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Showing posts with label Foraging Food. Show all posts

Monday, January 6, 2014

24. POWER TREATS

A Healthy Treat That Contains Organic Red Palm Fruit Oil
(purchase online)

USES
• Can be used as the only food source to aid in weaning, changing a bird’s diet from seeds to Harrison’s Bird Foods or as a supplement for birds already fed Harrison’s Bird Foods that need extra energy following an illness.

• Beneficial to birds with dry flaky skin (beak, nails), balding of the feet, lack of sheen and proper color to feathers.

• Beneficial to most aging birds.

• Beneficial to certain species known to eat high oil diets.

• High antioxidant content (vitamin E and coenzyme Q10).

• High carotenoid content (precursors to vitamin A).

• Good balance of essential fatty acids.

Feeding Directions:
• feed 1 piece Power Treats per 3 pieces of Coarse Ground Formula
• may make up to 30% of diet.

Ingredients:
*Ground Yellow Corn, *Ground Shelled Peanuts, *Unrefined Cane Sugar, *Tapioca Maltodextrin, *Hulled Grey Millet, *Ground Shelled Sunflower Seeds, *Ground Hull-less Barley, *Ground Lentils, *Ground Split Green Peas, *Palm Fruit Oil, *Ground Toasted Oat Groats, *Ground Brown Rice, *Ground Chia Seed, *Ground Alfalfa, Montmorillonite Clay, Calcium Carbonate, *Ground Sun-Dried Sea Kelp, Vitamin E Supplement, *Vegetable Oil, Natural Mixed Tocopherols, Lecithin, Rosemary Extract, Natural Trace Mineral Salt, *Algae Meal, Vitamin A Supplement, Vitamin D3 Supplement, dl-Alpha Tocopheryl Acetate, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Riboflavin Supplement, d-Calcium Pantothenate, Niacin Supplement, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, d-Biotin, Thiamine Mononitrate, Folic Acid, Zinc Sulfate, Manganese Sulfate, Copper Sulfate, Sodium Selenite, Calcium Carbonate.*CERTIFIED ORGANIC INGREDIENT

Guaranteed Analysis: Crude protein (min.) 13%, crude fat (min.) 15%, crude fiber (max.) 7%, moisture (max.) 10%.

28. HARRISON'S BIRD BREAD MIX

A Premium Certified Organic "Bake at Home" Bird Bread Mix(purchase online)

NOTE: Try Booster or Red Palm Fruit Oil as oil substitute in Bird Bread Mix


USES
• 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

• Is an excellent diet conversion tool - as documented here: EASY DIET CONVERSION VIA HARRISON'S BIRD BREAD

SERVING SUGGESTIONS:
• May make up to 30% of the daily diet.

• 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.

Ingredients:
ORIGINAL: *Harrison’s Bird Foods (Adult Lifetime Coarse & Fine, High Potency Coarse & Fine), *Grey Millet, *Sweet Corn, *Baking Powder, (aluminum-free) calcium carbonate
HOT PEPPER: *Harrison’s Bird Foods (Adult Lifetime Coarse & Fine, High Potency Coarse & Fine), *Grey Millet, *Sweet Corn, *Cayenne Pepper, *Baking Powder, (aluminum-free) calcium carbonate
MILLET & FLAX *Harrison’s Bird Foods (Adult Lifetime Coarse & Fine, High Potency Coarse & Fine), *Grey Millet, *Brown Flax Seed, *Baking Powder, (aluminum-free) calcium carbonate *CERTIFIED ORGANIC INGREDIENT