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Christmas Scent (bird safe) 3 Cinnamon Sticks -- 4" 2 Bay Leaves 1/4 c Whole Cloves 1/2 Lemon -- Cut In 2 Pieces 1/2 Orange -- Cut In 2 Pieces 1 qt Water Combine all ingredients in a kettle or saucepan. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer for as long as desired. Check water level frequently and add more as needed. Mixture may be stored in refrigerator and re-used. Debi and flocks mixture - South Carolina I make a mixture of cheerio's...uncooked spiral pasta...dried blueberries..dried apricots...dried hot peppers.....I add a little bit of either progrow...beak appetite or crazy corn. My fids love it..I will experiment and add different dried fruits and dried veggies..I am learning there isn't anything they won't eat if I have the right combination...am learning what that is with every meal Plumped Corn - Submitted byDe, Ed and the Gang...Kerns Parrots Originally from Carolyn Land of Vos 3 cups of shelled corn or popcorn 1 cup of split peas (We use 1/2 of green peas & 1/2 yellow peas) 6-7 cups of water Cook in crockpot until corn is plump (We put it on about midnite and it is done by 6 am). Add 1/2 cup of Brown Rice and 1/2 cup of White Rice (may need to add more water) Cook for about another 45 minutes. Drain well and then put into a sieve and rinse very well with hot water. Season with garlic, cinnamon, or whatever else your fid may like. Now this makes a very large amount (we feed over 35 birds). We put in freezer bags in daily portions and freeze. (We use the vaccum sealer type and will last long time in freezer.) We thaw in microwave and then add veggies to the mix just before feeding. PineCone Treats originally from Gay - submitted by Nancy It's quite easy, but can be a little messy. Ingredients. *Pure Honey *Seed Mix of your choice (smaller works better) *Egg Whites *Pine Cones of your choice *Corn Meal (optional) *Cotton String to hang with Prepare pine cones (heating in oven) Boil the honey for 3 - 5 minutes over lower heat. This is important to kill any bacteria that may be present in non-pasturized honey and also evaporates a bit of excess liquid. In a big tray or large cake pan, have the seed mix and corn meal if you are using it. Corn meal does help to hold it all together a bit better. Pour the honey over the seeds and mix well. Let it cool enough so you can handle it with your fingers. Tie a string onto the fat end of the pinecones (you may want to do this as the honey is boiling) Roll the pincone in the honey/seed mix. Use your fingers to stuff it right into the cone. Squeeze it all in with your hand. Quickly roll the seed covered cone in a bowl of beaten egg whites, just to coat it. Place on cookie sheet that has been covered with tin foil. You have to move fairly quickly or the seed mix will start to harden. If it does, zap it in the microwave to soften again. Place cookie sheet (with pinecones) in a very slow oven 175 degrees F. for approx 4 hours. Turn them over after a couple of hours. DO NOT try to speed it up with a hotter oven. You will regret it. Let them cook and then store in brown paper bag. Yes, they can be kept in the freezer. BTW, please don't use cones from a Cedar Tree. Cooking Safety Tip be Cindy and peaNut I just pulled a cake out of the oven & had to leave peaNut in her cage 'til the pan cooled enough & I thought, wouldn't it be nice to have one of those meshy tenty things used to cover picnic dishes outside to keep the flies off? !I think I'll talk my mom into letting me borrow hers for the winter so I'll have it handy in case I want to protect peaNut from hot casserole dishes, baking/pie pans while they cool on the counter... PTO replacement Ideas from Gal (for those of us who need ideas since PTO went off the market. You can make your own mixture. 