They store the semi ground meat bits in their crops, where a chemical pre-digestion occurs. The shells are discarded.Do they chew the nuts well to avoid digestive issues?
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They store the semi ground meat bits in their crops, where a chemical pre-digestion occurs. The shells are discarded.Do they chew the nuts well to avoid digestive issues?
They store the semi ground meat bits in their crops, where a chemical pre-digestion occurs. The shells are discarded.
We have a lot of black walnut trees..the birds hate them. English walnuts and almonds do badly here. Trying to grow some pecans and hazlenuts.Can they grow any of the nuts that you require locally? A walnut tree on the property would be handy.

(grooooan)A group of chess enthusiasts checked into a hotel and were standing in the lobby discussing their recent tournament victories. After about an hour, the manager came out of the office and asked them to disperse.
“But why?” they asked, as they moved off. “Because”, he said, “I can’t stand chess-nuts boasting in an open foyer.”![]()


A "Court Jester" was warned to 'knock it off' with the puns, but couldn't stop himself. The King ordered that he be thrown into the dungeon 'til he came up with a pun for his situation. When the King asked him if he'd come up with something, the Jester replied "o-pun the door".My puns drive people nuts, this is usually when I bolt away.![]()
Every state has beautiful places. This is gorgeous.
I know a few nuts that, each, weight far more than that.We get through about 75 pounds of various nuts each month.

The big blue guy opens macadamias for snacks.
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The rest of the macaws get English walnuts.
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Amazons and greys get almonds.
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We get through about 75 pounds of various nuts each month. So, how many nut shells does everyone want?
We have a lot of black walnut trees..the birds hate them. English walnuts and almonds do badly here. Trying to grow some pecans and hazlenuts.
Shoes for Jerry Garcia.Shoes for industry!
A group of chess enthusiasts checked into a hotel and were standing in the lobby discussing their recent tournament victories. After about an hour, the manager came out of the office and asked them to disperse.
“But why?” they asked, as they moved off. “Because”, he said, “I can’t stand chess-nuts boasting in an open foyer.”![]()
Aren't ground walnut shells still used to clean fur coats?
He was pulling his chess nuts out of the foyer.
Nope, that's normal shape on these guys. He has some malformation on the other side from mishandling as a baby.
Is the lower beak notch erosion?
That's his wire stripper.
Every state has beautiful places. This is gorgeous.