Wombaroo Granivore Rearing Mix Nutritious Bird Feed Supplement 5kg

Balanced diet for rearing and supplementing grain-eating (granivorous) birds. This includes parrots, cockatoos, finches, doves, pigeons & quail.

Features

• Ideal for Hand Rearing – nutritionally balanced for improved chick health
• Protein for Growth – plus omega-3 & 6, vitamins, minerals
• Spoon or Crop Feed – smooth, easily fed consistency
• Nutritional Support – for young, sick, or malnourished birds

To Feed as a Hand Rearing Food

Chicks should initially be rehydrated using an electrolyte solution. Prepare Granivore Rearing Mix by mixing well with pre-boiled warm water, in the following ratios:

Chick Age – Granivore Rearing Mix – Warm Water – Feed Interval

• Day 1 – 1 level scoop (7.5g) – 50mL – 2-2 1/2 hours
• Day 2 to 5 – 1 level scoop (7.5g) – 40mL – 2 1/2-3 hours
• Day 6 to 10 – 1 level scoop (7.5g) – 25mL – 3 1/2-4 hours
• Day 11 to 20 – 1 level scoop (7.5g) – 20mL – 4-5 hours
• After Day 20 – 1 level scoop (7.5g) – 15mL – 6-8 hours

Let the prepared mixture stand for 2 minutes to absorb all the water. Remix and feed at a temperature of 38-40°C with a spoon or syringe. Feed until the crop is full, taking care not to introduce food into the windpipe. Clean around the beak and face after each feed. Let the crop empty completely at least once a day by allowing an overnight fasting period of 6 hours. Thoroughly clean utensils and prepare food fresh for each meal.

Growth

Consistent weight gain is an indication of good health. Weigh chicks regularly to verify growth rate and determine if the amounts being fed are sufficient. Feed and growth charts for various species are available under Hand-Rearing.

To Feed as a Supplement

Use Granivore Rearing Mix as a supplement for breeding birds or for nutritional support for sick or malnourished birds:

Fruit & Veg:  Mix 1 level scoop of powder with 20g diced fruit or vegetables.

Feed to parrots, pigeons and frugivores. Prepare fresh daily.

Egg Food: Mix 2 level scoops of powder with 1 teaspoon of bread/biscuit crumbs and 1 mashed hard-boiled egg.

Gently mix to a moist, crumbly consistency. Feed to canaries, finches, and breeding birds. Prepare fresh daily.