1/2 cup rice 1/4 cup diced fruit(peaches or apples) 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon(or cinnamon stick) 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg(grated fresh is nice) Put ingredients in saucepan with 1 cup water and simmer till rice is cooked. Cool before serving. OR 1/2 cup rice 1/4 cup grated almonds 1 teaspoon finely chopped shrimp 1/4 cup finely grated carrot 1 teaspoon chopped parsley Put all ingredients in sauce pan with 1 1/4cups water. Simmer till rice is cooked. add 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese and remove from heat. Cool before serving. Or 1/2 cup rice 1/4 cups chopped green peppers(jalapenos) 1/4 cup red bell peppers, chopped 1/4 dried lentils 1 teaspoon chile powder 1/2 teaspoon cilantro 1/4 teaspoon coriander Add ingredients to 1 1/2 cups water, bring to boil. Reduce heat, cover and simmer till lentils are done. Cool before serving. Store the above in refrigerator. These can be doubled for larger quantities Beggie Birdie Bites - Sherry - Itty Bitty Birdie Bites This is a new product that I think might be of help to many of us looking for ways to recreate the dinners are Bids were used to. (PTO) This is what Sherry said in her announcement. Beggie Birdie Bits! 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Feeding tip - One of the best ways to get your bird eating something new is o share it with them, or better stated they share with you..For example..Take an apple. Get your bird and sit down..Talk and play with him/her as usual.After a fewminutes casually pick up the apple and take a bite.Do not ofer it to your bird but do make lots of num num sounds and rude lip smacking noises..:-) When your bird shows a little spark of interest offer them a taste.From the apple. Do not at this time cut off a separate piece. If they look it over, allow them to.If they back off don't say a word just go back to enjoying your apple.Birds have a natural curiosity so it will not be long till they want your apple.Also they perceive you to be a member of the flock and they will want to have whatever another flock member is having..This may take a couple of tries so do not give up after the first attempt. Patience is the key. Louie's Eggbread Flapjacks - from James Houston, Texas 1 cup of progro mix 1 egg and shell finely crumbled 1/2 cup mixed frozen veggies 1/2 cup grated apple or sweet potato or whatever 2 Tblsp ground hemp seed 2 Tblsp ground sesame seed 2 Tblsp ground flax seed 2 tsp. bee pollen 2 Tblsp orange juice Dash of ginger Dash of cinamon Enough soy milk or water to make a batter, around a 1/2 cup Cook on griddle as you would pancakes. Freeze extras to rewarm for later. All the birds get greedy little looks on their faces when I make these. Apple Cinnamon Muffins - Gal Fids Only Texas 3 C. Flour 3/4 C. Sugar 1 1/2teaspoons cream of tartar 3/4 teaspoons baking soda 1/2 teaspoons orange peel 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon 1/2 C. butter 1 C finely chopped apple 1 C. French vanilla yogurt 2 eggs beaten Mix all together. fill greased muffin cups 2/3 full. Bake at 350° for 20 to 25 minutes. 325° for Baker's Secret pans. After baking, brush tops of warm muffins with melted butter and then dip in mixture of 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon and 1/3 cup sugar and chopped pecans. Easy Bake Muffins - Gal Fids Only Texas 1 C. flour 1 C. yellow corn meal 3/4 tsp.salt 4 tsp. baking powder 1/4 C. Petamine 1/4 C. Vegetable oil 1 C. milk 2 eggs with shell 1/2 C. mixed frozen vegetables, thawed 1/2 C. frozen broccoli, thawed Mix together all dry ingredients. Stir in milk, eggs, oil and vegetables. Bake at 350° for 20-25 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool and cut into one inch cubes and store in plastic bags. Carrot and Apple Bake - Gal Fids Only Texas 2 C. chopped carrots and 5 apples, cut into slices 2 Tablespoons of wheat flour 4 Tablespoons of honey 4 Tablespoons butter 3/4 Cups orange juice Put apples in a 1 quart baking dish and cover them with carrots. Sprinkle the flour over the apples and carrots. Drizzle with honey and pour orange juice over the entire dish and bake at 350° for 40-45minutes. Feeding tip. Once you have your bird taking a couple of different things from your hand start to place these same things (which they are now enjoying) in a bowl or cup..Watever you wish to feed from. Soon your bird will know that whatever you put in there is food. Miniature Pumpkins - Judie - Toronto, Canada This idea came to e from the Grey List Take a miniature pumpkin, Wash the ourside really well. Pop it in the microwave for 2-4 minutes depeding upon how small it is.. Remove and all ow to cool. ***It takes quite a long time for the inside to cool if you do not cut it in hald. Serve as is and watch your birds have fun tearing it up..To get them started it is a good idea to cut the first one in half so they se the goodies in their.. Good for any size or species of bird... Pumpkin Bowls - Jules - We like to