Insectivore Rearing Mix (52% Protein Formula)

Key Features

• High Protein – 52% protein which is the highest level of any commercial bird diet .
• Calcium for Bones– balances meat and egg food mixes.
• Ideal Live Food Replacer – replicates the nutrient content of an insect or whole prey diet.
• Low in Carbohydrates – no wheat, rice or cereal fillers.

Specifications

Ingredients

Meat meal, fish meal, blood meal, whey protein, soy protein, vegetable oils, omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids, lysine, methionine, taurine, carotenoids, vitamins A, B1, B2, B3, B5, B6, B9, B12, C, D3, E, K, biotin, choline, calcium, phosphorus, potassium, sodium, magnesium, zinc, iron, manganese, copper, iodine, selenium, 1g/kg Actigen® dried yeast prebiotic.

Typical Analysis

• Protein: 52%
• Fat: 12%
• Ash: 11%
• Moisture: 7%
• Energy(ME): 16 MJ/kg

Pack Sizes

1kg & 5kg.

Feeding Guidelines

Directions for Use

• Prepared food may be stored refrigerated for a day or frozen for up to 2 weeks. Do not add extra vitamin, mineral or concentrated food supplements to these diets.

Meat Mix

• Mix 10g (1 level scoop) of powder with 20g of minced meat or fish.
• A little water may be necessary to moisten the preparation. Always use good quality meat as a base. Feed as a maintenance diet to magpies, ravens, kookaburras, frogmouths, raptors and seabirds.

Egg Mix

• Mix 20g (2 level scoops) of powder with 1 large hard-boiled egg.
• Mash the egg with a fork and then slowly add the powder to turn into a crumbly mass. Feed as a maintenance diet to small insectivores (e.g. wrens, robins), waders or to orphaned precocial chicks. Mix in live insects to encourage intake. Can also be used as a protein supplement for softbills, songbirds, breeding finches & parrots.

Moist Pellets

• Mix 10g (2 level scoops) of powder with 12mL of warm water.
• Slowly add the water and mix to a putty-like consistency. Break small pieces from the prepared mix and roll into pellets for feeding. Extra water should be offered by mouth when feeding pellets. Use as a rearing food for orphan magpies, ravens, kookaburras or frogmouths.

Liquid Slurry

• Add 10g (1 level scoop) of powder with 15mL of warm water.
• Slowly add water and mix to make a slurry. Let the mix stand for 2 minutes to absorb all the water. If too thick, add more water and continue mixing. Feed at about 30°C using a spoon or syringe and tube. Use as a force-feeding formula for sick birds or orphaned altricial chicks.

Raptors & Seabirds (Whole-body eaters)

• Stuff 10g (1 level scoop) of powder per 100g of whole fish, rodent or day old chick.
• Cavities may be stuffed by preparing as a slurry and using a syringe.