Homemade Bird Snacks

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Ambrosia

2 medium oranges peeled
20-30 seedless grapes
1 c. strawberries cut in half
1 small apple cut into handleable pieces
1 small banana cut into slices

Combine all ingredients and toss well. Can be frozen until further use.

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Apple Cheese Muffins

2 cups whole wheat flour
1-1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt
1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese
1/2 cup butter, softened
1/3 cup sugar
2 eggs with shells
1/2 cup chopped apple
1/2 cup shredded carrot

Mix the first five ingredients together.

Wash the eggs, then blenderize the eggs with the shell included.

Add butter, sugar, apple, and carrot to the eggs and blenderize briefly to mix.

Stir together with the dry ingredients until just combined.

Spoon into greased muffin tins and bake at 350 degrees for 20 to 25 minutes, or until springy to the touch.

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Banana Nut Muffins

2 cups whole wheat flour
2/3 cup sugar
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 cup cheddar cheese
3/4 cup chopped bananas
1/2 cup nuts, finely chopped
2 eggs with shell
1/2 cup vegetable oil

Mix the dry ingredients in a bowl.
Wash the eggs thoroughly, blenderize including the shell Add the oil, and mix well.

Add the eggs and oil to the dry ingredients.

Spoon into greased muffin cups.

Bake for 20 to 25 minutes in a 375 degree oven, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.

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Birdie's Pizza
1 ready made pizza crust
1 jar baby food mixed garden vegetables
1/4 cup chopped green bell pepper
1/4 cup shredded carrot
1/4 cup chopped broccoli
2 Tbl. wheat germ
2 Tbl. wheatgrass powder
1/2 cup shredded mozzarella

Spread baby food on the crust.

Sprinkle on carrot, broccoli and bell peppers.

Sprinkle cheese, wheat germ and wheatgrass powder over all

Bake according to directions for your crust

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Carrot Salad

1/2 pound carrots cut into chunks
1/2 c. pine nuts, chopped
1/2 c. raisins
Avian vitamins

Mix all ingredients together.

Sprinkle with vitamins.

This can be stored in the refrigerator for further use.

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Germinated Seeds

2 parts oats
1 part whole wheat

Fill a large jar about half full with seed and fill with warm water.

Let the jar sit about 12-24 hours then drain seeds and rinse with cold water.

Rinse seeds about two times a day. Make sure the seeds do not get sour so mix them around in the jar.

Serve seeds moist not wet.

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My african greys and macaw go crazy for this one!! They will all take bites and all during treat time I'm hearing "MMMM"

Popcorn Tweets

1 Tbl. melted margarine
1 tsp. wheatgrass powder
6 cups popped popcorn
1 cup assorted dried fruit

Combine margarine and wheatgrass powder.

Drizzle over popcorn, tossing to coat.

Add dried fruit and continue tossing.

Store leftovers (if any) in airtight container.

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All my birds LOVE this one!! Macaw, CAG, tiels, keets, and conure
(so do my skunks)

Baby's Birdie Pie
2 - 6 oz jars baby food sweet potatoes
2 jars baby food tropical fruit
1 to 1 1/2 cups pellets or 4 tablespoons hand feeding formula
3 eggs and eggshells (crushed)

Mix eggs and baby food.

Use a little in a small blender/processor to crush the egg shells (calcium source).

Mix in remaining ingredients.

Put in paper cupcakes or muffin tins- 4 teaspoons each.

Microwave 1-2 mins until firm.

Or bake in toaster oven at 400 degrees for 15 minutes till firm.

Makes 12 servings. Serve warm, but not too hot.

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Here is one for the outside birds as well....

Walnut Raisin Balls

1 1/3 Cup Wheat Germ
2 Cups raisins
3/4 Cup chopped walnuts
8 graham crackers crushed fine
1 1/2 Cup peanut butter
4 Tbs. honey
extra chopped nuts

Put all ingredients into a mixing bowl.

Mix until everything is blended and holds together.

Roll into small balls with your hands and roll in the extra chopped nuts.

Refrigerate leftovers. Good for outdoor birds too.

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Carrot and Apple Bake

2 c. chopped carrots
5 apples, cut into slices
2 tbl. whole wheat flour
4 tbl. honey
4 tbl. butter
3/4 c. orange juice
Avian vitamins

Put the apples in a 1-quart baking dish and cover them with carrots.

Sprinkle the flour and vitamins over the apples and carrots.

Drizzle with honey.

Pour orange juice over entire dish and bake at 350 degrees for 40-45 minutes.

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My macaw Loves this one!! Lots of MMMMMs from him

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.

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Canary Seed Mix

7 parts canary seed
2 parts rape seed
1/2 parts oat groats
1/2 part flax

Mix and store in air-tight containers

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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.