get the mini pumpkins, scoop the guts out, and mix the guts with something like Beak Apetit' or bean and rice, fruits, and veggies then microwave them for about a minute or so, until the pumpkin is cooked. They are self contained serving dishes, and edible too! Pine Cones Gal Fids Only Texas Pine cones make excellent toys for birds. When collecting pine cones,ensure that they are not old, damp, moldy or are growling moss. Ideally one should collect pine cones as soon as possible after they have fallen to the ground and before they have become wet from rain. This is not always possible. Pine cones are also a favorite hiding spot for little beasts such as spiders and earwigs. It is not possible to "sterilize" pine cones but heating in an oven will kill molds and little critters and make them safe for the birds to chew on. I heat pine cones in an oven for about 20 minutes at 225° F, then turn off the oven. The pine cones are left in the oven for approx. 2 hours to dry out. It is important not to exceed 225° F. otherwise the pine cones will scorch and possibly catch on fire. The seeds inside the cones are a special treat and are safe for all birds to eat. ****Special request.****....There is a recipe for taking the pine cones, one sterilized, and stuffing them with seeds..I know it is a mixture of seeds, honey and a couple of other things. Then they are baked...If anyone has this recipe and would share with us I would really like to add it to this page...and be able to make it for my birds..Please send to me Judie at wellman1@ca.inter.net HOMEMADE AVICAKES Gal Fids Only Texas 2 C. crushed cereal(Cheerios or Shredded Wheat) 2 C. instant oatmeal cereal 2 C. assorted seeds Add about 1 1/4 C. Honey Stir until mixture is wet, but NOT dripping. You may need to adjust the honey. You can substitute corn syrup if you don't like to use honey. Pour onto oiled cookie sheet and spread out. Bake at 200 - 225° for about 45 minutes. Halfway through cooking, I usually score them to make it easier to cut. ***** I am not sure but I would think this mixture could be stuffed into the pine cones..Sterilized as instructed above and then baked as per directions in recipe...If anyone tries this please let us know how it works for you.. wellman1@ca.inter.net Feeding Tip - Finicky eater by Chris and Milo - Milo has been a real pill about eating fruits, veggies, rice, anything but seeds and pellets. We had a little breakthrough this weekend.Maybe this advice is good for reluctant eaters. I found Kitchen Creations, By Kaytee at Petsmart. It's a prepackaged pasta mix with dehydrated veggies and pasta - a spicey kind with hot peppers. I cooked it up as per instructions, mashed up some sweet potato in it, added chopped up frozen peas, then mixed his seeds up in it so he couldn't get seeds without having them touched by yucky veggie morsals. Milo actually ate some of the vegie pasta mix while he was getting at his seeds. He threw quite a bitout, and had some beak-wipe demonstrations, but I got some into him. I don't know if that's a recipe, or trickery, but it's the closest he's come to eating a variety of foods. PS..The Kitchen Creation Pasta Meal bag is so attractive that my husband almost cooked some up for us, before he saw that it was for birds! |
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Li'l Miss Kiwi Parrot Cake Our Home Page Toronto, Canada 1/2 cup yellow corn meal 1/2 cup rolled oats (not instant) 1 cup whole wheat flour 1 tb. baking powder 1 small handfull of hulled millet seed.(health food stores) 1 egg 1 cup apple or orange juice (my Mom uses apple) slightly less than 1/4 cup corn oil Mix all dry ingredients to-gether in a bowl... Mix and beat to-gether all moist ingredients in another bowl... Blend the two to-gether until well mixed. You will have a mixture that holds it shape but is moist You mayhave to add a dash more juice. Top and tail about 12 figs and chop into little pieces.Chop 12 strawberries into little pieces. Mix fruit into cake mix and then pour into a 8" pan that has been sprayed with a vegetable spray or most often I line the pan with aluminium foil.and spray Bake at 400 degress for approximatley 30 minutes.. The top will be a light golden brown. Remember ovens vary so start watching at about 25 minutes.. Score into serving size pieces while still warm...when cool cut into pieces and wrap individually to store in freezer.Don't forget to