Seed Bells
small terracotta pots
microwave-safe plastic wrap or plastic oven bag
length of firm wire (coat-hanger type is fine)
birdseed of your choice (measure it dry in your chosen pots to gauge amount needed)
two egg whites per cup of birdseed (or thereabouts)
Beat egg whites until white and fluffy but still liquid - you're not making a meringue. Prepare pots by lining them with microwave-safe wrap or oven bag. Bend the end of the wire that goesinto the seed bell into a closed loop (so that birds and/or leg rings can't get caught on it when most of thebell has been eaten). Mix beaten egg whites and bird seed in a bowl until all seed is coated, then spoon the mix into the prepared pots, patting it down firmly. Push the uncoiled end of the wire through centre of mix in pot then out of the drainage hole until looped end rests flat on top of mixture, then push loop slightly into mixture. Place on an oven shelf set high enough to allow wire to hang free. Cook for approximately 60 - 90 minutes in a very cool oven or longer if pots are larger size. The important thing is not to burn the mixture and slow cooking is needed to set it firmly. Cooked bells will slip easily from pots, peel away the plastic wrap while they're still warm but don't handle the wire until it has cooled. Using a pair of pliers, twist exposed wire end to form a hook for hanging in the aviary.
Just an FYI - Sometimes if you use large seeds in your mixture, the widest part of the bell which is exposed during cooking will become slightly crumbly. This only happens for a half inch or so, but if they are to be given away, and you want a less 'rustic' appearance, just spoon the mixture into the pot as usual, but mix another beaten egg white with seeds of last inch and cook as instructed above. This extra 'adhesive' keeps the top layer very firm.
Apple Delight
4 small apples
2 tbls. wheat germ
2 tbls. raisins
1/4 tsp cinnamon
1/4 c. chopped pine nuts
1 c. thawed frozen apple juice concentrate
Avian vitamins
Core apples.
Put apples in baking dish after spraying with non-stick coating.
Do not use Teflon. It gives off harmful fumes that could kill your birds.
Combine wheat germ, raisins, cinnamon, pine nuts, and vitamins.
Fill center of apples with this mixture.
Drizzle juice over apples. Bake about 45 minutes
FYI~~ Minus the avian vitamins and the raccoons, skunks and bunnies also enjoy this
Birdie Cereal
1/2 c. cooked white or brown rice
1/4 c. dry monkey chow, ground in a blender
1/4 c. Sun Maid Fruit Bits, soaked overnight
2 tbs Bag O' Bugs
Mix ingredients together and serve immediately.
Change at least twice a day to make sure your birds doesn't digest any soured foods.
You can replace the Bag O' Bugs with live insects.
1/2 c. bran
1/2 c. untoasted wheat germ
1-1/2 c. whole wheat flour
1/2 c. dry milk
3 tsp baking powder
1/2 c. Sun Maid Fruit Bits
1/2 c. chopped pine nuts or hulled millet
2 large egg whites
1-1/2 c. thawed apple juice concentrate
1 tbl. cold-pressed oil
3 tbl. Petamine
Fruity Cookies
3 tbl. oil
3 large egg white
2 c. whole wheat flour
1-1/2 c. instant oats
1 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp baking soda
3/4 c. thawed frozen apple juice concentrate
1/4 c. thawed frozen pineapple-orange concentrate
1/2 c. chopped walnuts or pine nuts
1 pkg. Sun Maid Fruit Bits
1/4 c. Petamine
Beat egg white and oil until frothy.
Add juice and blend.
Add flour, oats, baking soda, Petamine, and cinnamon and blend well.
Stir in walnuts or pine nuts and fruit bits.
Place teaspoonfuls on cookie sheet and bake at 350 degrees for 10 minutes.
1 8 1/2 oz. package Jiffy Corn Muffin Mix
1 C mashed palm nut fruit* (can substitute 1 C acorn squash, cooked and mashed)
3 large eggs and shells broken into small pieces
3 carrots, cooked and mashed
1 large stalk broccoli florettes, cooked and mashed
3 handfuls pellets, any kind of bird pellets
1/4 C ground walnuts or other nuts or seeds, if desired
1/4 tsp baking soda
1/4 C psyllium seeds (helps liver function)
1/4 C sesame seeds (helps with plucking)
1/4 C flax seed (helps with plucking)
1/2 tsp alfalfa leaf powder (helps with plucking)
1/4 C kelp (helps with plucking)
1/4 C wheat germ (source of vitamin E)
1-1/4 cup whole wheat flour
1/2 cup cornmeal
1/2 cup uncooked oatmeal
1/4 cup rye kernels
1/2 tsp. garlic powder
1/4 cup butter
1/4 cup apple sauce
1 egg, plus its shell
1/2 cup beef or chicken or veggie stock
dried hot pepper bits, dehydrated veggie flakes, chopped nuts or seed mix (optional)
Preheat oven to 350F
Combine dry ingredients, add butter and apple sauce until well blended
Add the egg, and stock.
Knead the dough for a few minutes.
If you are adding any "goodies" (hot peppers, veggie flakes, etc...), add those now.
Roll out the dough to about 1/2" thickness (sprinkle flour on table top first!) and use cookie cutters to create whatever shapes you like.
Or, roll dough into a thin rope, cut bits off it into treat sizes.
