Mazuri Small Bird Maintenance Diet Bird Food, 25 lb Bag

Mazuri Small Bird Maintenance Diet Mazuri Small Bird Maintenance Diet is a complete diet for small birds like cockatiels, lovebirds, parakeets, canaries, and finches. This diet is specially formulated for non-breeding birds (young birds after the first mold and up to breeding age, and for birds kept in non-breeding situations). Note: This diet is not for growing chicks. Benefits: multi-sized extruded form less fines increased digestibility than pellets less waste than seeds reduced diet preparation supplementation with species appropriate food items no artificial colors or flavors natural source of pigments, antioxidants, flaxseed Feeding Directions: Change birds gradually to Mazuri Small Bird Maintenance Diet, replacing 10% of seed (or current diet) with Mazuri Small Bird Maintenance Diet each day for 10 days. Monitor the birds' weight and behavior carefully during the conversion period. If the bird is losing weight or is not consuming the product, offer a mix of 50% seed and 50% Mazuri Small Bird Maintenance Diet and start the conversion 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 Maintenance Diet the excreta will be a brown-green color. Feed this diet to non-breeding birds after their first molt. Guaranteed Analysis: Crude Protein min 14.5% Crude Fat min 5.0% Crude Fiber max 5.0% Moisture max 12.0% Ash min 8.0% Ingredients: Ground Corn, Wheat Middlings, Dehulled Soybean Meal, Corn Gluten Meal, Flaxseed, Glyceryl Monostearate, Dicalcium Phosphate, Soybean Oil, Calcium Carbonate, Wheat Germ, Brewers Dried Yeast, Calcium Propionate (a Preservative), L-Lysine, Salt, DL-Methionine, Lactobacillus acidophilus Fermentation Product Dehydrated, L-Ascorbyl-2-Polyphosphate (Stabilized Vitamin C), Choline Chloride, Lactobacillus casei Fermentation Product Dehydrated, Bifidobacterium Thermophilum Fermentation Product Dehydrated, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Biotin, Enterococcus Faecium Fermentation Product Dehydrated, Beta Carotene, D-Alpha Tocopheryl Acetate (Form of Vitamin E), Menadione Sodium Bisulfite Complex (source of Vitamin K), Preserved with Mixed Tocopherols (Form of Vitamin E), Cholecalciferol, Rosemary Extract, Folic Acid, Vitamin A Acetate, Citric Acid, Manganous Oxide, Riboflavin, Tagetes (Aztec Marigold) Extract (Color), Calcium Iodate, Zinc Oxide, Calcium Pantothenate, Thiamine Mononitrate, Nicotinic Acid, Vitamin B-12 Supplement, Copper Sulfate, L-Tryptophan, Zinc Sulfate, Cobalt Carbonate, Sodium Selenite.

Multi-sized extruded form - Varying particles provide enrichment. Extruded form prevents sorting of ingredients and helps reduce the risk of nutrient deficiencies. Better than pellets - Less fines and increased digestibility. Better than seeds - Less waste (20-50% of seed weight is hulls). Reduced diet preparation - Less time chopping fruit and veggies. 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. No artificial colors or flavors. Natural sources of pigments, antioxidants and flaxseed. Weight: 25LB 0001452