Residual hormones?

[nofearengineer]

I have been reading a lot, and I see many of you give your greys egg shells as s supplement to meet their extra calcium needs. This got me to thinking.

I was always afraid to let Gandalf nibble on chicken, for fear of residual hormones given to chickens to make them grow. I'm not a food purist, by any means, as I know those hormones are unlikely to affect the human physiology. However, I worried that they would affect a parrot, given their (relative) similarity to chickens.

I guess the same would go for the egg shells, though I guess I could always suck it up and replace some of the eggs in my diet with free range organic eggs, and use those for food supplements.

Any thoughts on residual growth hormones in poultry products and their effect, if any, on parrots?

I'm trying sooo hard not to make any mistakes next time.

 

[Spiritbird]

I purchase organic everythng for my bird. That includes the chicken and eggs. If they are not certified organic I do not purchase them. Funny how much more careful we are with our birds diet than our own.

 

[Von1983]

I purchase organic everythng for my bird. That includes the chicken and eggs. If they are not certified organic I do not purchase them. Funny how much more careful we are with our birds diet than our own.

This is SO true!

I too do the same when I buy food for all of the pets and sort of "us" as an afterthought!

Always British, always fresh and always free range!

My poor husband has had to screech to a halt outside many a farm shop hehe.