A healthy alternative for bird owners who choose to prepare their own bird food or those who give regular treats to their birds.
Can be offered instead of table food to birds that like to eat at family mealtimes
Can be used to assist in converting birds to a formulated diet
Can be hidden as a foraging reward
Can be used as a vehicle for administering liquid medications
Provides an easy-to-use transition for hospitalized or boarding birds until acceptance of the appropriate formulated diet
Can be moistened and offered to birds that are feeding chicks as a soft food
Can be used as a weaning food to transition to a formulated diet
Harrisons bird bread - orignal - 255g
Hulled millet, Whole corn, Hull-less barley, Sweet corn, Toasted soybeans, Lentils, Peas, Sunflower kernels, Peanut kernels, Toasted oat groats, Baking powder, Brown rice, Alfalfa, Calcium carbonate, Chia, Psyllium, Bentonite, Dried kelp, Salt, Dried algae.
* = CERTIFIED ORGANIC INGREDIENT
Nutritional additives per kg: Vit A 1660IU; Vitamin E 110IU; Vit B3 17.3mg; Vit D 415IU; Vit B5 5.2g; Vit B6 2.7mg; Vit B2 1.7mg; Vit B1 1.8mg; Vit B9 0.4mg; Vit B7 0.05mg; Vit B12 12μg; Manganese sulphate 51.8mg; Zinc sulphate 15.6mg; Copper sulphate 3.9mg.
Analytical constituents: Protein 13.7%; Fat 6.5%; Fibre 2.9%; Moisture 8.5%; Ash 3.9%; Calcium 0.55%; Phosphorus 0.50%; Omega-6 fatty acids 2.8%; Omega-3 fatty acids 0.23%.
May make up to 30% of the daily diet.
To bake:
Preheat oven to 350°F (177°C) .
Combine entire bag of mix with 2 whole organic eggs - no shell (remove yolk for less fat), 15 ml of a high quality organic vegetable oil and 1 cup (235 ml) water.
Fill greased bread pan or muffin tins and bake for 25-35 minutes.
Do not bake in non-stick (PTFE-coated) cookware, as the fumes are toxic to birds.
If prepared with the addition of fruits, vegetables or nuts, Bird Bread should be considered a "treat" and fed only in limited quantities (no more than 10% of the daily food allotment when combined with all other treats).
Can be served warm.
Some flavourings (vanilla, maple) or herbs can be added as long as they do not change the nutritional content.
Bird Bread can be stored for 1 week in the refrigerator and up to 6 weeks in the freezer after baking.
Baked Bird Bread can be divided into portions, wrapped in plastic wrap and placed back in the original Harrison's Bird Foods bag for storage in the freezer.
Bird Bread should not be reheated in a plastic container.
