I was just roasting some chestnuts.. YUMMY.. and hot cocoa!! woo hoo, a slammin 23 year old bachelors night!!

anyways.....

my question is can a bird eat one? I feel like I should know this, but I dont.... anybody know?

chestnuts roasting on an open fire.....sorry..had to sing. The answer? beats the heck outta me! Id like to know myself. My fids are bored with the $12.00 a lb stuff I give them now.

I have never read anything around a concern with offering your fids roasted chestnuts. The hot coco, NOT!

LOL... no, no.... I fill another mug with water when I'm drinking cofee or hot cocoa to try to distract them from what I'm drinkin...

hmmm... mabe next time I'll let them try a chestnut. you think raw and shelled, or roasted?

allright, allright, actually, I do it in the oven... but that just didnt seem to flow with the song the same way

sounds like it could be fun.

Did a little reading about Chestnuts. This should be helpful for everyone;

Chestnuts have the lowest fat content of all major nuts (only 4-6%). Parrots enjoy them raw and can be fed in the fall when they become available. Cut them in halves to be sure that they are not moldy inside, and serve.

If you want to cook them, use a sharp knife to make a half-inch slash on the flat side of the chestnut and roast in a 400°F oven for about ten minutes and cool before offering to birds.

To microwave chestnuts, make a small slash in each nut, arrange in a single layer in a shallow dish, and microwave up to a half pound for six minutes on high, or a pound for eight minutes. If you fail to make a cut in the chestnuts, they will explode in a microwave oven.

They spoil quickly after harvest, so they should be refrigerated and used quickly.

Chestnuts contain a record low 70 calories per ounce. They contain one gram of protein per ounce.

THANK YOU KAREN!!!

YOU ROCK!!

Sounds like your night was as fun as mine Josh. You gave me a great idea though. Next time we light the fire pit (if it ever gets cold enough down here) I think i'll give nuts a try...the popcorn didn't do so well but the kids loved seeing it fly all over the place.