Description A complete diet for small psittacines and passerines. This diet is specially formulated for breeding birds and for birds raising young.
Features and Benefits
• Nutritionally complete - Requires no mixing or supplementation.
• Extruded pellet means fewer fines and increased digestibility.
• Better than seeds - Less waste (20-50% of seed weight is hulls).
• Formulation allows for supplementation with species appropriate food items - Can include up to 20% (by weight) of diet as produce, seeds, etc. to encourage natural feeding behaviors and for training and enrichment.
• Natural sources of pigments, antioxidants and Omega-3 fatty acids.
• No artificial colors or flavors.
Product Form Catalog # Extruded feed: 3/32" round particles.
• 25 lb. net weight paper sack 0001453
Guaranteed Analysis
Crude protein not less than ............................... 18.0%
Crude fat not less than ........................................ 6.5%
Crude fiber not more than ................................... 4.5%
Moisture not more than ..................................... 12.0%
Ash not more than ............................................... 9.0%
Total Microorganisms not less than ..................270,000 CFU/g
(Lactobacillus acidophilus, Lactobacillus casei, Bifidobacterium thermophilum, Enterococcus faecium)*
*Contains a source of live (viable) naturally occurring microorganisms.
Ingredients
Ground Corn, Dehulled Soybean Meal, Wheat Middlings, Corn Gluten Meal, Dicalcium Phosphate, Flaxseed, Glyceryl Monostearate, Soybean Oil, Calcium Carbonate, Wheat Germ, Brewers Dried Yeast, Calcium Propionate (a Preservative), Dried Egg Product, Salt, DL-Methionine, L-Lysine, Lactobacillus acidophilus Fermentation Product Dehydrated, L-Ascorbyl-2-Polyphosphate (Vitamin C), Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Choline Chloride, Lactobacillus casei Fermentation Product Dehydrated, Bifidobacterium Thermophilum Fermentation Product Dehydrated, Biotin, Enterococcus Faecium Fermentation Product Dehydrated, Beta Carotene, D-Alpha Tocopheryl Acetate (Form of Vitamin E), Cholecalciferol, Menadione Sodium Bisulfite Complex (source of Vitamin K), Preserved with Mixed Tocopherols (Form of Vitamin E), Folic Acid, Rosemary Extract, Vitamin A Acetate, Citric Acid, Riboflavin, Calcium Pantothenate, Nicotinic Acid, Thiamine Mononitrate, Vitamin B-12 Supplement, Manganous Oxide, Zinc Oxide, Ferrous Carbonate, Copper Sulfate, Zinc Sulfate, Calcium Iodate, Sodium Selenite, Cobalt Carbonate.
Feeding Directions
• This diet should be fed to prepare the birds for breeding and throughout the breeding season. If the birds are seasonal breeders or they are managed to be seasonal breeders, offer the Mazuri® Small Bird Breeder Diet at the start of the breeding season. If the birds are bred all year, feed this diet continuously. Wean young birds on this diet and continue feeding until first molt. After first molt, switch birds to Mazuri® Small Bird Maintenance Diet.
• To switch birds from seeds (or any diet they are currently being fed) to Mazuri® Small Bird Breeder Diet, do a gradual changeover. Start with 90% seed (or current diet) and 10% Mazuri® Small Bird Breeder Diet. On each succeeding day, reduce the amount of seeds by 10% while increasing the amount of Mazuri® Small Bird Breeder Diet by 10%. On the 10th day, the diet should consist only of Mazuri® Small Bird Breeder Diet.
o Monitor the bird’s weight and behavior carefully during the conversion period. Be especially attentive during the 10th to 12th day. If the bird is losing weight, or if the bird is not consuming the product, offer the bird a mix of 50% seed and 50% Mazuri® Small Bird Breeder Diet and restart the conversion process from this point. If the bird is not eating, the excreta color will become dark green and the volume will decrease. If the bird is consuming the Mazuri® Small Bird Breeder Diet, the excreta will be a brownish-green color.