Hi, I just bought some egg and biscuit mix for my birds that are breeding. Problem is, I don't know how you're supposed to feed it to them and when? I mean, when they start laying eggs or when the chicks start hatching or the whole time..or what?

Thanks.

feed it all the time and after the chicks leave the nest feed it to the parents so they can build there strenght back up

Okay. Just put it in a dish in their cage or do you have to do anything with it?

Okay. Just put it in a dish in their cage or do you have to do anything with it?

 

 

I boil the kettle and pore water in mine and wait for it to cool down a bit before feeding it to them.

And mix it together with the water.

Alright. How much water?

Alright. How much water?

 

 

not much about inch or so in the bowl.

Okay thank you.

Okay thank you.

 

No prblem I hope all goes well for you, good luck

I usually dont add any water at all to mine. I rub some broccoli against the grater (the side you usually use to grate carrots) and it breaks it into tiny pieces. Then i grab a carrot, and use another side of the grater (the one with the tiny holes) so that the carrot isnt grating into pieces - its grating into a mush. This mush is mixed with the broccoli, often i also add sprouted seeds or occasionally oat groats (or rolled oats but not often). There is enough moisture in the carrot to make the egg food the right consistency. It should be moist but fluffy and crumbly - it should feel like damp bread crumbs and still crumble. If it is sticky or gunky, you have used too much carrot or not used enough egg food. You'll figure out how much egg food/carrot to use for the right consistency.

 

There are all sorts of nutritious veges you can mix into your egg food for parents and growing chicks.

I make my own but on one occasion I bought some from a pet shop. You can add water to it if you wish or you can leave it powdery. I find the birds like it more when its wet and soggy. I also mix with with vegetables and fruits. I give it to the breeding birds 3 times per week and the avairy birds twice a week.

Okay. Just put it in a dish in their cage or do you have to do anything with it?

 

 

I boil the kettle and pore water in mine and wait for it to cool down a bit before feeding it to them.

And mix it together with the water.

Why boil the kettle and then wait for the mixture to cool down....no need for boiled or hot water, just ordinary tap water.

 

PS I prefer to use my own homemade eggfood to egg and biscuit mix.