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Birdie bread:

I'm not sure if some of you guys know what "Birdie bread" is so i figured I'd post the recipe i use. I haven't seen it mentioned amongst the newer menses but it can be used instead of eggfood and the birds still get their healthy stuff out of it.

Basically all you do is get jiffy corn muffin mix (i use two boxes, it depends on how much you want to make at a time) and follow the instructions. Instead of using 1 egg i use 4 per box. That's it! You can stop here and you're done! Or...

You can add any extra goodies you want. I add the eggshells from the eggs, half a crushed cuttlebone, a cup of zupreem fruit pellets, and some diced fruits/veggies. You can modify the extras and put whatever you want in it. I added some greens to the top just got a garnishy look. You can keep whatever you'll use in the next few days in your fridge, freeze the rest and thaw as necessary! Less time consuming than making constant fresh eggfood and the best part is, you don't have to take it out of the cage after a few hours. It doesn't spoil! I leave it in all day until i get home and clean the cages, and the birds love

My aunt Ginene makes birdie bread. Looks great.

I've made it for my hookbills for years, and I've thought about crumbling it up for the finches. Will have to try it out.

DanteD716

That looks damn good. Jiffy corn mix, eh? I'll have to look for it. I wonder if my guys would like it.

you guys should all try it! I tell you it work.

DanteD716
I think I will. If the birds won't eat it, I might give it a try. LOL.

~Elana~

Finished product (i crumble it and bag it to freeze)

lovezebs wrote: DanteD716
I think I will. If the birds won't eat it, I might give it a try. LOL.

~Elana~

Lol you're going to think I'm crazy but i just tried a tiny bit. O thought hey it's only eggs and cornbread and then i got a crunchy eggshell and it tasted like bird pellets

How on earth have I never, ever heard of this??

I love cornbread, so I'd definitely give it a taste! LOL

This sounds delicious! I'd eat it! I bet they'll love it!

And --- AND! --- it's a way to give them eggs without the dreaded fork mashing that I do with egg food. (It hurts my hands....I know, I know....call the Waaaah-mbulance, right!!?)

Genius.
Doing it!

The scary thing will be this: I cannot recall the last item that I baked for myself.
The last item I baked was dog biscuits about 2 years ago. Te he he.

Looks delicious, Dante My guys love their Birdie Bread too. My parrotlet breeder recommended it for Zoey, and I give it to all of my birds. I add chopped peas & carrots to mine. It already contains the bird pellets. They make 3 flavors and I buy them on amazon.com. This brand is organic too

I also make "birdie bread" with Jiffy Corn Muffin Mix. Here's my recipe:
1 box Jiffy Corn Muffin Mix
1 doz. extra large or jumbo eggs; reserve shells
1/2 c. wheat germ
1/4 c. powdered milk
2 or 3 drops of orange extract
1 tbsp. poppy seed
1 tbsp. sesame seed
1 tbsp. chia seed
1/2 tsp. anise seed
1 tsp. dry (not liquid) bird vitamins (I use Prime)
1 tsp. spirulina (dried, powdered green algae stuff)

Prehead oven to 350 degrees F. and grease a 9 x 13 cake pan. Crack the eggs into a large bowl and beat well with a fork. Stir in the cornbread mix, wheat germ, powdered milk, orange extract, and seeds. Pour into cake pan and bake for 20 to 25 minutes. Let cool completely. Meanwhile, rinse the eggshells well and place on a paper towel in the microwave. Microwave for 3 minutes to sterilize. Crush to a powder in a food processor. Dump them out onto some waxed paper or paper towel and combine with the vitamins and spirulina (dried green algae stuff), and anything else you want to throw in (I sometimes add a bit of any other supplemental type products I have on hand, such as "feather fast", bee pollen, etc.) Once the cornbread is cool, slice into sections and process in the food processor till finely crumbled. Dump it all into a large bowl. Stir in the ground eggshell mix. Freeze in a large ziplock bag (2 gallon size). To use, remove the amount you wish to serve, microwave for maybe 15 seconds to defrost, and serve to your birds. They love this stuff, and it makes great egg food for them to feed their babies. Mine have raised many clutches on the stuff! No worry that it will go bad either, like boiled egg. Plus, it smells great cooking. My husband inevitably comes wandering through the kitchen with his hopes up for a homebaked dessert.....