Here are some wonderful bird recipes donated by myself and other bird people!  These are very tasty and wonderful treats that your bird will enjoy!  A recipe with a star next to it are Angel's favorites!  Hope these come in handy!  If you have any comments or recipes you'd like to put up please email us.

* Here is a personal recipe that Angel just loves!

Potatoe Dumpling with Apples

Ingredients
1 Potatoe
1/2 cup of cooked rice/white or brown
1/2 Apple chopped
1 boiled egg

    First, boil the potatoe the same as you would when you are making mash potatoes.  Put the chopped Apple slices in a food processor till in tiny bits.

    Second, add the cooked potatoe, rice, apples, and boiled egg in a mixing boil.  Now mix and mash as though you were making mash potatoes!

    Now, when everything is mashed make 1/2" size balls.  Roll the mash potatoes into the balls!  Serve and let them enjoy!

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* Here is a personal recipe that Angel just loves!

Trail Mix Cookies for Birds

1 cup any dried fruit (mixed or single fruit)
1/2 cup rolled oats
1/2 cup raisins
1/4 cup any seeds and/or nuts
1 tablespoon peanut butter
2 tablespoons honey

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. If using nuts, prepare them by
placing the nuts into a plastic baggie. Crush them with a rolling
pin or other heavy object until the nuts have been reduced to tiny
chunks.

2. Add the nuts, dried fruit, oatmeal, and raisins to a food
processor. Process everything for several seconds until you have a
sticky mixture that is free of any large chunks.

3. Prepare a cookie or baking sheet by greasing it with margarine,
oil, or non-stick cooking spray. Set it aside for now.

4. Transfer the sticky mixture to a large mixing bowl. Add the
peanut butter and honey, and mix well. The mixture will be very
thick and very hard to mix. You can use your hands to mix it, by
covering them with plastic baggies. Or stir vigorously.

5. Once the peanut butter and honey have been added, use your hands
to knead the mixture to knead the mixture to a roll-able
consistency. Knead for several minutes.

6. Begin to tear of small pieces of the mixture and roll them into
1/2" ball between your hands. Then arrange each ball into the
prepared cookie sheet. Repeat with the remaining mixture until all
the mixture has been formed into balls and arranged onto the cookie
sheet. Be sure to space the balls about 1" apart to prevent them
merging and sticking together.

7. Place the cookie sheet into the preheated oven. Bake for about
20 minutes, then remove the cookie sheet from the heat and allow the
cookies to cool completely. The cookies are ready to serve once they
are cool to the touch. Store any leftovers in an airtight
container. Makes about 24 cookies.

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Stink-Bomb Bars

"These bars have a rather unpleasant odor while cooking, although
most birds go crazy for them! They are chock full of fruits and
vegetables, plus they make use of your bird's own food or seed
mixture. You can even customize them by experimenting with any
combination of fruits, vegetables, nuts, and seeds. Or add any other
ingredients you can think of."

1/4 cup dried peas
1/4 cup apricots (fresh or canned)
1/4 cup any variety of nuts (mixed or single type)
1/4 cup mashed banana
1/4 cup commercially prepared pet bird seed
1/4 cup commercially prepared bird food pellets or food mixture
1 egg
1/4 cup applesauce
1/4 cup crunchy peanut butter

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Prepare all fruits and
vegetables by chopping, crushing or breaking them into a size
appropriate to your pet. Crush the dried peas, nuts, seed, and food
pellets by placing them in a plastic baggie, sealing, and crushing
them with a rolling pin or other large utensil. The apricots and
banana you can mash by hand, or use a food processor or blender.

2. Add the peas, nuts, seed, and pellet mixture to a medium sized
mixing bowl. Add the apricots and banana. Mix everything thoroughly
using an electric mixer on a high speed if desired.

3. Place the whole egg into the blender (shell and all) and blend on
the highest speed for several seconds until the shell has been
reduced to such fine pieces that you cannot distinguish them in the
egg mixture.

4. Add the egg to the mixture, along with the applesauce and peanut
butter. Blend everything well until the egg ahs been fully
incorporated into the mixture, and all the ingredients are completely
consistent. You should end up with a lumpy-paste like mixture.

5. Prepare a 9" x 13" baking pan by greasing it with margarine, oil,
or non-stick cooking spray. Then scrape the mixture into the
prepared dish. Spread it out as evenly as possible.

6. Place the baking dish into the preheated oven, and bake for about
30 minutes. After the mixture is done cooking, remove the dish and
allow it to cool completely. Once the bars are cool enough o handle,
cut them into bars that are an appropriate size for your pet. Store
any leftovers in the refrigerator until ready to use. Makes about 24
bars, depending on size.

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Birdy Biscuits

1 1/2 cups hot water

1 cup uncooked oatmeal

1/3 cup butter

1 tsp. beef bouillon granules

3/4 cup dry milk powder

1/2 cup cornmeal

1 egg, beaten

3 1/2 cups whole wheat flour
 

Heat over to 325 degrees.  In a large bowl, pour hot water over oatmeal, butter and bouillon.  Let stand for about 5 minutes. Stir in powdered milk, cornmeal and egg.  Add flour, 1/2 cup at a time, mixing well after each addition.  Knead for 5 to 7 minutes, adding more flour if necessary to make a very stiff dough.  Roll out on a floured board to 1/2 inch thickness and cut into shapes with cookie cutters.  Bake for about 50 minutes.  Cool and place on a wire rack to completely dry before storing.  Makes about 1 1/2 pounds.