Bird Bread For Eclectus

Posted by: Carolyn Swicegood - Carolyn@LandofVos.com - June 10, 1997

2 cups yellow corn meal

1 cup whole wheat flour

l cup currants or raisins

1 cup nuts (pine, almond, walnut, pecan)

1 cup shelled sunflower seeds

1 twenty-nine ounce can of solid pack pumpkin

1 thirty-two ounce bottle of papaya nectar

one half cup of sunflower or safflower oil

1 tsp ground cinnamon

1 Tbs baking powder

Combine ingredients in a large bowl. Add enough water or juice to make a pourable batter. Use two large well-greased baking pans. Bake at 425 degrees for 30 minutes or until done. Cool and slice. Can be frozen. This recipe makes a "heavy" bread, not as light as you would prepare for yourself, but the birds love it! Notice that it contains very little baking powder, (some baking powders contain aluminum) no added sugar or other sweenteners, and no added salt.

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Bobbi's Basic Birdie Bread

Posted by: Bobbi Brinker - BobbiB@ParrotTalk.com - August 29, 1996

2 boxes Jiffy corn muffin mix

3 tbss baking powder

1 tsp Spirulina

2 eggs & shells (puree in blender)

4 jars baby food (carrots, sweet potatoes, a fruit, chicken/turkey with rice, noodles, or vegetables)

3/4 cup peanut butter

2 cups baby cereal (buy lowest percent of iron)

1-1/2 cups shredded/chopped veggies (usually carrots or broccoli). Almost any of the baby foods can be used but choose those with a high Vitamin A content.

Warning - the batter will be hard to mix! Mix wet & dry ingredients separately. Combine wet & dry ingredients along with shredded/chopped veggies. Spray 9x13 pan with cooking spray & bake about 30 minutes in a 400 degree preheated oven. Cool on rack, cut into squares & 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, pureed beans (reduce baby foods by one jar ), peeled, pureed fresh mango, papaya or kiwi (reduce number of jars of baby food).

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Kathy's Birdie Bread

Posted by: Kathy Pearson - kathyp@plinet.com February 2, 1997

- 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.

I created this recipe by combining ingredients from some of the other birdie bread recipes out there and adding some of my own. My birds love it! Ingredients can easily be substituted with similar ingredients that you have on hand.

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Chico's Muffins

Posted by: Anne Eilers - anne8@centralminera.com - June 26, 2000

1/2 cup Whole wheat flour

1/2 cup cornmeal

1/2 cup Harrisons Mash or Lifetime diet fine

2 Tbs baking powder

1/4 cup raisins

1/4 cup hulled organic sesame seed

1 egg (you can sterilize the shells and crush them in too)

1/4 cup grated carrot

1/2 cup orange juice (fresh) may need to add a touch more for consistency

Combine dry ingredients. Mix well, add wet ingredients. Mix well and spoon into small birdy size muffin tins (use spray like Pam to avoid sticking). If you used the small tins you should get approx 2 dozen little muffins just the perfect size for snacking on.

Plus you get the added benefit of sneaking some Harrisons into a picky bird's diet. You can use various different seeds/nuts and apple juice works just as well. I sometimes sneak in an added 1 tbs liquid calicum. My Grey,Chico, loves these and smack's his "lips" whenever he sees them.

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Tu-Ki Treat

Posted by: Marlena - MarlenaJ@prima-soft.com - June 13, 2000

Tu-Ki is a greencheek conure who has no lower mandible. This recipe gives her a good amount of her required food needs.

2 boxes Jiffy Corn Bread Mix.

1 tbs of calcium, mineral and vitamin powder.

2 eggs (shell included) - Seperate egg from shell * Wash and grind shell

1 jar each baby food Sweet Potato, Green Beans

1 cup crushed pellets (Rowdy-bush or Lefebers, put in a plastic bag and roll with rolling pin to crush )

1 large carrot

1/2 cup fresh raw broccoli ground in cusinart

1/3 cup mixed nuts (no peanuts) and dry fruit, also pulverized in cusinart.

Mix Jiffy, nuts, fruit, pellets, egg shell and vitamin powder together. Add eggs and other stuff, mix well with wooden spoon. Spray a large baking dish with Pam. Mixture will be lumpy and sticky. If it is too thick add a little fruit juice or applesauce. Spread to about 3/4 " thick and bake until golden and knife comes out clean when inserted in center (about 20 minutes to 1/2 hour).

