How do pigeons eat purslane?

In captivity, stir it into corn and feed it.

Portulaca oleracea (also known as melon seeds) grows very vigorously. It has only rained a few times, and it has grown into a plant with scattered yellow flowers in an instant. It is very watery and appetizing. We locals have long said that washing its stems and leaves and boiling water with brown sugar have a miraculous effect on treating red and white dysentery. Even if you eat it as a wild vegetable, it is beneficial to be sweet and salty on weekdays.

Portulaca oleracea grows rapidly, and it is easy to get as long as it is not afraid of trouble, and sometimes it can be bought in the vegetable market. Feed it once or twice a week. Pigeons especially like it. Portulaca oleracea can be washed and cut into sorghum grain size, hot and sunny. Eating it is really refreshing and healthy for pigeons, good for the stomach and beautiful feathers. This may be due to the slight acidity of purslane and its unique trace elements. If you feed them regularly, you will find that pigeons have a big appetite and are really disease-free.

Portulaca oleracea is a wild vegetable that pigeon lovers in rural areas are very familiar with. It is millet with creeping stems, small obovate leaves and small yellow flowers. Its stems and leaves can be used as medicine. Strong vitality, fields can be seen everywhere, so it is also called Changshou Mine. In the past, there was a shortage of doctors and medicines in the countryside. Portulaca oleracea has cured many patients with intestinal diseases, especially viral dysentery. In a blink of an eye, decades have passed, and popular folk remedies have long been ignored, but they have played an important role in my pigeon breeding career.

1. In the process of collecting Portulaca oleracea, it should be as far away from vegetable fields as possible to avoid collecting Portulaca oleracea contaminated by pesticides, which will lead to serious consequences.

2. Never pick near poultry and livestock farms, especially away from chicken farms, to avoid introducing viruses and germs.

3. It is better to eat fresh purslane picked in summer and autumn, but rinse the water on the dried purslane with clear water before feeding, so as not to pollute the ground when feeding.

4. It is best to pick and dry the spare purslane after autumn. At this time, Portulaca oleracea grows mature and has high yield. Pay attention to the local weather forecast before drying to avoid collecting or drying in rainy weather, so as to avoid moldy and deterioration of purslane.