nika
Foraging Degu
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Post by nika on Aug 20, 2019 11:40:50 GMT
Safe? I’m out foraging now, and I know hedgerow bindweed is fine but can’t find any info on this one. I have a few things I keep running across that I keep meaning to ask but I’m really trying not to blow up the board! (Sorry!)
Shortstalk false bindweed calystegia silvatica
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Post by moletteuk on Aug 20, 2019 11:54:16 GMT
Ask away! I can't find anything specific for Calystegia silvatica, but I would give it a try since Calystegia sepium has no problems at all and my goos really liked it. What are your goos like for doing their own safety tests? Mine were pretty good at tasting a small amount and then waiting and then eating a bit more the next day. I would recommend you offer small amounts in this way with new things anyway.
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nika
Foraging Degu
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Post by nika on Aug 28, 2019 9:47:33 GMT
I’ve got a couple things I’ve found that I can’t find reference to regarding degu consumption:
Blinks AKA Montia Fontana Sticky chickweed AKA Cerastium Glomeratum Yellow loosestrife AKA Lysimachia Punctata
Please and thank you 😊
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Post by moletteuk on Aug 28, 2019 10:26:30 GMT
I can't find anything degu specific about Blinks (Montia fontana), it is edible to humans but seems to contain oxalates so stick to fresh growth and smallish quantities and try cautiously. Cerastium glomeratum and Cerastium fontanum, the two commmonly found Mouse-ears are both fine. I can't find anything degu specific about Lysimachia punctata but it appears there is enough toxic stuff present to make it unpalatable to grazing animals, so I would avoid that one.
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nika
Foraging Degu
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Post by nika on Sept 11, 2019 16:22:49 GMT
Is coreopsis tinctoria (a tickseed) flowers safe? Please and thank you
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Post by moletteuk on Sept 12, 2019 10:42:53 GMT
I can't find much about it, it doesn't appear to be toxic but I can't find anything more than that.
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nika
Foraging Degu
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Post by nika on Apr 20, 2020 0:41:51 GMT
Long time no see I’ve started the spring foraging, and I’ve located a bunch of gooseberry. Is any part of this plant safe for degus?
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Post by moletteuk on Apr 20, 2020 9:16:42 GMT
It's not mentioned specifically on any degu site. It's not in my toxic plant book but the internet mentions it is toxic to birds due to cyanide content but states amounts of cyanide contained are not known. You could try a couple of leaves very carefully if you wanted but stick to small amounts anyway.
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Post by bouncy on Apr 20, 2020 11:58:56 GMT
I've had a Google of the German sites - gooseberry plants (leaves) are fine for goos. Obviously, not the fruit. As with anything new, introduce in small quantities.
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Post by moletteuk on Apr 20, 2020 17:07:32 GMT
which site did you find a reference on, bouncy ? I didn't find anything on deforum.de and degupedia wasn't working for me. ...thinking about it...I think I only searched the latin name on the forum.
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Post by bouncy on Apr 20, 2020 18:25:24 GMT
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Post by moletteuk on Apr 20, 2020 19:10:15 GMT
Thanks, I forgot about the degupedia forum. And it's OK, I know some german, although admittedly I would definitely need a dictionary for gooseberry!
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Post by bouncy on Apr 20, 2020 19:43:15 GMT
For next time - Stachelbeere
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nika
Foraging Degu
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Post by nika on Apr 21, 2020 2:50:39 GMT
Thank youse so much I did an internet search, and sometimes I get lucky and can decipher enough that I can determine the safety of whatever forage, especially when the forage is listed in the form of a chart lol. This time no such luck. Anyways, I’ll make sure to introduce slowly, thank you!
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Post by bouncy on May 7, 2020 22:20:35 GMT
My goos have been getting (and wolfing) a lot of fresh stuff this year. It's going well, and I have particular flowers/plants growing for them on top of the tubs that have my spuds in.
Question - is honeysuckle safe? I've got one in my garden, it always flowers, and it's due a prune this year. Waste not, want not!
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Post by moletteuk on May 8, 2020 10:51:09 GMT
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Post by bouncy on May 8, 2020 12:09:53 GMT
Hmmmmmm thanks moletteuk, think I'll play it safe and not try it!
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nika
Foraging Degu
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Post by nika on May 11, 2020 12:12:06 GMT
Hiya, it’s me again. The foraging this time of year is amazing and I’m finding loads of new things.
I’ve identified grape anemone - Eriocapitella vitifolia - I believe it’s part of the order as buttercups. From what I can ascertain, that means it’s edible but only well dried.
I just want to make sure that is the case and it’s safe for them before I fill up my dehydrator with tons of the flowers today.
Thank you!
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Post by moletteuk on May 11, 2020 15:14:23 GMT
Hi Nika This doesn't occur wild in Britain? The common wild woodland anemone which is out now is Anemone nemorosa.
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nika
Foraging Degu
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Post by nika on May 11, 2020 16:06:54 GMT
Okay... it’s the one plant I’ve had trouble identifying and I can’t post a picture!
It smells like a rose but with a cinnamon undertone. It appears to have 5 petals but in actuality, the petals aren’t separate if that makes sense, there’s indents where the petal would split into separate petals. It doesn’t grow like a rose and has rough small leaves that have several lobes. It grows quite tall, the bush near me is probably nearly 2m tall. The flowers open until they are fully flat and the centre is bright yellow.
Unless you know what it is by my description, I’ll keen trying to figure it out. They smell *amazing* though and I want to eat them 🙈
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