Are any of these beans harmful for my Dexter?

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I bought a bean soup mix, which will be soaked overnight and cooked before going into my chop, but I'm not positive if it has any beans in it that are harmful to birds. I think they are all OK, but wanted to check one last time with the experts before using it.

Here's the list:
Black eyed peas
Pink beans
Lentils
Great northern beans
Lima beans (baby and large)
Pinto beans
Green split peas
Yellow split peas
Light red kidney beans
Black beans
Small red beans
Small white beans
Dark red kidney beans
Garbanzo beans
Red lentils
Cranberry beans
Yellow eye peas
Pearl barley
Green whole peas

Thanks!
 

ZephyrFly

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As I know, all lentils should be safe but I thought all beans were OK after washing and cooking
 
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Thank you. I thought so, but in the back of my mind I seem to remember reading something about black beans being bad for birds. So, I kept trying to find whatever article or blog post I may have read in and can't find it - so maybe I imagined it?
 
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Thanks! I soaked the bean mix overnight and simmered for 2 hours, then rinsed. I haven't fed any to Dexter yet because I need a couple more ingredients before I'm ready to make up my mix. I figured if I found out the beans were not OK, I would just eat them myself.

BTW - my husband thinks I have completely gone off the deep end with Dexter's food. I'm sure he expected to open a box of bird seed and fill his dish daily. Thankfully, I knew quite well what I was getting into.
 

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Wendy, how does this apply to beans to be used in sprouting?
 

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