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Hi I am looking for reciepts for some cooked food I can make for Chip. I have heard that making your own food is the best for Our birds.
So I want to do the best job for My guy.
Chris and Chip

Chris,

Here is the index page for Cockatiel Cottage. http://www.cockatielcottage.net/main.html

Recipes:
http://www.cockatielcottage.net/biscuit ... aincc.html

Lots of great information on this site that can help you.

Smiles,

There's tons of recipes online, and there's even a bird cookbook...
http://www.amazon.com/Healthy-Bird-Cook ... 398&sr=8-1

Or premade mixes and cooked foods...
Bird-Elicious! (not sure if they are still producing - you'll have to contact them)
Noah's Kingdom - Bird Food, Dog Food, Cat Food
BIRD PARADISE BLENDS by Bird Paradise
Birdgrains
Avian Naturals and All Bird Toys nutritious healthy organic natural parrot food parrot supply treats gifts parts
Beak Appetit
Goldenfeast
Volkman's Soak & Simmer Bean Mixture
Volkman's 15 Minute Soak & Simmer
Gini's Birdiebread
Momma Birds Birdy Bread
Crazy Corn
Harrison's Original Bird Bread Mix
L'Avian Plus™ Bean Cuisine™ - Product Information
Dr. Harvey's.com - The Avian Line.
The Bird Cage
Kaytee » Kitchen Creations Pasta Bean
Kaytee » Kitchen Creations Pasta Zesty Vegetable
Pretty Bird - Birdy Banquet


You can also make your own mash recipe using a variety of foods....

The list for the grains, legumes, veggies, and fruits are mostly from the Feeding Feathers YH-group. The list of foods to avoid is from Buffalo Parrots. List of seeds, well I just looked at a few packages of bird food to get the ingredients off of. I did add a few things to the lists but didn't remove anything.

FF recommends feeding 15% pulses, 30% grains, 45% veggies, and 10% fruits. All of this can be mixed together as a 'mash' diet. Fresh foods should take up a minimum of 25% of the diet, but can take up as much as 90% with treats, pellets, nuts, and seeds taking up the rest. Sprouted seeds are healthier than dry seeds.

Cooked grains - can also be sprouted

• Millet
• Quinoa
• Amaranth
• Whole Oats
• Hulless Barley
• Spelt or Kamut
• Teff
• Brown Rice
• Wild Rice
• Buckwheat

Cooked legumes - or sprouted with 1/4" tails

• Adzuki
• Mung
• Sprouting Peas
• Lentils
• 13 Bean Soup minus Spice Packet - not as good as others but works

Vegetables - Fed fresh, lightly steamed, or even frozen (thawed) out of the frozen section in grocery store

• Pumpkin
• Carrots
• Acorn or Butternut Squash
• Red or Green Pepper
• Kale
• Dandelion Greens
• Mustard Greens
• Collard Greens
• Turnip Greens
• Broccoli
• Celery
• Cucumber
• Romaine or other dark leafy lettuce
• Jicama
• Peas
• Zucchini
• Green Beans
• Tomatoes
• Cabbage
• Chinese Cabbage
• Bokchoy
• Carrot Tops
• Cactus Leaf
• Okra
• Kohlrabi
• Spaghetti Squash
• Cauliflower
• Radish
• Chayote Squash
• Brussel Sprouts
• Escarole
• Endive
• Corn
• Beet Root

Fruits

• Papaya
• Mango
• Any type of berries (strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, etc)
• Pomegranate
• Kiwi
• Oranges
• Melons
• Nectarines
• Cherries
• Apricot
• Grapefruit
• Banana
• Pears
• Apples
• Figs
• Pineapple
• Lemons
• Limes

Other Foods

• Whole Wheat Pasta
• Whole Grain Breads
• Corn Bread
• Cooked Eggs
• Sprouted Seeds

Avoid the following foods
-Avocados

-Dairy Products(Except Yogurt)

-Fruit Rinds

-Rhubarb

-Raw Meats

-Onions

-Garlic

-Chocolate

-Salty/Sugary Foods

-Alcohol

-Fruit Pits

-Peanuts

-Uncooked Rice

-Uncooked Beans

-Seeds of: Pears, Oranges, Papaya, Grapefruit, Grapes, Apples & some Melons

-Mayonnaise products

-Caffeine


And here's an imcomplete list of seeds you could feed: safflower seed, white millet, oat groats, buckwheat, canary grass seed, sunflower seeds, hemp seed (human grade), whole wheat, rolled barley, pumpkin seeds, shelled peanuts, almonds, pine nuts, pistachios, red millet, nyger

Thank You so much for the info. I know what I will be doing for the rest of the day.LOL
Chris and Chip