serve a piece right now to your Parrot friend.to taste test right away..:-) The recipe above is how LMK and Tux love this cake best..However you could add 1 cup thawed frozen vegies, dehydrated vegies, other fruits, a dab of peanut butter, almost anything you feel your bird will like...I always make with there favourite things so this become a real treat. I do not recommend adding pellets as the one time I did the bread was VERY hard. Last Christmas I made with Fresh cranberries and green peas, They loved it and it looked so festive. Mr. Tuxedo's Bird Safe French Fries - Toronto, Canada Cut Potato into regular french fry sticks. (Preferable red potatoes) Rinse well under cold water. Let soak for several hours Place on a foil lined baking sheet Brush lightly with virgin olive oil. Bake at 400F until soft. Extras may be frozen for another day. Lady Katherine's Sweet Potato Treat Balls - Toronto, Canada (The 1st time I made these was for Katie to have on her first long motor home trip - Eastern Canada) Boil 1 large sweet potato until thoroughly cooked. (Use whatever number you need for the size of flock youhave. Sometimes I combine a sweet potato and a white potato Mash until the consistency you would like I add a little bit of rolled oats (not the quick kind) to make the mixture a little firmer. You can add to this whatever you wish..Katie likes golden raisins and chopped nuts. with a tsp form balls the size you would like. Roll these balls in your seed mix, millet seed or corn flakes. Place on a plate separated..Freeze until frozen Put in a baggie and keep frozen until ready to serve. Banana Birdie Treats - Gal of Fids Only -Texas 1-1/2 cups mashed ripe bananas 1 teaspoon cinnamon 3 cups oats 1/2 cup chopped peanuts (or almonds or walnuts) 1/4 cup applesauce Combine all ingredients and stir thoroughly. Drop by small spoonfuls onto an ungreased baking sheet. Press flat with a fork. Bake at 350F degrees for 15 minutes. Cool on a wire rack. Store in airtight containers. Makes about 20. Warm Meal From Susan- Wings Parrotlets - Bay Area of California 2 cooked and skinned sweet potatoes 1 cup brown rice (I use sweet brown rice from the health food store) 1 cup polenta or corn meal 4-6 eggs washed with antibacterial soap or bleach then rinsed well and wiped off. 1/2 cup sesame seeds 1 cup hemp seed (found at health food store) 1/2 cup poppy seeds 6 tbs. bee pollen 1 tsp. spirulina 2 cups Ziegler pellets or Harrison's 1 cup water 1 cup bisquick 1/2 cup peanut oil or vegetable oil In blender mix sweet potatoes and eggs with shells on. Blend very well. In large mixing bowl place the sweet potato and egg mixture. Blend in all other ingredients and mix well. Spray or oil a 9 x 13 in. pan. Pour birdie bread into pan. Bake at 350 for 35-40 minutes. Check with tooth pick to see if done. When cool cut into squares. Place in tin foil and freeze. Warm meal # 2 2 cups dry white beans or lentils or both 2 cups brown rice 1 cup pasta (penne, elbow macaroni etc.) Cook until pasta is almost soft. Then add 1 cup dry peas. Cook until peas are soft. This does not take long at all. Keep a watch on it. If you don't want to add the peas that's fine. Yum Yum. Newly Weaned Suggestion I found Katie my Congo African Grey at 6 months of age did not want her formula anymore. She would stick her tongue out making it very difficult to feed her..But, she would whine as if she wanted something. I started to give her warmed baby food. Baby food vegies and fruits are pure foods containing no additives whatsoever. She took to these like a duck takes to water. She was happy to have alittle warm something at bedtime and I was happy to be getting some extra pure good foods into her... :-) Sue's Egg Food - Sue - Wings Parrotlets - California 6/ eggs-washed very well and dried. 