Honey Treat Sticks?

[loserduck86]

Lunchmeat loves these Kaytee Honey Treats. http://www.petco.com/Shop/petco_Product_R_4996_PC_productlist_Nav_270_N_48+9 1+30+162_sku_91715_familyID_2295.aspx

I was just curious if anyone knew a way to make something like this, but using fruits and vegetables so that he gets nutrition. Thanks in advance, guys!

[Meghanxx4]

Those kind od treats aren't great for your bird. There ok to ahvea as treat when there outside the cage but i wouldnt get them hooked on it by putting them inside the cage.
Also no i dont know how to mak ethem but different companies have different kinds.

[my budgie billy]

ok i cant upload them page but our local honey sticks have plasic sticks through them.if the ones near one have the same some people wait for the budgies to eat all the seed,then thread fruit and veg on the stick.hopefully because your bird knows that anything on the stick is tasty so will hopefully try the veggies.good luck if they are the right sticks if not i am sorry:(

[redgirl]

My budgies love them too as a treat, Willow ate one within a day though so I use them just as a treat hehe xxx :)

[dotndani]

I think they are good as an occasional treat,but not too much too often!:)

[BUUZBEE]

I am pretty sure my book at home has a recipe to make them... i will look tonight & post it!

[BUUZBEE]

enjoy! :)

SEED BELLS

Materials:
small terracotta pots
microwave-safe plastic wrap or plastic oven bag
length of firm wire (coat-hanger type is fine)
birdseed of your choice (measure it dry in your chosen pots to gauge amount needed)
two egg whites per cup of birdseed (or thereabouts)

Method: Prepare pots by lining them with microwave-safe wrap or oven bag. Bend the end of the wire that goes into the seed bell into a closed loop (so that birds and/or leg rings can't get caught on it when most of the bell has been eaten).

Beat egg whites until white and fluffy but still liquid - you're not making a meringue. Mix beaten egg whites and bird seed in a bowl until all seed is coated, then spoon the mix into the prepared pots, patting it down firmly. Push the uncoiled end of the wire through centre of mix in pot then out of the drainage hole until looped end rests flat on top of mixture, then push loop slightly into mixture.

Place on an oven shelf set high enough to allow wire to hang free. Cook for approximately 60-90 minutes in a very cool oven or longer if pots are larger size. The important thing is not to burn the mixture and slow cooking is needed to set it firmly.

Cooked bells will slip easily from pots, peel away the plastic wrap while they're still warm but don't handle the wire until it has cooled. Using a pair of pliers, twist exposed wire end to form a hook for hanging in the aviary.

Handy tip - Sometimes if you use large seeds in your mixture, the widest part of the bell which is exposed during cooking will become slightly crumbly. This only happens for a centimetre or two, but if they are to be given away, and you want a less 'rustic' appearance, just spoon the mixture into the pot as usual, but mix another beaten egg white with seeds for the last few centimetres and cook as instructed above. This extra 'adhesive' keeps the top layer very firm.

Hope this keeps your birds happy, and solves the problem for those members who don't relish using PVA (although it's not toxic) as a binder. I for one would prefer to eat egg white to wood glue!

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HONEY STICKS

1/2 cup of honey (liquid)
seed or pellets
popsicle stick with yarn tied to it

Bring honey to a boil then get a small mold or cup and fill with seed. Get a popsicle stick with yarn tied to it and push it down into the seed or pellets and hold it there. Then pour the honey into the cup or mold and let harden

[loserduck86]

That's awesome, Anne! Thanks! Do you think I can add fruits and vegetables to that last recipe? The honey would preserve them, right?

[BUUZBEE]

i would, try banana chips, raisins etc. ( i would only used dried, not fresh)

[Amy]

Wow! I'll try them Buuz!