Cut into squares while still hot. When cool, freeze squares in serving portions in plastic sandwich bags. I defrost small sections overnight and then warm it in microwave for 6 seconds. Tu-Ki loves it warm and has gained 4 grams since we brought her home. Poor baby was starving to death in a horrid pet shop. I also give her soaked Zupreem pellets, chopped veggies, fruit, and any birdie goodies I can make small enough for her. I give the bread to my friends birds and they all love it too.

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Fussy Bird's Favorite Muffins

Posted by: Denise McDaries - McDaries@fiberpipe.net - October 31, 2000

1 box Jiffy bannana mix

4 eggs and shells (whites only)

8 scoops Kaytee exact bird pellets

1 to 1 and a half cups milk

1 package of chili mix (mild to medium)

Blendarize all these ingredients. Then throw in some left over veggies and stir well. Pam spray your muffin tin - cook 12 min. at 400 degrees. Makes about 12 big plump muffins. Individually saran wrap and freeze & Freezer bag um. Nuke um about 30 sec. When my macaw gets fussy with other foods he'll always eat this one. Watch out for chili breath!!!!

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High Protein or High Vitamin A Bread

Posted by: Sandi Sartain - chibe@mindspring.com - August 11, 1999

6 Oz. breeder pellets

2 cups cooked beans (kidney, lentils, garbanzo, pinto, etc)

1/2 cup whole-wheat flour

1/2 cup reg. flour

3 eggs plus shells

1/2 cup cornmeal

1/2 cup raw carrots, chopped in blender

1/2 cup shelled sunflower seeds

1/2 cup veg. oil

Cover pellets with hot water to soften. Mash. Add all dry ingredients to pellets. Blend well. Puree beans, eggs, and carrots in food processor or blender. Stir into dry ingred. to make a thick batter. Add water as needed. Bake at 350 degrees 45-50 minutes. I bake these in the miniature muffins pans so I don't have to cut and slice them. Freeze in individual baggies.

Vegetable-rich Bread: Substitute equal amounts of maintainence pellets and cooked veggies. Carrots, brocculi, yams, squash instead of the beans. Prepare as above. I always use Vitamin A rich veggies in this bread. I have weaned a lot of baby Greys on these breads. My breeders and pets loves it too! Hope your birds enjoy it!

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Tails Up Birdie Bread

Posted by: Sue T. - sturner6@mediaone.net - February 7, 2001

2 Boxes Jiffy Corn Muffin Mix

2 eggs (shells have bacteria, I toss them)

2/3-cup fruit juice (I use apple, 100% juice, no additives or preservatives)

24 oz can of sweet potatoes (Rinse well and mash)

1 apple cut into small chunks (scrubbed well to get preservatives off of it)

1-2 bananas

2 boxes snack size raisins (about 1/2 cup)

Big Scoop of Peanut Butter (about 1/3 cup)

1 teaspoon Cinnamon

1/3 heaping cup of Avain Naturals herb mix (www.allbirdtoys.com/herbmix.html)

1 Cup of Beak appetit food (Any flavor, prepared) (www.beakappetit.com)

Grease a 9x13 pan (I use olive oil) and spread evenly in pan. Place on middle rack of 450-degree oven for about 45 min to an hour. I test mine in the middle and its done when toothpick stuck in it comes out clean, and the sides have started to pull away from the pan. I then cut mine into manageable squares and store in Baggies in the freezer. I reheat in the Microwave for about 30 seconds and then crumble into food dishes. Make sure you don't burn anyone! Always test temp before serving to your birds.

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Sharon's Birdie Bread Recipe

Posted by: Sharon Dubois - sdubois@computek.net - August 29, 1997

2 Cups finely ground pellets

1 Very ripe banana

1/3 Cup wheat germ oil

1/3 Cup vegetable oil

6 Large eggs

2 Heaping tbss of canned pumpkin

1 Heaping tbs of applesauce

1 Cup of mixed vegetables

1 Cup of cooked or canned pinto beans

1 Cup boiled brown rice

2 Cups corn meal

4 tbs baking powder

1 tsp Spirulina

Mix the first five ingredients in a food processor until you have a fine blend. Add the next two ingredients and continue to process. Pour entire mixture into a large bowl and add the vegetables, beans, rice, corn meal and baking powder, spirulina and stir. The mix should be the consistency of cornbread. If it's too dry, add the liquid from the pinto beans. If there isn't enough liquid add water. When you have the desired consistency pour into a 13x9 inch baking pan.

