On Nov 19, 2007, at 3:58 PM, pjgumbo at aol.com wrote:

> I have enjoyed the posts on this snowballing topic and can second the
> comments on efficacy of the WBU wire-torus peanut cage.? For some
> reason, the crows regard it quizzically but rarely if ever attempt to
> mount it.? Jays can empty it in a matter of hours on a good day.
>
> I received strongly anti-salt advice a month or so back when I sought
> input on economical bulk peanut sources.? Interesting to read posts
> mulling over this aspect.? My instinct is that unsalted is probably
> wisest.
>
> However, the earlier respondents drew my attention to another
> important aspect of this that I think was shared off-line but ought to
> be a part of this thread.? I gather that peanuts as well as some other
> leguminous products that could conceivably be considered bird
> feedstock have some component in the raw state that is at least a
> potential modest toxicant for the feathered ones.? However the science
> shakes out on salt, roasting is supposedly mandatory.? I don't have
> this multiply sourced, but it seems pretty credible.
>
> paul johanson
> pjgumbo at aol.com
> North Beach (N. Ballard), Seattle
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