Compost Question

[Bex]

Hi Guys, wishing you all a Happy New Year!

Can I put the contents of the budgie cage (poo, old seed, millet stalks and sandpaper) on the compost heap, I know I can do this with the rabbit cage but just wondered about the budgie.

Thanks!

[nick the grief]

Not sure about the sandpaper - depends on the sort of glue I guess but the rest would be OK. Some of the seed might start to sprout but it should be OK.

p.s. Don't put the Budgie in it though

[rustylady]

Don't see why not, as for the glue on the sandpaper, it can't be toxic or they wouldn't sell it for budgie cages, would they? I would either tear it into smallish bits or shred it, though. As for sprouting seeds, I get them all the time on the lawn from the bird feeders, they are easy to pull up

[Bex]

Thanks Nick, I think I'll leave the sandpaper out but put the rest in.

[Benacre]

Lay the sandpaper in your runner bean or sweet pea trench and add Budgie turds on top and add compost.

[seasprout]

Please dont put the Budgie on the compost heap, it will just fly away.

[Snadger]

By all means put it on the compost heap but you'll will have to keep an eye out for the Police!

Hemp used to be used in budgie seed and I can remember being at my Uncle's when I was a kid and seeing strange plants emanate from where my Gran had tipped the bird cage droppings!
I didn't know what they were then, but I know now that it resembled marujana!

They have probably changed the mixture of seeds so hopefully it will be ok!

[nick the grief]

Oh no they haven't snadger What do you think I make the tea with

[Snadger]

Just thought of something.....Thats probably how the saying came about "TRILL makes budgies bounce with health" Lol

[Benacre]

The Hemp seed grown or contained with Budgie and Bird seed is not the variety you can smoke. It is the variety grown commercialy for Rope or plumbing materials.
benacre

[Alison]

The Hemp seed grown or contained with Budgie and Bird seed is not the variety you can smoke. It is the variety grown commercialy for Rope or plumbing materials.
benacre

That makes it sound like you've tried - to make a rope, obviously!

[Benacre]

I have a botany degree so I can talk from experience in field trials, The Smoking Hemp is almost tropical hence the greenhouse growing techniques undertaken by growers. The Rope Hemp grows outside with no problem whatsoever.
Benacre