it forms a solid lump. Also, insect eating birds either won't eat it, or will be very likely to be harmed by it. ahhh...this I didn't know, you live and learn If my gang ever actually leave any bread long enough for it to either go stale or mouldy, unlikely with teenagers, onto the compost heap it'll go thanks nick. Also, most birds that are not scavengers are fairly sensitive to rotting food, and may be harmed by that. We are scavengers (like rats) and can eat a lot of things that even other mammals can't. Regards, Nick Maclaren. |
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