Bird Bread
Most small birds can get away with eating a high quality seed specific to their species with a little fresh fruit thrown in for good measure.
The parrot family however requires a tad (understatement!) more work!
Lemon came to us as a seed parrot as he had been fed only seed for the last year. He will now eat flavored oatmeal however he does not do this on a regular basis. He has no clue that he is supposed to eat fresh fruit and vegetables but we put them in his feed cups anyway hoping…someday! (and no honey…Snickerdoodles don’t count!)
To entice his taste buds I had purchased several types of premade mixes (rice, noodles, bread) and to date he just isn’t interested in eating any of them. My guess is that he just doesn’t realize it’s food!
I made him some homemade bird bread. Sliced it then froze the slices. We thaw out a few slices each week and keep the rest in the freezer. I still have not seen him eat any of the bird bread but we keep putting it in his cage either in his food cup or on his skewer.
This is the recipe I used. It makes two loaves that are extremely heavy.
I improvised the recipe a little and it turned out fine!
And don’t worry about the family eating any…It really does not look very appetizing to humans with all them damned veggies in there!
3 1/2 c. flour
2 t. cream tartar
1 1/2 t. baking soda
2/3 c. applesauce (or 2 apples chopped finely) (I used apples)
1 1/3 c. sugar
4 eggs, well beaten
2 c. ripe mashed bananas
1 c. chopped baby carrots (I used frozen mixed veggies, thawed)
2 c. pecans (I didn’t have any)
1 jar baby food, winter squash or sweet potato (optional) (I had some cooked frozen sweet potato that I used-2 ice cube size)
Bake 350 for about 30-33 min makes 6 mini loaves or approx 1 hour for 2 large loaves
Parrot Bird Bread
Rebecca
Country Meadow Ltd.
Eco Friendly Shea Butter Spa Products
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