Best Bird Bread Bird Food Recipes

Bird Bread (bird food) image

Provided by txgammi

Categories < 15 Mins

Time 15m

Yield 1 pan

Number Of Ingredients 5

2 cups bacon grease or 2 cups other fat
2 cups cornmeal or 2 cups stale dry cereal, blended into crumbs
warm water
2 -3 cups wild bird seed
nutmeats or chopped peanuts

Steps:

Nutrition Facts : Calories 3917.4, Fat 268.8, SaturatedFat 54.3, Sodium 2453.8, Carbohydrate 288.5, Fiber 48.8, Sugar 49.1, Protein 149.3

Bird Seed Bread (Abm) image

Provided by Pinay0618

Categories Breads

Time 40m

Yield 16 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 13

2 teaspoons dry yeast (make sure it's fresh)
2 cups bread flour
2 cups whole wheat flour
2 tablespoons wheat germ
1 teaspoon sea salt
2 tablespoons poppy seeds
2 tablespoons sesame seeds
2 tablespoons amaranth, and or 2 tablespoons quinoa
1/4 cup raw shelled sunflower seeds
2 tablespoons butter, sliced thin
2 tablespoons plain yogurt
2 tablespoons honey
1 1/4 cups lukewarm water

Steps:

Start at the top (recommended) or the bottom of the list, and put all the ingredients into the bread machine. Just make sure the salt and wet stuff stays away from the yeast until it mixes. If you like the old fashioned way, that will work too - just use your usual process.
For rolls, use the dough cycle. When that cycle is done, dump it out on a floured surface and cut everything into even quarters, twice. Put the wads, evenly spaced, on a lightly oiled cookie sheet. Let them rise once more in a warm area covered with waxed paper for a half hour or a little longer until they have roughly doubled in size, depending on how knocked down they got while cutting. Cook in an oven, preheated to 375 degrees, for 20 minutes or until they are nicely browned top and bottom. Brush with melted butter if desired.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 165.2, Fat 4.4, SaturatedFat 1.3, Cholesterol 4.1, Sodium 161.2, Carbohydrate 27.6, Fiber 2.9, Sugar 2.5, Protein 5.2

Wholesome Birdie Bread for Parrots image

Provided by Chef Skyla

Categories < 60 Mins

Time 1h

Yield 24 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 12

2 (8 1/2 ounce) boxes Jiffy corn muffin mix (dry)
1 tablespoon baking powder
1 1/2 cups oatmeal
4 eggs (with shells)
3 (6 ounce) jars vegetable baby food (sweet potato, carrots, potatoes, etc)
1/2 cup applesauce
2 tablespoons wheat germ
2/3 cup tahini or 2/3 cup peanut butter
1/2 cup cheese, grated
3 carrots, grated
1/2 cup broccoli floret, finely chopped
1/2 cup seeds (or pellets)

Steps:

Pre-Heat oven to 400.
Place muffin mix, oatmeal, and baking powder in large bowl and set aside.
Wash whole eggs thoroughly and place in blender (shells and all.) Add baby food, applesauce, and wheat germ, and puree.
Pour blended puree into your bowl of dry ingredients and stir with a large spoon. Stir in Tahini, cheese, grated carrots, and broccoli (if you have a fussy bird, you can puree these items in the blender in step 3.).
Spread mixture in a lightly greased 9 x 13" pan and sprinkle the seed (or pellets) over the top.
Bake for approximately 30-40 minutes. (Time may vary.) Let cool and cut into squares that are the size of a daily portion for your bird and freeze accordingly.
Defrost daily portions in the microwave before feeding. Depending on your bird, either crumble the birdie bread into their bowl (especially smaller birds) or give them talon size chunks (bigger birds).
Don't be afraid to experiment with the ingredients. The recipe is very forgiving. Instead of baby food, I sometimes substitute frozen mixed vegetables, a can of pumpkin, mashed bananas, or mashed sweet potatoes.
Instead of oatmeal, I often use cooked brown rice, baby rice cereal, or wholegrain Cheerios. Other things I've experimented with include chopped nuts, raisins, cooked lentils, chopped kale, pureed chickpeas, or pasta.
Tahini (sesame seed paste) is preferable to peanut butter, if you can find it. It's very high in protein and calcium.