1/2 cup/ hemp seed 1/2 cup/ dry roasted peanuts 1/2 cup/ hulled millet 1/2 cup/ sweet brown rice 1/4 cup/ bee pollen 1/4 cup/ peanut oil Put eggs with shells and peanuts in blender. Blend very well. Poor into mixing bowl. Add all other ingredients and stir until mixed well. Poor into 7 x 11 in backing dish that is either sprayed or oiled. Bake at 350 for 20-30 minutes. Check with tooth pick. ----- They munch it up like crazy. Itty Bitty Birdie Salad Recipe - Sherry - Itty Bitty Birdie Foods First I put about a tablespoon of herb mix (www.allbirdtoys.com HerbalSupreme), a teaspoon of red pepper flakes, a teaspoon of flax seeds, a couple tablespoons of dried kale leaves, and a tablespoon of sesame seeds(these are rough estimates) in the Ultimate Chopper and give them a couple of 2-second pulses; The result is like a course ground coffee, not quite a powder. Next I take slice of peeled and washed sweet potato, about 3" across and about ½" thick, and run it through my Ultimate Chopper until the pieces areabout the size of grains of rice. (Sometimes I substitute and equivalent amount of squash like butternut or pumpkin or some other orange squash, in which case I also use the seeds.) Then I take about ½ cup of frozen mixed veggies, plus a couple chunks of frozen broccoli, and give them a few pulses until they're coursely ground. (They get their fresh veggies separately because they make this recipe too wet.) Next I take about a cup of whatever sprouts (actually barely starting to pop open) I happen to have on hand (In this picture it was adzuki, mung beans, lentil, chickpeas, sunflower, fenugreek, peas, barley, wheatberries, millet, and probably a few things I'm forgetting) and pulse those for about 2 seconds; it doesn't take long to make them like a very fine cole slaw. Finally I mix everything together with a dash of powdered ginger. The final product is fairly dry, and none of the pieces are any bigger than a grain of raw rice, or a safflower seed. And there are no birds in my flock that won't eat it, from the tiniest to the largest, even 23YO Pokey 'tiel who lived on seeds and potato chips much of his life :). This makes enough for my flock of 14 for one serving each, and I offer 2-3 days/week. |
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Li'l Miss Kiwi Parrot Cake Our Home Page Toronto, Canada 1/2 cup yellow corn meal 1/2 cup rolled oats (not instant) 1 cup whole wheat flour 1 tb. baking powder 1 small handfull of hulled millet seed.(health food stores) 1 egg 1 cup apple or orange juice (my Mom uses apple) slightly less than 1/4 cup corn oil Mix all dry ingredients to-gether in a bowl... Mix and beat to-gether all moist ingredients in another bowl... Blend the two to-gether until well mixed. You will have a mixture that holds it shape but is moist You mayhave to add a dash more juice. Top and tail about 12 figs and chop into little pieces.Chop 12 strawberries into little pieces. Mix fruit into cake mix and then pour into a 8" pan that has been sprayed with a vegetable spray or most often I line the pan with aluminium foil.and spray Bake at 400 degress for approximatley 30 minutes.. The top will be a light golden brown. Remember ovens vary so start watching at about 25 minutes.. Score into serving size pieces while still warm...when cool cut into pieces and wrap individually to store in freezer.Don't forget to serve a piece right now to your Parrot friend.to taste test right away..:-) The recipe above is how LMK and Tux love this cake best..However you could add 1 cup thawed frozen vegies, dehydrated vegies, other fruits, a dab of peanut butter, almost anything you feel your bird will like...I always make with there favourite things so this become a real treat. I do not recommend adding pellets as the one time I did the bread was VERY hard. Last Christmas I made with Fresh cranberries and green peas, They loved it and it looked so festive. Mr. Tuxedo's Bird Safe French Fries - Toronto, Canada Cut Potato into regular french fry sticks. (Preferable red potatoes) Rinse well under cold water. Let soak for several hours Place on a foil lined baking sheet Brush lightly with virgin olive oil. Bake at 400F until soft. Extras may be frozen for another day. Lady Katherine's Sweet Potato Treat Balls - Toronto, Canada (The 1st time I made these was for Katie to have on her first long motor home trip - Eastern Canada) Boil 1 large sweet potato until thoroughly cooked. (Use whatever number you need for the size of flock youhave. Sometimes I combine a sweet potato and a white potato Mash until the consistency you would like I add a little bit of rolled oats (not the quick kind) to make the mixture a little firmer. You can add to this whatever you wish..Katie likes golden raisins and chopped nuts. with a tsp form balls the size you would like. Roll these balls in your seed mix, millet seed or corn flakes. Place on a plate separated..Freeze until frozen Put in a baggie and keep frozen until ready to serve. Banana Birdie Treats - Gal of Fids Only -Texas 1-1/2 