Organic Food Isnt for the Birds
As well know, organic food is the healthy alternative to conventionally grown or raised food. People who make the switch get paid dividends in better health over their lifetime. But what about other animals? We recently talked about organic food and products are a good idea to give your pets but apparently at least for the birds they don’t agree. A three year study from Newcastle University found that wild birds, when given a choice will pick non-organic bird seed over organic seed.
No Organic Food for Me!
Researches think it may because chemical fertilizers make the non-organic food appear to be richer in protein then their natural alternatives. The scientists set up side by side bird feeders in over 30 locations across England and monitored the birds behavior when they came to eat. Apparently even after swapping the position of the two feeders made no difference as to eliminate the possibility that the choice was being made by location.
So birds don’t like to be healthy. I think ill keep putting organic feed in my feeder as I still force my son to eat his organic broccoli no matter how much he says he doesn’t like it.
