Recipe's

Egg Food Recipe


4 cups of Proteen 25
2/3 cup of cooked Couscous
1 cup of Baby Cereal
1 cup of Wheat Germ
3/4 cup of Brewers Yeast
4 hard boiled eggs (crushed)
1/4-1/2 cup of Prime Vitamins
1 can of corn carrots or peas (Rotate for variety)
1 cup of Bevo insect food

In a separate seed cup give some extra Bevo insect food (to the ones
that actually eat it), sprouted seeds, and crushed egg shells.
Before giving the birds the egg shells, place in the oven or
microwave for 4-5 mintues so they can become baked and are then safe
to give to the finches. Mealworms are also added.

All of this can be kept safely in the refrigerator and lasts for a
week.

 Birdie Birthday Cake


1 box Carrot Cake mix
1 can Fruit Cocktail (reserve juice)
1 can Cut Sweet Potatos (reserve juice)
1/3 scraped cuttlebone
1/2 cup Flaked Coconut
1/2 cup Raisons

Use the juice from the Fruit Cocktail and Sweet Potatos for the
liquid called for in the cake mix. To the liquid I add 4 eggs (box
mixes usually need 3, I add the extra one for the protien), mix in
all liquids to this including vitamins if you use liquid.To the dry
mix I add the scraped cuttlebone and dry vitamins. Mix well then add
the sweet potatos and mix with mixer again to chop the Sweet Potatos
into smaller pieces. Stir in the Coconut, raisons, and Fruit
Cocktail. I cook it in a pound cake pan or a 9 X 13 either one
works, cook till done. While still warm I ice with thin layer of
peanut butter and sprinkle with coconut. Can be frozen in slices and
served as needed.

 Mash (breakfast)


Pumpkin seeds, barley, rolled oats, sesame seeds, millet, tomatoes,
apples, bananas, grapes, lemons, oranges, carrots (lightly steamed &
raw), fresh corn on the cob (lightly steamed) & spinach.

Put fruits into the food processor except the grapes. Put seeds &
oats into a bowl then add the chopped fruit and whole grapes. Cut
steamed carrots into chips & cut corn into 4 to 5 pieces. Put daily
rations into zip-lock bags, add carrot chips & one corn block per
bird to bag. Put into freezer. Defrost the night before in the
fridge. Remove around 2pm or earlier if its warm/hot out.

 Complete Eclectus Soft Food Mix


This is a mix I feed to my eclectus very often to maintain his
nutrition. There are many ways to prepare this, using dried, canned,
or frozen foods. I prefer dried and canned.

* 1/2 cup beans (Mix red beans, pinto, kidney, garbanzo and others.
Eclectus parrots favor garbanzo beans for some reason.)
* 1/4 cup corn
* 1/4 cup Yellow popcorn
- 1/4 cup of brown rice
- 1/4 cup of white rice
- 1 sweet potato
- 1/2 cup of raisins, cranberries, etc.
- 1/2 cup of carrots, chard, etc.
- 1/4 cup of seeds
- 1/4 cup of oatmeal

Soak the starred items overnight in 2 cups water. In the morning
boil the beans, then turn the heat low and wait until they are so
soft that you can mash them in your hands. Make sure the beans have
water at all times until they are almost ready. Boil the brown rice
in 3/4 cup of water, adding water as needed. Cover the rice on low
heat as soon as the rice starts boiling. Turn off heat as soon as
it's puffy and soft. Do the same with the white rice, but only add
1/2 cup at first. As you cook both of the rices, drop in some mashed
up, fresh, sweet potatoes and stir occassionally. During cooking
also add the oatmeal and the rest of the ingredients. Turn off heat
and mix all the ingredients. Your eclectus or other bird should love
this mix.

This mix may be tailored to your bird's personal tastes. I suggest
taking edible, naturally grown, edible flowers and putting them in
the dish to be relished by your bird and to give it that extra touch
of perfection!
For storage I freeze my mix. I have found that refrigeration is not
as good because within 2 days I will find mold in the mix. Always
check to make sure there are no foreign objects or mold in your mix.
Your bird could get very sick!

Finch Mix
1 part canary seed
1 part hemp (if available)
1/2 part white millet
1/2 part Siberian millet
Mix and store in containers.


Canary Mix
7 parts canary seed
2 parts rape seed
1/2 parts oat groats
1/2 part flax
Mix and store in containers.


Parakeet Mix
2 parts white millet
3 parts canary seed
1 part hemp (if available)
1/2 part oat groats
Mix and store in containers.


Cockatiel Mix
1 part canary seed
1 part white millet
1 part hemp (if available)
1 part safflower
1 part sunflower
Mix and store in containers.


