Got Fresh Mash?
10/10/09 11:45
Your birdies need it!
Simple to do, and you will feel so great when they dig into it.
Only have one bird and you're worried about spoilage and storage? It can be frozen!
The trick to getting birds to eat it is adding some of their favorite foods that they'll dig for. Most often that's only adding the nuts (which is the essential fatty acids needed anyway). When it's chopped so finely, birds can't easily separate and discard those veggies or fruits they don't like.
There is no specific recipe, and no specific ratios. Remember that birds, like us, need different things in their diets. In the wild, what they can eat varies with the seasons.
To start with something easy, grab a bag of spring greens at the store. Wash off the leaves and dry very well. Chop finely, using either knife or food processor.
Add some chopped nuts--cashews, almonds, walnuts, pecans. If your bird won't eat them in large pieces, this is an excellent way to get them to. For our little parrotlets, we chop the nuts almost to powder. This way the nuts stick to the greens and the birds have to eat both.
That's it! For the first batch anyway. Serve by spoonful. Store loosely covered in a flat container in the fridge. Just put a paper towel over the top. Really! If concerned about spoiling, press into ice-cube trays, freeze, and then move to storage in freezer bags. thaw as required prior to feeding.
Will add more ideas for mash items soon, so we can keep our birds eating healthy.
If anything needs clarification, please hit the contact us button and I'll get back to you.
-RQ
Simple to do, and you will feel so great when they dig into it.
Only have one bird and you're worried about spoilage and storage? It can be frozen!
The trick to getting birds to eat it is adding some of their favorite foods that they'll dig for. Most often that's only adding the nuts (which is the essential fatty acids needed anyway). When it's chopped so finely, birds can't easily separate and discard those veggies or fruits they don't like.
There is no specific recipe, and no specific ratios. Remember that birds, like us, need different things in their diets. In the wild, what they can eat varies with the seasons.
To start with something easy, grab a bag of spring greens at the store. Wash off the leaves and dry very well. Chop finely, using either knife or food processor.
Add some chopped nuts--cashews, almonds, walnuts, pecans. If your bird won't eat them in large pieces, this is an excellent way to get them to. For our little parrotlets, we chop the nuts almost to powder. This way the nuts stick to the greens and the birds have to eat both.
That's it! For the first batch anyway. Serve by spoonful. Store loosely covered in a flat container in the fridge. Just put a paper towel over the top. Really! If concerned about spoiling, press into ice-cube trays, freeze, and then move to storage in freezer bags. thaw as required prior to feeding.
Will add more ideas for mash items soon, so we can keep our birds eating healthy.
If anything needs clarification, please hit the contact us button and I'll get back to you.
-RQ