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| Recommeded Bird Food Recipe: I use goldenfeast and Totally Organic Pellets as my base feed. More and more diet is one of the top three culprits in feather puckers also food dye's, preservatives and synthetic vitamins are not able to be properly metabolized in a birds system, causing the liver to work over time to filter them out; eventually leading to liver damage. Even with a very solid base food your bird still needs alot of other foods to stay healthy. Making your bird homemade treats is a wonderful way to give them the variety that they need to stay healthy! Here are some easy to make recipes for your feathered friends: Some tasty spices will entice finicky eaters, or just add that little extra for any parrot. Some of the ones that I have had great luck with are: Chili Pepper Ceyenne Pepper Ginger Cinnamon Rosemary Sage "Quinoa Breakfast" Quinoa (pronounced "keen-nwa") is a South American grain that is high in protein, calcium, and phosphorous. Probably the most nutritious grain in the world, it is an excellent food for parrots, either sprouted and served raw, or cooked, as in this recipe. It is available in most health food stores as a bulk grain. 1 cup quinoa
2-3 cups water
Corn kernels
Chopped carrots
Raisins and/or dried apples (unsulphured, found in health food stores)
Cinnamon stick Boil 2 cups of water, add quinoa. Cook for 10 minutes, then add veggies and dried fruit. Cook another 5 minutes or until the quinoa grain is clearish and has a tiny tail sprouting from it. You may have to add a little more water if it gets too dry too quickly. Let cool. Serve. You can put almost any veggies or fruits in this recipe. "Bird Bread" 1 pkg Jiffy Cornmeal mix. Follow directions except add 1 extra egg, and include egg shells. 1/2 cup seed 1/2 pellet 1 small apple or other bird fruit 1 cp diced veggies. Bake as directed, takes double the cook time though. Yummy Yams
(six servings) Yams are an excellent source of vitamin A. The corn is a good addition because most birds will eat corn, and the yam mixture sticks to it, so they get to learn how to like yams if they're wary of new foods. The yogurt gives them not only calcium, but acidophilus and bifidus, both excellent fighters of yeast infections! This is a great recipe for birds that are feeding their young. It's easy to digest and regurgitate for babies. 2 Medium/Large Yams
1/4 c Raisins (unsulphured)
1 tsp. Butter (optional-but does have things a bird needs!)
½ tsp. Pumpkin spice
½ c Corn
1/4 c Nonfat Yogurt (preferably organic) Cut yams into quarters then boil until soft. Drop in raisins for the last 5 minutes of boiling. Cool. Peel off skins. Put peeled yams back in pot and mash, adding butter and pumpkin spice. Add back raisins and corn and mix into the yams. Serve in glass bowls for maximum visual stimulation ;->. Put a dollop of nonfat yogurt on top of each serving. Warning: Do not leave this food in the cage for more than 2-3 hours, especially on a hot day. This recipe comes from the kitchen of Parrot Parrot,, Los Angeles, California. Lovebirds, Amazons, Budgies, Senegals, and Parrotlets have tested and approved it. Popcorn Pizza Use popcorn cakes, a corn version of rice cakes, available in all health food stores and most supermarkets. Spread on the top of the popcorn cake a thin layer of peanut butter. Top with your birds' favorite foods, such as: grated carrots, chopped broccoli, thin-sliced apple, apple sauce, fresh peas, grated mozzarella cheese, etc. No cooking required. This recipe comes from the kitchen of Carolyn Swysgood Sweet Potato Balls Blue and gold macaws, African greys, Senegal, Keets, 'tiels-- it seems as if most birds--enjoy this recipe. You can add just about anything to this basic mix and birds seem to love them. Peanut butter, oatmeal, coconut or any fruit or vegetables are some examples. 1 large sweet potato, microwaved until soft
1/2 cup raisins
1 mashed banana
1 cup mixed fresh or frozen mixed vegetables
1 cup diced apples
1 1/2 cup uncooked oatmeal, corn flakes or granola cereal. Mix all together and add enough fruit or vegetable juice to make it form small balls. Freeze balls individually. Defrost and serve. This recipe comes from the kitchen of Georgeann Suthers in Judsonia Arkansas
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Tropical Rice Pudding 1 c brown rice
1-1/2 c rolled or cracked corn
1/2 c unsulphured dried banana
3-1/2 T split green peas
2-1/2 T raisins
2-1/2 T pistachio nuts (unsalted)
1 T dates broken in pieces
1 tsp dried milk powder
1/4 tsp allspice Add contents to 1 quart water. Bring to boil, lower heat, cover and boil gently for 30 minutes. Serve warm or cool. Yields 2 lbs. Approx. 1-1/2 quarts. You can make batches weekly or monthly depending how many birds you have. Keep a 3-day supply in fridge to reheat in the microwave (avoid hot spots) Serve no more than can be consumed in 5 hours to avoid spoilage. In hot weather, be careful not to leave it in cage for any more than 2 hours, unless you have air conditioning. My own added observation after feeding it to My African Grey and My Senegal is that they eat it all within 2 hours. I also freeze the recipe in ice cube trays, then I put the frozen cubes in baggies in the freezer. They will keep for a month, and when supper time comes I pop 2 cubes in the microwave on DEFROST, cool (do check, it can get to hot) and serve. This recipe comes from the kitchen of Nel Benson.
