FAVA beans- safe or not ?

[Boysmom]

Are FAVA beans raw safe for our parrots to eat ?

 

[MarciaLove]

i think all beans need to be cooked to be safe?? and Fava arent safe i know that

 

[Betrisher]

Oh, I dunno... served with a nice chianti...?

 

[Boysmom]

well what if I dumbly fed them raw to my birds ? I shelled them out of the pods and gave each bird 4 beans with their mash. Should I be freaking out ? It was over 2 and a half hours ago and they both seem fine for now.

 

[faeryphoebe1]

Betrisher^ Bwahaha! I was thinking "Hanibal Lector" as well.

Boysmom, hopefully someone will come along to help. Sorry, I don't know what you should do next.

 

[Mike17]

There's no reason why faba beans couldn't be fed to birds although it's preferable they be cooked, not for safety but digesibility (and, perhaps, taste and texture).

 

[Boysmom]

well both girls are perfectly fine this morning and poops look normal, so it seems I dodged a bullet with this one. Next time I get the brainy idea to feed them something new, I will research it first !