Small Hookbill Mix
1 part canary seed
1 part white millet
2 parts safflower
1 part sunflower
1 part hemp (if available)
1 part oat groats
Mix well and store in containers.


Large Hookbill Mix
1 part canary seed
1 part white millet
1 part safflower
2 parts sunflower
1 part hemp
1 part oats (whole)
1 part peanuts
1 pkg. Sun Maid Fruit Bits
Mix and store in container.


For Parents Only
1 part peanut hearts
1 part hulled pumpkin seed
1 part hulled sunflower seeds
1 part hulled millet
Mix together and store in airtight container. This mixture is great
to feed parents who are feeding young. It is a fast source of food
and they eat it very well.






Germinated Seed
2 parts oats
1 part whole wheat
Fill a large jar about half full with seed and fill with warm water.
Let the jar sit about 12-24 hours then drain seeds and rinse with
cold water. At this time they have a lot of nutritional value but it
increases once they germinate. In addition to the jar you might want
to buy the special lids that are located in the health food stores to
germinate sprouts. Rinse seeds about two times a day. Make sure the
seeds do not get sour so mix them around in the jar. Serve seeds
moist not wet.

Egg Bread

Many people purchase egg biscuits from pet stores to feed to their
birds. Their is a cheaper alternative - egg bread. Your birds will
likely prefer it and it is very simple to prepare. You can even use
the egg bread as a substitute for eggfood if necessary. It may be
accepted by finicky eaters that would otherwise ignore the eggfood.
It is also ideal for those who work during the day or go on
vacation, since it can be left in the cage/aviary all day without as
much risk of spoiling (it stales instead). I sometimes mix in the
grated egg bread with mashed hard-boiled egg to prepare eggfood as
well. And when baking, the egg bread smells good enough for me to
eat (but I haven't tried it)! The ingredients are simple: all you
really need are eggs and corn muffin mix.

Note: This recipe was adapted from one by a man named Joe who used
to post on the now defunct Finch Network message board. I have
modified the original recipe to meet my needs. This recipe is pretty
flexible, so feel free to experiment with it. For example, if you
don't have access to handfeeding formula or vitamins, you can skip
these ingredients. If the texture is too moist for your liking,
reduce the number of eggs (but remember, the more eggs, the higher
the protein content). I have also increased the number of eggs when
I wanted to use up the rest of the eggs in my refrigerator to no ill
effects.

Ingredients:

One Dozen Eggs
One box of Corn Muffin Mix
3-4 Tablespoons of Kaytee Exact Handfeeding Formula
Nekton-Bio or Nekton-S Vitamin Supplement


Instructions:

Preheat the oven to the temperature specified by the corn bread mix
instructions (400 degrees for Jiffy).
Separate the egg whites and egg yolks.


Beat the egg whites with an electric mixer until they are the
consistency of a frothy merringue.

Add the egg yolks, the corn muffin mix, and the handfeeding formula.





Grease an 9 x 13" pan with a non-stick cooking spray and pour in the
batter.
Bake as directed by the corn bread mix instructions (note: my oven
is goofy, but I usually have to bake a little longer than the
instructions).

Remove from oven and allow to cool.

Cut egg bread into squares (a single square should be no bigger than
what will be consumed in a few days).
Refrigerate one square and freeze the rest.
Serving:
Grate the square with a cheese grater.
Add vitamins as directed by the vitamin instructions and mix
thoroughly.
This makes an ideal egg food to serve when you are on vacation.
Simply have someone come in once a day, remove the previous day's
portion, and put out the next day's portion. The bread stales but it
does not spoil.

OR:

Mix the grated egg bread with mashed hardboiled eggs as a more
nutritious additive than bread crumbs. I usually mix 3 hardboiled
eggs to one square (1/8 of eggbread batch). Add whatever supplements
and extra ingredients you would add to any standard eggfood recipe.
Freeze in portions that will last you 2-3 days. My birds love this
(and it doesn't have the "animal" smell that an eggfood prepared
with handfeeding formula has).

Notes:
Vitamin dosage - Nekton dosage according to package instructions is
one scoop per 250 grams of eggfood. I cut my egg bread into 8 same-
sized squares. Each square averages between 80 and 90 grams. Thus, I
estimate approximately 1/3 scoop of vitamin per square. When making
eggfood, each hard-boiled egg weighs approximately 60 grams. This is
about 1/4 scoop per hardboiled egg.
Storage:
Store what can be eaten in a few days in the refrigerator. The
remainder can be frozen with no ill effects. Move a frozen square
(or frozen serving of eggfood) from the freezer to the refrigerator
the day before you intend to serve it to allow it to thaw.