cups mashed ripe bananas 1 teaspoon cinnamon 3 cups oats 1/2 cup chopped peanuts (or almonds or walnuts) 1/4 cup applesauce Combine all ingredients and stir thoroughly. Drop by small spoonfuls onto an ungreased baking sheet. Press flat with a fork. Bake at 350F degrees for 15 minutes. Cool on a wire rack. Store in airtight containers. Makes about 20. Warm Meal From Susan- Wings Parrotlets - Bay Area of California 2 cooked and skinned sweet potatoes 1 cup brown rice (I use sweet brown rice from the health food store) 1 cup polenta or corn meal 4-6 eggs washed with antibacterial soap or bleach then rinsed well and wiped off. 1/2 cup sesame seeds 1 cup hemp seed (found at health food store) 1/2 cup poppy seeds 6 tbs. bee pollen 1 tsp. spirulina 2 cups Ziegler pellets or Harrison's 1 cup water 1 cup bisquick 1/2 cup peanut oil or vegetable oil In blender mix sweet potatoes and eggs with shells on. Blend very well. In large mixing bowl place the sweet potato and egg mixture. Blend in all other ingredients and mix well. Spray or oil a 9 x 13 in. pan. Pour birdie bread into pan. Bake at 350 for 35-40 minutes. Check with tooth pick to see if done. When cool cut into squares. Place in tin foil and freeze. Warm meal # 2 2 cups dry white beans or lentils or both 2 cups brown rice 1 cup pasta (penne, elbow macaroni etc.) Cook until pasta is almost soft. Then add 1 cup dry peas. Cook until peas are soft. This does not take long at all. Keep a watch on it. If you don't want to add the peas that's fine. Yum Yum. Newly Weaned Suggestion I found Katie my Congo African Grey at 6 months of age did not want her formula anymore. She would stick her tongue out making it very difficult to feed her..But, she would whine as if she wanted something. I started to give her warmed baby food. Baby food vegies and fruits are pure foods containing no additives whatsoever. She took to these like a duck takes to water. She was happy to have alittle warm something at bedtime and I was happy to be getting some extra pure good foods into her... :-) Sue's Egg Food - Sue - Wings Parrotlets - California 6/ eggs-washed very well and dried. 1/2 cup/ hemp seed 1/2 cup/ dry roasted peanuts 1/2 cup/ hulled millet 1/2 cup/ sweet brown rice 1/4 cup/ bee pollen 1/4 cup/ peanut oil Put eggs with shells and peanuts in blender. Blend very well. Poor into mixing bowl. Add all other ingredients and stir until mixed well. Poor into 7 x 11 in backing dish that is either sprayed or oiled. Bake at 350 for 20-30 minutes. Check with tooth pick. ----- They munch it up like crazy. Itty Bitty Birdie Salad Recipe - Sherry - Itty Bitty Birdie Foods First I put about a tablespoon of herb mix (www.allbirdtoys.com HerbalSupreme), a teaspoon of red pepper flakes, a teaspoon of flax seeds, a couple tablespoons of dried kale leaves, and a tablespoon of sesame seeds(these are rough estimates) in the Ultimate Chopper and give them a couple of 2-second pulses; The result is like a course ground coffee, not quite a powder. Next I take slice of peeled and washed sweet potato, about 3" across and about ½" thick, and run it through my Ultimate Chopper until the pieces areabout the size of grains of rice. (Sometimes I substitute and equivalent amount of squash like butternut or pumpkin or some other orange squash, in which case I also use the seeds.) Then I take about ½ cup of frozen mixed veggies, plus a couple chunks of frozen broccoli, and give them a few pulses until they're coursely ground. (They get their fresh veggies separately because they make this recipe too wet.) Next I take about a cup of whatever sprouts (actually barely starting to pop open) I happen to have on hand (In this picture it was adzuki, mung beans, lentil, chickpeas, sunflower, fenugreek, peas, barley, wheatberries, millet, and probably a few things I'm forgetting) and pulse those for about 2 seconds; it doesn't take long to make them like a very fine cole slaw. Finally I mix everything together with a dash of powdered ginger. The final product is fairly dry, and none of the pieces are any bigger than a grain of raw rice, or a safflower seed. And there are no birds in my flock that won't eat it, from the tiniest to the largest, even 23YO Pokey 'tiel who lived on seeds and potato chips much of his life :). This makes enough for my flock of 14 for one serving each, and I offer 2-3 days/week. |
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