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I don't know the english name for this, but here we call it "Bimi" , my gouldians like it but I don't know whether it's good or bad:

That looks like broccoli to me, I chop up a bit with other veggies and boiled egg for the birds.

looks like home-grown brocco to me too - so it should be fine

I actually reckon it's broccolini- you know, the "posh" broccoli.
Yes, it's fine to feed to the birds- just make sure it is well washed.

It's not only safe but for me it's almost essential for birds like red siskins. Mine go crazy over it (and normal broccoli), as well as endive, particularly when they're breeding.

It's fine to use it's a hybrid crossed between Broccoli and Chinese Kale You can finely chop young leaves as well and feed to your birds a little to start until the gut flora get established.

Want to read more about Bimi - it even has its own website: www.bimi.eu.com

So it comes from Africa I always thought it was Chinese learn something new every day

Don't forget it was a European post and European website. It's a fairly new vegetable and it is supplied from Africa at this time of the year.

well, I'm glad it's OK because they like it much better than brocoli!
my gouldians, like craigvdl 's, like endivia and this bimi (or brocolini)
I don't chop it. I hang it from a cage's side or next to the spray millet. For some reason they prefer to eat things that "hang" rather than those chopped and placed in a dish.