Anne's Birdie Bread

2 boxes Jiffy Corn Muffin Mix
4 eggs
1/4 cup milk
3 tbs. oil
1 cup raisins
1 cup diced apple
1 cup grated carrots
1 cup grated zucchini

Pre heat oven to 400 degrees. Mix first 4 ingredients together in
large bowl. Add next 4 ingredients and mix well. Grease and flour 2
bread pans. Bake at 400 for 35 mins. Variations: You can substitute
any fruit or veggie such as: blueberries, cranberries, bananas,
broccoli, squash, caulflower, green beans, raspberries, spinach,
nuts, pineapple, etc. You can also use other muffin mixes such as
the oatmeal, bran, etc. Be creative and use your imagination. You
can freeze any leftover bread or prepare it in advance and freeze
for future use. Serve warm.

Birdie Corn Bread Squares


1 Cup plain yellow corn meal
1 teaspoon backing powder
1 egg
1/2 cup apple sauce
1/2 cup apple juice (pasturized)
1/3 cup thawed frozen peas
1/3 cup grated carrot
1/3 cup cooked white or brown rice
1/3 cup pellets or seeds

Preheat oven to 350 degrees, mix above ingredients together. Put in
a glass 8x8 pan. Bake for 35 minutes. Allow corn bread to cool and
cut into 1 inch squares. These freeze well or can be kept about a
week sealed in a plastic zip lock bag in the crisper. My birds from
Conure to Budgies love them.

Tails Up Birdie Bread


2 Boxes Jiffy Corn Muffin Mix
2 eggs (shells have bacteria, I toss them)
2/3-cup fruit juice (I use apple, 100% juice, no additives or
preservatives)
24 oz can of sweet potatoes (Rinse well and mash)
1 apple cut into small chunks (scrubbed well to get preservatives
off of it)
1-2 bananas
2 boxes snack size raisins (about 1/2 cup)
Big Scoop of Peanut Butter (about 1/3 cup)
1 teaspoon Cinnamon
1/3 heaping cup of Avain Naturals herb mix
(www.allbirdtoys.com/herbmix.html)
1 Cup of Beak appetit food (Any flavor, prepared)
(www.beakappetit.com)

Grease a 9x13 pan (I use olive oil) and spread evenly in pan. Place
on middle rack of 450-degree oven for about 45 min to an hour. I
test mine in the middle and its done when toothpick stuck in it
comes out clean, and the sides have started to pull away from the
pan. I then cut mine into manageable squares and store in Baggies in
the freezer. I reheat in the Microwave for about 30 seconds and then
crumble into food dishes. Make sure you don't burn anyone! Always
test temp before serving to your birds.

Terri's Birdie Bread

- 4 cornbread mixes
- 1 package frozen collard/kale/broccoli (or fresh)
- 4 eggs
- About 1/2 cup to 1 cup low fat, plain organic yogurt
- About 1 - 1/2 cups cooked butternut or golden squash, sweet potato
or pumpkin
- Dried/fresh fruit (colorful to add interest)
- 1 cup pellets (or more if you want. I converted 2 birds to
Harrison's using this recipe).

Blend Yogurt/eggs/greens, substitute for liquid called for. Mix all
ingredients, bake about 45 mins at 400 degrees. I use 4 packages of
cornbread mix (size of Jiffy or Washington (worthington?) but I try
to get them at the healthfood store so they don't contain sugar, and
have less salt, but cornbread is real easy to make yourself from
scratch, so sometimes I do that too - time permitting.

What I do is take fresh or frozen collard greens, kale, chard, bok
choi tops, broccoli, dandelion or whatever I can come by that is
green and high in vitamin A. I put it through the blender with a
little yogurt (plain, organic, lowfat) and substitute this for the
liquid called for in the recipe. I also blend in the eggs, shell and
all, called for by the recipe (I wash the outside of the eggs in hot
water first. I don't know if it does any good).

I then steam yellow winter squash, pumpkin, or sweet potato, until
very soft, or if I can find frozen, I'll use that. In the absolute
worst case I will use a can of pumpkin, but be sure not to get pie
mix. Just plain pumpkin. I stir in 1 package frozen, 1 can or the
equivalent fresh cooked.

I then stir in a cup (more or less) of whatever pellets I have to
spare, and some bright colored fresh or dried fruit (cranberries,
raspberries, blue berries); just enough to catch their attention.
Sometimes, I will throw in a few nuts. This makes 2 large pyrex
rectangular sheet pans which is enough to give my birds (5 get their
own piece/2 share 1 piece, so six a day) each day for almost 3
weeks. Pieces are about 1 inch square.

My birds really seem to like this bread. Occasionally, I will leave
out the squash/sweet potato/pumpkin and add chopped red and green
sweet peppers, a little garlic chopped, and some hot peppers or
dried pepper flakes. When I do this, I also add about a quarter to
half a cup cheddar in small chunks.