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Large Hookbill Seed Mix

1 part canary seed
1 part safflower
1 part white millet
2 parts sunflower
2 parts sunflower
1 part hemp
1 part oats (whole)
1 part peanuts
1 pkg. Sun Maid Fruit Bits

Mix and store in air-tight container.

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Goldie's Nuggets

6 Honey Grahams crushed
1 cup (plus) wheat germ
3/4 cup peanut butter
3 Tbl. honey
3/4 cup chopped nuts
2-1/2 cups golden raisins soaked overnight in apple juice

Put all ingredients into a large mixing bowl and fold together.

Roll into 3/4 inch balls and coat with wheat germ.

Refrigerate for several hours until firm.

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Birdie Beans and Rice

1/4 cup pinto beans
1/4 cup kidney beans
1/4 cup split peas
1/4 cup lentils
1/4 cup navy beans
1/4 cup garbanzo beans
1 cup cooked brown rice
1 cup cooked white rice
1 carrot (chopped)
1 cup frozen corn (thawed)

Soak beans overnight.

Drain, rinse, refill pan with water.

Add carrots and cook with beans for 1 hour.

Add corn and rice and cook till warm.

Cool and serve.

Store excess in leak proof containers.

May be frozen in 3 day serving sized containers, and thawed before use.

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Jazzy's Juicy Fruit

1/2 cantaloupe
1 bunch seedless grapes

Cut cantaloupe into pieces your birds can handle.

Peel orange and cut into pieces.

Mix all together with grapes.

This mixture can be frozen in bags and served daily

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Cornbread from Scratch

2 c. yellow cornmeal
2 c. whole wheat flour
1 c. dried milk
4 tsp. baking powder
4 eggs including shells
1 c. cooked white rice
1 c. monkey chow (soaked)
1 c. hulled millet
4 c. warm water
1 pkg. frozen vegetables

Mix all dry ingredients together

Add wet ingredients.

Grease two 9x12" pans and bake at 425 degrees for 25 minutes.

Let cool and cut into one inch cubes and store in plastic bags.

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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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Basic Birdie Bread

2 boxes Jiffy corn muffin mix
3 T. baking powder
1 tsp. Spirulina
2 eggs and shells (puree in blender)
4 jars baby food (carrots, sweet potatoes, a fruit, chicken/turkey with rice, noodles, or vegetables)
3/4 c. peanut butter
2 c. baby cereal (buy lowest percent of iron)
1-1/2 c. shredded/chopped veggies (usually carrots or broccoli)

Warning - the batter will be hard to mix!!

Mix wet and dry ingredients separately.

Combine wet and dry ingredients along with shredded/chopped veggies.

Spray 9x13 pan with cooking spray and bake about 30 min. in a 400 degree preheated oven.

Cool on rack, cut into squares and freeze in 3 day batches.

**Optional additions: chopped nuts, toasted soybean bits, shredded low fat cheese, dried fruit (small pieces), shaved cuttlebone, toasted sunflower kernels, pureed bananas peeled, pureed fresh mango, papaya or kiwi(reduce number of jars of baby food)

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Parrot Bread

1 Bran muffin mix
ground parrot pellets
1 small can of mixed vegetables
leftover baked beans (great way to use up leftovers)
parrot vitamins (powdered)

Grind up the pellets in a blender to a powder

Mix all ingredients

Bake as directed Cool

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Sweet Potato Balls

(skunks, raccoons, and bunnies also enjoy this)

1 large sweet potato, microwaved till 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.

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Quaker Delight

1/4 c. pinto beans
1/4 c. split peas
1/4 c. lentils
1/4 c. kidney beans
1/4 c. navy beans
1 c. cooked brown rice
1 c. cooked white rice
1 carrot (chopped)
1 c. frozen corn (thawed)
1 carrot (chopped)

Soak beans overnight.

Add carrots and cook with beans for one hour.

Add corn and rice and cook till warm.

Cool and serve.

Store excess in leak proof containers.

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Eight grain Cereal

1 part oats
1 part brown rice
1 part corn
1 part soybeans
1 part hulled millet
1 part barley
1 part sunflower
1 part flaxseed
Avian vitamins

Mix all grains together.

Heat three cups boiling water and add one cup mixture.

Cook until the consistency of oatmeal.

This can be added to some of your corn bread recipes!

Sprinkle avian vitamins over cereal

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Seed Sticks

Leftover pancake batter *(or make some just for these!)
Additives: seeds, ground up shells, nuts, pellets

Dilute the leftover batter a little and mix in pulverized sterilized eggshells, pellets, and mixed seed.

Cook it in a lightly oiled skillet until it is set enough to handle and then slice into sticks.

Bake the sticks in a warm oven until they are solid.

You also could pour the batter into any kind of mold and baked, skipping the skillet step.