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 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 SEE: ADDING ORGANIC RED PALM FRUIT OIL TO BIRD BREAD (.pdf) May make up to 30% of the daily diet. *For maximum nutrition, use 1 TBS organic palm fruit oil instead of cooking oil when baking.* Preheat oven to 350 F (177 C) . Combine entire bag of mix with 2 whole organic eggs - no shell (remove yolk for less fat), 1 TBS high quality organic vegetable oil (or red palm fruit oil), and 1 cup (235 ml) water. Fill greased bread pan or muffin tins and bake for 25-35 minutes. Do not bake in nonstick (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 flavorings (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. ORIGINAL: *Hulled Gray Millet, *Corn, *Hull-less Barley, *Sweet Corn, *Toasted Soybeans, *Sunflower Kernel, *Peanut Kernel, *Lentils, *Peas, *Toasted Oat Groats, Calcium Carbonate, *Brown Rice, Baking Powder, *Alfalfa, *Psyllium, Bentonite, Mixed Tocopherols (Source of Vitamin E), *Sea Kelp, Salt, *Algae Meal, Vitamin/Mineral Supplement (Vitamin A Palmitate, Vitamin D3 Supplement, dl-Alpha Tocopheryl Acetate, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Riboflavin Supplement, d-Calcium Pantothenate, Niacin, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Biotin, Thiamine Mononitrate, Folic Acid, Zinc Sulfate, Manganese Sulfate, Copper Sulfate, Sodium Selenite, Calcium Carbonate and *Sunflower Oil) *CERTIFIED ORGANIC INGREDIENTÂ GUARANTEED ANALYSIS: Crude protein (min.) 14%, crude fat (min.) 9%, crude fiber (max.) 5%, moisture (max.) 10% *indicates organic ingredient
