Handfeeding Formulas

Handfeeding Formula

• 4 cups, Jif Low sodium peanut butter
• 3 tablespoons, All natural Apple sauce
• 1 cup, All natural Apple juice
• 1 quart, Water
• 4 cups, Nutrical (high calorie supplement for cats and dogs)
• 1/2 tube, 2 jars each of Gerber baby food (spinach, garden vegetable, carrots, sweet potatoes, squash, green bean)

Mix Kaytee formula, water, juice, applesauce, gerberfood all together. Stir until powder is completely mixed in. Add peanut butter, and Nutrical. Microwave on high for 8 minutes, stir, microwave 8 minutes, stir, Microwave 8 minutes. Divide in to 1 cup servings and freeze in containers. To thaw, microwave 4 minutes, stir, heat 25 seconds or until warm. Food will last in the refrigerator 2 days.
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Birdie Formula Mix

• 2 parts Roudybush hand feeding formula
• 3 parts Exact hand feeding formula
• 1 part Gerber baby food

Mix with enough water for desired consistency. Make fresh for every feeding. Baby food can be stored in refrigerator after being opened.
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Freud's Favorite Feeding Formula

• 5 c. water
• 1 c. quick cooking (not "instant") oatmeal
• 1/2 c. raw wheat germ
• 1 T corn oil
• 1/2 t. salt
• one 4-1/2 oz. jar of stained baby veggies (containing peas, carrots, spinach)
• 1 c. powdered milk
• 2 c. sunflower meal (If sunflower meal is not available, grind 1 1/2 -2 c. raw hulled sunflower kernels in a blender, along with 2 very dry slices of whole wheat bread, to keep kernels from sticking together.)

Combine water, oatmeal, raw wheat germ, corn oil, and salt. Cook mixture for 5 minutes, remove from stove and add strained baby veggies. Then add powdered milk and sunflower meal.

You can freeze the formula in ice cube trays and store the cubes in zip-lock bags til you need them. Refrigerate after thawing, use within 3-4 days. I found that it helped to thin the formula with water a little especially for younger birds.
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Birdie Scenic Formula

• 1/8 c. Scenic Paradise Pellets
• (chopped in coffee grinder)
• 1 tbl. Gerber Apricot baby food

Mix with warm water and feed.
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