Birds are immune to the thing that makes peppers spicy to us; they lack the receptor to experience the heat. I used this fact a few years ago when I got stuck with a couple of bags of really spicy chips. I took them to some peacocks near my place, and they seemed to accept them graciously if not enthusiastically.
The baby chicks further down the street, however, swarmed the car when I started distributing them.
Jalapenos, with a Scoville of 8,500 max seems a little wimpy for Vicky. I’d expect her to be growing the Ghost Pepper (Scoville of 1,041,427) or Pepper X (2,693,000 Scoville)!
a bird can literally get no nutrition from jalapeno seeds, they’ve evolved to go through the avian digestive system without being broken down so they can grow somewhere else. The bird would be able to get nutrients from the jalapeno itself, so it would benefit it to let the seeds grow. Of course this isn’t a toucan or some other tropical bird species so it might work a little differently.
Farside99 30 days ago
Come back after they sprout and I’ll put a lot of the seeds out for you.
daDoctah1 30 days ago
Birds are immune to the thing that makes peppers spicy to us; they lack the receptor to experience the heat. I used this fact a few years ago when I got stuck with a couple of bags of really spicy chips. I took them to some peacocks near my place, and they seemed to accept them graciously if not enthusiastically.
The baby chicks further down the street, however, swarmed the car when I started distributing them.
LeslieBark 30 days ago
Jalapenos, with a Scoville of 8,500 max seems a little wimpy for Vicky. I’d expect her to be growing the Ghost Pepper (Scoville of 1,041,427) or Pepper X (2,693,000 Scoville)!
Doug K 30 days ago
If you can look tough, most people (and some wildlife) will listen to you.
littlejohn Premium Member 30 days ago
I heard that the jalapeño finally finished school.
He is now known as Dr. Pepper.
littlejohn Premium Member 30 days ago
They say jalapeños are hot
But I find them to be a chili pepper.
littlejohn Premium Member 30 days ago
Why couldn’t the green pepper practice archery?
because It didn’t habenero . .
yangeldf 30 days ago
a bird can literally get no nutrition from jalapeno seeds, they’ve evolved to go through the avian digestive system without being broken down so they can grow somewhere else. The bird would be able to get nutrients from the jalapeno itself, so it would benefit it to let the seeds grow. Of course this isn’t a toucan or some other tropical bird species so it might work a little differently.
interstateking Premium Member 30 days ago
Yay Vicki has came. Like things spicy
LONNYMARQUEZ 30 days ago
I stand corrected, Jalapeno I always bought were red when ripe
tammyspeakslife Premium Member 30 days ago
2nd panel is like my niece teasing my sister. Little cutie
Whatever happened to common sense? 30 days ago
This bird is no bird brain. I will never understand why some people enjoy burning their mouths and wreaking havoc with their digestive systems.
DKHenderson 29 days ago
The question is, was the bird reacting to the information, or the scary alter ego dispensing it?
eddi-TBH 29 days ago
Rose is a sweet person. But never mess with her jalapenos of you will get Vickie on your case