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Higgins inTune Hand Feeding Formula Baby Bird Food

Higgins inTune Hand Feeding Formula Baby Bird Food

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If you could understand baby bird chirps, you might hear that they’re asking for Higgins inTune Hand Feeding For All Baby Birds Food! It’s carefully formulated to meet their nutritional needs and satisfy their healthy appetites. Rice based and free of corn, artificial colors and preservatives, it delivers healthy nutritional fats from ingredients like coconut oil and macadamia nut meal. It’s also enriched with important additional vitamins, minerals and amino acids, as well as antioxidants in the form of docosahexaenoic (DHA) omega-3 and -6 fatty acids. With its delicious natural mango and banana flavors, you’ll have all the chicks eating out of the palm of your hand!

Key Benefits

  • Contains healthy, all-natural sources of essential fats such as coconut oil and macadamia nut meal.
  • Enhanced with vitamins, minerals and amino acids.
  • Added DHA omega-3 and -6 fatty acids contribute valuable antioxidants.
  • Rice based and contains no artificial preservatives or flavors and no corn.
  • Delicious natural mango and banana flavors encourage healthy appetites.

About Higgins

Higgins Premium Pet Foods is committed to providing companion birds and small animals with the highest quality foods and treats made without the use of artificial colors, preservatives and flavorings. We are strongly dedicated to building and maintaining relationships with pet parents built on trust, by making the complete health and well-being of their pets our primary goal.

Ingredients

Brown Rice, Soybean Protein Concentrate, Coconut Oil (preserved with mixed tocopherols), Dried Milk, Cane Sugar, Dried Beet Pulp (sugar removed), Dicalcium Phosphate, Bananas, Flaxseed, Casein, Brewer's Dried Yeast, Dried Whey, Calcium Carbonate, Salt, Algae Meal, Macadamia Nut Oil, Dried Cultured Skim Milk, Natural Mango Flavor, DL-Methionine, L-lysine, Potassium Chloride, Choline Chloride, Lecithin, Wheat Germ Meal, Mixed Tocopherols (preservative), Rosemary Extract, Green Tea Extract, Vitamin A Supplement, Vitamin D3 Supplement, Vitamin E Supplement, Zinc Sulfate, Niacin, L-Ascorbyl-2-Polyphosphate (Source of Vitamin C), Ferrous Sulfate, Calcium Pantothenate, Thiamine Mononitrate, Copper Sulfate, Riboflavin Supplement, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Manganese Sulfate, Zinc Proteinate, Folic Acid, Calcium Iodate, Manganese Proteinate, Copper Proteinate, Biotin, Sodium Selenite, Cobalt Carbonate, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Dried Enterococcus Faecium Fermentation Product, Dried Lactobacillus Acidophilus Fermentation Product, Dried Lactobacillus Casei Fermentation Product.

 

Feeding Instructions

Higgins inTune Hand Feeding is easy to prepare and feed, but there are a few important steps to follow when preparing the formula. We recommend using filtered water that has been heated to 120F (49C). If unsure of the water quality, boil for a minimum of 10 minutes, and then allow the water to cool to 120F before mixing with the hand feeding. We do not recommend using a microwave to heat the water or mixed formula as microwave heating can cause uneven heating and dangerous hot spots.

Use the mixing chart below to determine your bird's inTune food-to-water ratio. Note that the listed ratios are a suggested guideline and may be modified depending on the age, health, type of bird and environmental temperature. Once mixed thoroughly with a spoon, allow the mixture to rest until an inserted thermometer registers a temperature of between 102F - 108F (39C - 42C). This is the recommended temperature to begin feeding.

NEWLY HATCHED TO 2 DAY (24 - 48 hrs) OLD CHICKS: Should be fed a watered down version of the formula. The formula will separate at this ratio, which is a normal occurrence. Blend well prior to each filling of the syringe to ensure adequate delivery of nutrients. A new born chick requires hydration and water soluble nutrients more than anything else at this early stage.

2 TO 5 DAY OLD CHICKS: Begin to eat a thicker formula at a ratio of 1 part inTune Hand Feeding Formula to 3 - 4 parts water. The blended formula should have the consistency of baby food or apple sauce but flows easily from the syringe or pipette.

5 DAYS OLD TO THE WEANING STAGE: Should be mixed at an even thicker ratio and blended to the consistency of a creamy pudding. Ratios listed are our recommendation as a starting point. Humidity, ambient temperature, species of bird, etc. may require slight modifications.

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