Sweet Rice Mash I haven't found any parrot on a veggie diet that wouldn't eat it! 4 coarsley grated sweet potatoes
2 bags brown rice
1 can carrot juice
1 can veggie baked beans (rinsed to remove excess sugar)
1 bag small shell pasta Boil rice using carrot juice added to the water until almost done. Add in sweet potaoes and pasta (adding a little more water if needed - just enough to keep from sticking - you want it to fully absorb). Stir often. Add in rinsed baked beans, stir some more. I divide it up into several zip freezer bags and then take out what I need each day. This recipe comes from Fran Menley of Arkansas. "My pets, breeders, and babies love this, it is part of their daily diet. I add in different fresh seasonal and frozen veggies, and some sprouted sunflower seed each day, then in the afternoon they get their fruit and more fresh greens." Fran has parrotlets, eclectus, a red-bellied parrot, blue crown Cheesy Apple Muffins 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 cup butter, softened
1/2 cup chopped apple
1/2 cup shredded carrot
1/2 cup shredded chedder cheese
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
2 cups whole wheat flour
2 eggs with shell
Mix dry ingredients. Put washed eggs with shell in blender. Add butter, apple, and carrot to the eggs and mix in blender. Mix with dry ingredients. Put into paper cupcake holders (birds love to shred the paper) Bake 20-25 minutes at 350 degrees.
Apple Veggie Seed Mix1 apple chopped fine
1 cup cornmeal
1 cup fresh/frozen corn, cooked
1 cup greens chopped
1 cup shredded carrots
1 cup wheatgerm
1/2 cup soy milk
1/4 cup buckwheat
1/4 cup groats
1/4 cup nuts, coarsely ground
1/4 cup soybeans, finely ground
1/8 cup olive oil
5 eggs with shell
left over rice or beans (optional)
Mix ingredients. Grease 9x13 inch pan. Bake 20 minutes at 400, then 30 minutes at 350 or until done.
Submit your favorite recipes by using the "Contact" page, and putting recipe in the subject line... Farmers Parrot Scramber 2 eggs 1/4 cp finely chopped frosen mixed veggies 1/4 cp finely chopped apple top with chili pepper SALLY BLANCHARD’S FAMOUS ‘GLOP’ RECIPE The following recipe feeds my 4 parrots of various sizes and appetites for their morning meal. ‘Glop’ also makes a great hand-weaning food to finger feed your bappy. - 1 small jar of baby food carrots, sweet potatoes, or winter squash (I use Earth’s Best because it is organic - they also have high vitamin A vegetable varieties with chicken and turkey. I occasionally use apricot, peach, or papaya baby food.) You can also use baked yams, winter squash or cooked, mashed carrots.
- 3 slices of coarse whole-grain crumbled toast. (I vary the bread but use the healthiest bread I can find without sugar. I particularly like a jalapeno cornbread loaf I buy at Trader Joe’s.) You can also use high quality cooked grains such as quinoa, amaranth, etc. and/or oatmeal.
- 2-4 Tablespoons of nonfat plain yogurt.
- I highly recommend adding a a few drops to a 1/2 teaspoon of Essential Fatty Acids (EFA). There are several varieties available including Flax Seed Oil. Adding EFAs to the diet has helped quite a few parrots with feather destructive behaviors.
- Optional: 1/8 cup high quality handfeeding formula or a sprinkle of a spirulina or wheat grass type supplement.
My birds love this recipe. I will also add chamoile, and bee pollen. | |
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