Bake the bread at 325 degrees for about 40 minutes or until done. To test your bread insert a toothpick in the middle of the pan. If it comes out clean the bread is ready. Make several pans at once so you can freeze the loaves and use them as needed. Sprinkle vitamins on the bread and crumble it before serving. Good vitamins to sprinkle are: Wheat Grass powder!

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Macaw Bake

Posted by: Karen Loften - KLofton@msmail.bham.wednet.edu - May 8, 1996

Ingredients: 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 course 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. I also add some Spiralinea(sp) if I have it.

Directions: Pre-heat 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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Norma's Birdie Bread

By: Norma Goldberger - ngoldber@neo.lrun.com - July 14, 1997

1 box of Jiffy Corn Muffin Mix

Dump into blender:

1 egg with shell

1 carrot washed

1 hunk of sweet potato microwaved 30 sec to tenderize

2 bottles banana baby food

1 handful mustard leaves washed (from the veggie garden)

Substitutes: Vegetable list - 1 stalk of broccoli, handful of washed dandelion greens, handful green beans or peas. Liquids - A piece of banana and 1/3 cup of milk or a nutritious fruit juice can replace the baby food.

Optional: Add spices - 1/2 tsp chili or 1/4 tsp cayenne or 1/4 tsp cinnamon.

Blenderize above and add to corn muffin mix. Mix. Bake as package directs (400 degrees) in greased (corn oil) muffin pan. Must be the slightly green color that is so appealing.

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Sandra's Birdy Muffins

By: Sandra J. Bortnick, D.V.M. - breezy@nervm.nerdc.ufl.edu - July 23, 1997

These birdy muffins have been eaten greedily by all birdys of people I suggested them to. Supplement them with your imagination (I especially like to add sesame).

4 cups boiled and mashed pumpkin or canned pumpkin

2 cups cream of wheat (uncooked)

2 cups grits(uncooked)

1 cups oatmeal(uncooked)

1/2 cups applesauce

1 egg (shell too)

2 tbs baking powder

2 tbs cinnamon

1/2 cups raisins

1/2 cups sugar

1 tbs veg oil

Adjust consistency with applesauce, water, or grits. Spoon into cupcake paper lined muffin tins and bake 20-35 minutes at 400 degrees. I also use Jiffy muffin mix in place of c.o.w. and grits. Sesame seeds are high in calcium. I don't use much sesame seed and if I use it I omit oil from that batch.

Food Values:

Grits 1oz. 57mg Ca, 20.7mg Phos, .34g fat

Cream of Wheat 39.79mg Ca, 79.95mg Phos, .37g fat

Sesame seeds 1oz 276.41mg Ca, 178.3mg Phos, 14.09g fat

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Nutty Birdy Bread

Posted by: Suzanne - suzanne-b@home.com - May 27, 1999

1 box jiffy corn muffin mix

1 egg

1/2 cup of milk

1 apple (peeled, cored , and chopped up good)

1/2 cup quick oats

1/2 cup chopped walnuts

2 tbs peanut butter

1/2 cup of your birds favorite pellet(s) chopped.

Mix all ingredients together and spread in a 9" X 13" lightly greased pan (I use crisco spray). Bake at 350 for 25-35 minutes. Check with toothpick. Cool completely, cut into 2" squares, serve cool. Saves great in fridge!! Even the picky ones LOVE this stuff!!!

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Quick'n Easy Birdy Bread

Posted by: Deborah Furnia - AFurnia@aol.com - May 22, 1999

1 cup whole wheat flour

1 cup corn meal

2 tsp baking powder

1 tsp sugar or honey

2 eggs

3 tbs vegetable oil or palm oil (for African species)

1C milk or buttermilk

Mix the above ingredients and add any of the following: cooked sweet potatoes, squash shredded or chopped, grated carrot, pulverized egg shells, blueberries, peanut butter, walnuts, or anything that your bird likes. Bake at 350 degrees for 35-45 minutes in a 13x9 pan.

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