"Bake at Home" Bird Bread Mix
Can be used as a treat or as an aid in converting seed-eating birds to Harrison's pelleted diet.
Provides 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 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
Bird Bread Baking Instructions
- Preheat oven to 177°C.
- Combine entire bag of mix with 2 whole eggs (no shell, remove the yolks if you want less fat), 1 tablespoon vegetable oil, and 1 cup (235 ml) water.
- Fill greased bread pan or muffin tins and bake for 25-35 minutes.
- Some flavourings (vanilla, maple) or herbs can be added as long as they do not change the nutritional content.
🦜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).
Dough Ball Instructions
- Combine entire bag of mix with 1 tablespoon melted coconut oil and 0.5 cup of water.
- Mix thoroughly and roll into 2.5 cm dough balls.
- Store frozen in the Harrison's bag, thaw for daily feeding.