Place cookies on oiled cookie sheet.
Re-roll scraps and make more cookies.
Bake biscuits for 25-30 minutes. Remove from oven, cool, store.
1 cup cornmeal
1/2 cup each whole wheat flour and rye flour
1/4 cup each Cream of Rice cereal, Malt-O-Meal, grits, and rolled oats
4 tsp. baking powder
1/2 cup peanut butter
1/4 cup raisins
3 jars baby food - squash, sweet potatoes & applesauce
1/4 cup grated cheddar cheese
1 large carrot chopped
1 cup chopped broccoli stems & crowns
2 eggs with shells
1 cup puffed brown rice cereal
water as necessary
Put carrot & broccoli in food processor for 30 seconds.
Eggs & shells should also be processed in the food processor until shells are ground.
Mix all ingredients and add water to make mixture spreading consistency.
Spread in greased 10x13 pan, and bake at 400 for 30 minutes
2 packages of corn bread mix (not sweetened corn muffin mix!)
frozen vegetable of choice (chopped fresh, or rinsed canned are both OK
frozen fruit of choice (chopped fresh, or unsweetened canned are both OK)
hulled raw unsalted sunflower seeds (available at bulk food stores near snacks)
raisins
hulled raw millet seed (available at bulk food stores near cereal section)
fruit juice (orange, apple, etc.) (using more than one kind is OK)
eggs (1 more than packages call for)
Preheat oven following bread mix instructions.
Grease 9" x 13" cake pan.
Follow instructions on package for number of eggs used, then add one more egg.
Substitute fruit juices for milk required by mix.
Add approximately 1/2 cup of hulled sunflower seeds, and approximately 1/2 to 3/4 cup each of frozen veggie and frozen fruit.
Add handful of raisins.
Mix all ingredients together well.
Pour into heavily greased 9"x 13" cake pan.
Sprinkle small handful of hulled millet seeds over top.
Bake until cake pulls away from sides of pan and is golden brown on top (it should be hard on top, but not burned.)
Let cool completely, then cut into small (1") cubes.
Place cubes and any crumbled pieces in a plastic bag or container, and freeze.
To use, just remove one or two cubes and thaw, then crumble up into bird's dish.
Vitamins or wheatgrass powder can be sprinkled over the cooled, baked cake.
For one bird, this should last several weeks. Use as a treat to supplement the regular diet.
2 c. cooked rice
4 c. cooked mixed veggies
1 c. high protein baby cereal
1 T. Vitapreen or other good bird vitamin
1 c. raisins
1-16 oz. can fruit cocktail (with juice)
1-16 oz. can applesauce
Mix well. Freeze in small freezer bags. Break off pieces as needed, heat, and serve.
3 eggs hard-boiled, then mashed into little pieces
1 or 2 bags frozen corn
1 bag frozen peas
1 bag mix frozen veggies
1/2 Cup each of White and Brown rice, and cook per instructions
several shredded carrots
1 medium or good size yam or sweet potato
1 C baby cereal (like Gerber's)
2 jars (the real small ones) first foods (Gerber's) baby food, some meat flavor like chicken, turkey etc....
8 oz baby juice (I like to use this with water to cook the rice)
1/2 C wheat germ, toasted
3/4 C raisins, blanched
Hard-boil the eggs (20 minutes or so should be safe for them) Use the egg water to blanch the raisins for a minute or two Start the rice at the same time. use the baby fruit juice and water to cook the rice. In a food processor, shred the carrots and the sweet potato or yam. Toast the wheat germ in the over - shouldn't take very long maybe 8 minutes. Once the eggs are done, use a fork to mash it up into small bits. At this point put in about half the baby cereal and start getting this mixed in. When the rice is done mix the 2 jars of baby food into it. Then start mixing this up with the egg and baby cereal. adding the rest of the baby cereal, and the toasted wheat germ, and start putting in the frozen veggies. At the end, stir in the blanched raisins. Freeze, using ice cube trays, or spread out on a baking sheet
To Use: Microwave a block and add any fresh fruit that's available and sprinkle on the vitamins.
1 Large Egg
2 tablespoons Low Fat Ricotta Cheese
1/2 to 1 Cup bean mix (cooked up previously, mix of beans, rice, pasta, etc)
1/2 Cup of some or all of the following: Diced Fresh Zucchini, Diced Yellow Squash, Diced Turnip, Diced Parsnip, Cooked Sweet Potato, Chopped Spinach, Fresh Corn, chopped Green Pepper. Also, in season, a whole jalapeno pepper, chopped. If lacking fresh veggies, use frozen corn, lima beans, peas, etc. If we have leftover pasta, that goes in too one LARGE clove garlic, chopped.
Mix in a bowl Spread on a large plate Cover and microwave for 7-8 minutes (8 if using frozen veggies)
The egg holds it together.
Grate a LITTLE Monterey Jack Cheese on it, and serve.
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.
*You can find wheat germ oil (for horses) at most feed stores.
2 box 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
Preheat 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, cauliflower, 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.
1 c. cornmeal
1 c. whole wheat flour
3/4 tsp salt
4 tsp baking powder
1 c. milk
1/4 c. vegetable oil
2 eggs with shells
1 can high protein dog food
1/2 c. Gerber baby cereal
1 jar Gerber mixed vegetables
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
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