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Cockatiel Bread

	2 C cockatiel crumbles
	1 banana
	1/3 C wheat germ oil*
	6 eggs--with shell
	3T pumpkin, yams or squash
	1/3 C vegetable oil
	1 1/2 T applesauce or 1/2 apple
	1 C thawed frozen mixed vegetables
	1 C cooked dry beans
	1 C cooked brown rice
	2 C corn meal
	4 T baking powder

Food process first 8 ingredients. Add beans & rice and blend until pulverized. Add to cornmeal and baking powder. Mix well. Add water if too thick. Bake at 325 degrees for 40 minutes until done. I freeze the stuff crumbled, zap about 1T per bird per day. When they are feeding chicks, I double that. *You can find wheat germ oil (for horses) at most feed stores.

Cornbread for Finches and Canaries

1 cup whole wheat flour

1 cup cornmeal

2 eggs beaten

1/2 tspn.(iodized) salt

1/4 cup canola oil

1 cup milk

1 tbsn. soybean isolate

1 tspn. brewers yeast

1/4 cup raw wheat germ

2 tbpn. sucanat (evaporated sugar cane)

1 tbpn. baking powder (non-aluminum)

1 tspn. powdered vitamin

Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Butter an 8"x8"x2" Pyrex baking pan. Mix all ingredients in a medium bowl Bake for 25 minutes. It may be cut into squares and frozen, to be thawed for later use.

Macaw Bake

3 eggs with shell

3 eggs with shell

1/4 lb. fried hamburger

2 cups cooked beans (see bean mix below)

1 - 6oz jar baby food

3/4 cup honey or coarse brown sugar

3/4 cup peanut butter

1/4 cup powdered soy milk

1 cup corn meal

3/4 cup shredded carrots

2 cups oatmeal or wheat flakes

1/2 cup oat or wheat bran

2 tbls. wheat germ oil

some Spiralinea if available

Preheat oven to 375 degrees Mix everything together and divide into 2 greased loaf pans Bake for 30 to 45 minutes, or until top of bread is light brown. Bean Mix - Red Beans, Black-eyed Peas, Great Northerns, Lima Beans, Kidney Beans, Pinto Beans, Soybeans equal to the total amount of mixed beans. Soak for 24 hrs, bring to a boil with a little salt and let sit for a couple of hours. Drain and rinse.

Parakeet Seed Mix

3 parts canary seed

1 part hemp

2 parts white millet

1/2 part oat groats

Mix and store in air-tight containers.

Chick Weaning Bread

1/3 cup wheatgrass powder

2/3 cup biscuit baking mix

1-1/3 cup ground pellets

1/3 cup hand feeding formula

2/3 cup oatmeal (any style)

1-8½ oz. box Jiffy Corn Muffin Mix

2-1/3 cup fruit juice

1/3 cup vegetable oil

5 eggs with shells (may be beaten in blender)

Fresh chopped or frozen fruits & vegetables

Chopped nuts

Mix all ingredients together in a large mixing bowl. Batter should be thin; add more juice if necessary. Bake in a 9 x 13 inch greased pan, at 350° for 25-30 minutes. Cut into cubes and freeze. Serve thawed cubes daily while babies are weaning. Do not eliminate the rest of the weaning diet. Also if the baby is still on a commercial hand feeding formula be sure not to add any calcium to the bread.

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