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Soft-food Diet Recipe
The following
is a recipe for a soft food diet to be fed as a sole diet for overweight birds, birds
with liver disease or as a supplement to an already balanced diet. Fresh fruits and
vegetables may be substituted as well.
| One bag frozen peas |
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| One bag frozen corn |
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| One bag frozen carrots |
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| One can lima beans |
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| One can kidney beans |
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| One can garbonzo beans |
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| One bag of cooked spiral 3-colored
pasta |
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1/8 teaspoon Vitamin powder (ie.
Avicon, Super Preen)
-added fresh each feeding on alternate days of calcium powder |
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1/8 teaspoon Calcium powder (ie.
D-Cal-Phos)
-added fresh each feeding on alternate days of vitamins |
Mix first 7 ingredients together in large bowl. Package into smaller quantities.
Freeze bulk of mixture and refrigerate 8-12 ounces in sealed container to be used
daily to feed. Thaw frozen portions as needed. Hard-boiled egg and soaked monkey
chow may be added if removed within 4 hours.
Dry-food Diet Recipe
The following is a supplementary dry food diet to be fed as a treat to young weaning
birds, birds 'hooked' on seeds only, or as a supplement to an already balanced diet.
| 1 bag uncooked Spiral 3-colored
pasta |
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| 2-3 cups Wheat, Corn or Rice
Chex cereal, Cheerios, Rice Krispies, Kix, Grape Nuts, etc |
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| 2-4 cups Pretty Bird Pelleted
Diet (or other brand) |
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| 0-2 cups Science Diet K-9 Maintenance
Dog Food |
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| 0-2 cups dry Monkey Chow Bisquits
(can be crumbled) |
Mix ingredients in large bowl and package into smaller, airtight containers. Store
in dry place. This diet can be added to seed mixes as well.
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