When I had my parakeets I sprouted their seed for them. In the process, articles came up about sprouting feed for chickens (in 5 gallon buckets, a ridiculous size when all you have a 3 tiny birds! 
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So, questions:
1) aside from barley and oats, how about wild bird seed? I know the mixes usually contain seeds no bird likes. It has been a while, I think sprouting made them more enjoyable. It's been a few years, I think I sprouted those for my parakeets as well. It was never more than a treat, something additional, to keep life entertaining in the cage.
2) Legumes. As I understand there are (at least) 2 classes of them: Old world and new world. Peas can be consumed raw by humans with no ill effect. Green beans should be at least blanched. I guess that holds true for sprouts?
3)I think Amaranth was said to be not good for budgies unless cooked. Does it need to be processed for chickens as well?
) So, questions:
1) aside from barley and oats, how about wild bird seed? I know the mixes usually contain seeds no bird likes. It has been a while, I think sprouting made them more enjoyable. It's been a few years, I think I sprouted those for my parakeets as well. It was never more than a treat, something additional, to keep life entertaining in the cage.
2) Legumes. As I understand there are (at least) 2 classes of them: Old world and new world. Peas can be consumed raw by humans with no ill effect. Green beans should be at least blanched. I guess that holds true for sprouts?
3)I think Amaranth was said to be not good for budgies unless cooked. Does it need to be processed for chickens as well?
