A healthy alternative for bird owners who choose to prepare their own bird food or those who give regular treats to their birds.
This bread mix, has added chia, quinoa and flax.
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 omega bird bread 323g
Whole Corn, Hulled Millet, Hull-less Barley, Flaxseeds, Quinoa, Chia, Toasted Soybeans, Lentils, Peas, Sunflower Kernels, Peanut Kernels,Toasted Oat Groats, Brown Rice, Alfalfa, Baking Powder, Calcium Carbonate, Psyllium, Bentonite, Dried Kelp, Salt, *Dried Algae.
* = CERTIFIED ORGANIC INGREDIENT
Nutritional additives per kg: Vit A 1620IU; Vit E 110IU; Vit B3 16.9mg; Vit D 405IU; Vit B5 5.1mg; Vit B6 2.7mg; Vit B2 1.6mg; Vit B1 1.8mg; Vit B9 0.4mg; Vit B7 0.05mg; Vit B12 12μg; Manganese sulphate 50.6mg; Zinc sulphate 15.2mg; Copper sulphate 3.9mg.
Analytical constituents: Protein 16.1%; Fat 11.7%; Fibre 4.9%; Moisture 8.5%; Ash 4.1%; Calcium 0.59%; Phosphorus 0.56%; Omega-6 Fatty Acids 3.3%; Omega-3
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.
To make doughballs:
Combine entire bag with 1tbs melted organic red palm fruit oil or coconut oil and ½ cup trusted drinking water (no eggs).
Mix thoroughly and roll into 3/4" to 1" dough balls..
Quick freeze any unused first feeding, store frozen doughballs in original Harrison's bag. Thaw for daily feeding
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.
