Wombaroo Granivore Bird Rearing Mix is a complete food for grain-eating (granivorous) birds, including parrots, cockatoos, finches, doves, pigeons and quail.
Key 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.
Feeding Guide
- Chicks should initially be rehydrated using an electrolyte solution.
- Prepare Granivore Rearing Mix by mixing well with pre-boiled warm water, as per the ratios in the below table.
- Let 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.
Granivore Rearing Mix can also be fed as a supplement for breeding birds or for nutritional support for sick or malnourished birds.
For parrots, pigeons and frugivores:
- Fruit & Veg: Mix 1 level scoop of powder with 20g diced fruit or vegetables.
- Gently mix with diced fruit or vegetables until evenly coated.
- Prepare fresh daily.
For canaries, finches and breeding birds:
- 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.
- Prepare fresh daily.
Ingredients
Processed cereals (rice, wheat, oats), soy protein, whey protein, maltodextrin, glucose, lysine, methionine, vegetable oils, omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids, 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, 5g/kg Protexin® Soluble probiotic (180 million CFU/g), 1g/kg Natuzyme® multi-enzyme, 1g/kg Actigen® dried yeast prebiotic.
Typical Analysis
Protein | 22% |
Fat | 8% |
Ash | 5% |
Moisture | 6% |
Energy (ME) | 16 MJ/kg |
Pack Sizes
250g, 1kg, and 5kg.