Hand-Feeding Formula 400g

Tropican Hand-Feeding Formula provides proper daily nutrition for baby parrots up to fledgling, which is a critical age of a parrot’s life. Finely ground up extruded formula that is easy to mix, blends in seamlessly with hot water to create a smooth and consistent clump-free mash. This makes preparation quick and easy, improves feeding and enhances digestion. It’s an excellent peanut-derived source of fat and protein as well as a source of 8 essential grains that complement amino acid profiles; all critical to the proper growth and well-being of parrot chicks.

Give growing birds and small companion species a nourishing start with Tropican Hand-Feeding Formula. Made with grains, seeds, oils, vitamins and minerals, it provides a carefully detailed nutritional profile for hand-feeding and supplemental feeding.

 Feeding directions

Prepare a fresh batch for each feeding. Using clean utensils and accurate measurements, mix the recommended amount of formula with hot water according to the package directions. Clean your bird’s water cups daily.

Suitable for

African Greys, Amazons, Cockatiels, Cockatoos, Conures, Eclectus, Lovebirds, Macaws, Pionus and most psittacines.

The formula can also be offered dry as a food supplement for lories, budgies, finches, canaries and other small bird species.

Guaranteed analysis

| Nutrient | Amount |
| :--- | :--- |
| Crude protein (min.) | 22.0% |
| Crude fat (min.) | 11% |
| Crude fiber (max.) | 3.5% |
| Moisture (max.) | 9% |
| Calcium (min.) | 1% |
| Phosphorus (min.) | 0.8% |
| Iron (max.) | 85 mg/kg |
| Vitamin A (min.) | 5,500 IU/kg |
| Vitamin D₃ (min.) | 550 IU/kg |
| Vitamin E (min.) | 220 IU/kg |
| Beta-carotene (min.) | 0.45 mg/kg |
| Omega-3 fatty acids (min.) | 0.03% |
| Omega-6 fatty acids (min.) | 0.25% |

Calorie content: 3,539 kcal/kg (calculated ME)

Amino acid profile

| Amino acid | % of whole | Per 100 g protein | Per 1,000 kcal |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| Aspartic acid | 1.97% | 8.87% | 0.56% |
| Threonine | 0.84% | 3.78% | 0.24% |
| Serine | 1.16% | 5.23% | 0.33% |
| Glutamic acid | 4.17% | 18.78% | 1.18% |
| Proline | 1.52% | 6.85% | 0.43% |
| Glycine | 0.87% | 3.92% | 0.25% |
| Alanine | 1.31% | 5.90% | 0.37% |
| Cystine | 0.33% | 1.49% | 0.09% |
| Valine | 1.07% | 4.82% | 0.30% |
| Methionine | 0.41% | 1.85% | 0.12% |
| Isoleucine | 0.92% | 4.14% | 0.26% |
| Leucine | 2.20% | 9.91% | 0.62% |
| Tyrosine | 1.00% | 4.50% | 0.28% |
| Phenylalanine | 1.14% | 5.14% | 0.32% |
| Lysine | 1.09% | 4.91% | 0.31% |
| Histidine | 0.59% | 2.66% | 0.17% |
| Arginine | 1.35% | 6.08% | 0.38% |
| Tryptophan | 0.20% | 0.90% | 0.06% |

Ingredients

Corn, soybean meal, corn gluten meal, wheat, brown rice, dehulled sunflower seeds, dehulled peanuts, sugar, canola oil (preserved with mixed tocopherols), dicalcium phosphate, lecithin, calcium carbonate, yeast culture, flaxseed, dried beet pulp, dried kelp, oat groats, L-lysine, choline chloride, DL-methionine, biotin, vitamin E supplement, niacin, calcium L-ascorbyl-2-monophosphate (source of vitamin C), zinc oxide, manganous oxide, d-calcium pantothenate, vitamin B₁₂ supplement, rosemary extract, beta-carotene, riboflavin, copper sulfate, pyridoxine hydrochloride, thiamine mononitrate, inositol, folic acid, vitamin A supplement, calcium iodate, sodium selenite and vitamin D₃ supplement.

Freshness and storage

For best freshness, keep the bag sealed inside a sealed container in a cool, dry place after opening. The product uses CO₂ treatment and air-barrier packaging to help control insects and maintain freshness.