Fresh Cherries

[Kiwibird]

This is a cherry stoner (aka pitter):

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Makes pitting them MUCH easier

 

[Christinenc2000]

This is a cherry stoner (aka pitter):

Amazon.com: Norpro 5119 Cherry and Olive Pitter: Cherry Pitter Machine: Kitchen & Dining

Makes pitting them MUCH easier

I have to get one of those lol. I just took a knife cut in half and removed the pit

 

[Kiwibird]

This is a cherry stoner (aka pitter):

Amazon.com: Norpro 5119 Cherry and Olive Pitter: Cherry Pitter Machine: Kitchen & Dining

Makes pitting them MUCH easier

I have to get one of those lol. I just took a knife cut in half and removed the pit

Keep your eyes peeled at the goodwill. You can usually find them for around a buck. Or they have them at most home/kitchen stores (and online)

 

[Christinenc2000]

Good Idea thanks. I have to stop there on the way home today or tomorrow depends on my time. BB needs some new toys to destroy LOL

 

[jordan.D]

So, I am a Chemist (scientist) and as a Parrot person I find this topic rather interesting and as I was reading I saw the people talking about cynaide in apricot seed (and stone fruit in general), this cyanide is actually a part of Vitamin B-17 and the cool thing about it is it's not activated (the molecule isnt) and generally only activates in certain cells...namely cancerous ones. So this thing about stone fruit seeds being bad is just a part of a misinformation campaign. It is generally not harmful for bird to have a chew on stone fruit seeds. It's a half-truth.

 

[henpecked]

Thank you for the scientists perspective. Personally, i appreciate the informed insight into many common myths. However, many of us live with our parrots longer than our kids or even wives, lol. We tend to err on the side of caution. It's not a big deal to pit their cherries. I'm from thev school of thought that too much of any thing is bad and variety is best.

 

[Christinenc2000]

Watermelon is the fruit of the week now

 

[jordan.D]

I wasnt suggesting that you not be cautious or that you feed the bird an over abundance of one thing, I was merely aiming to dissolve the misconception. Of course too much of one thing is not good, a highly varied diet is best, but one thing I will state is that you should be more worried about things like moulds/fungus that grow on your birds food (that exude highly dangerous toxic chemicals) and the pesticides on fruits and veges...which in my view are a fair more immediate danger

 

[Christinenc2000]

I was just posting what he is trying this week. I did not have him last year when all these fruit were fresh . So its kinda new .