Kaytee Exact Hand Feeding Pet Bird Baby Food For Parrots, Parakeets, Lovebirds, Cockatiels, Conures, Cockatoos, and Macaws, 5 Pound

Very long lasting, birds were mouth feed by us since they were found abandoned. Grew up healthy and strong

To understand why Kaytee Exact turned out to be the perfect hand-feeding formula for sustaining my underweight older parrot with digestive issues, I'll preface my review by describing how I'm hand-feeding her. I haven't dared to try using the crop needle method to deliver formula straight into her crop because I don't have experience or training with this method. Instead, using a syringe, I "apply" the formula (which I mix into a mud-like consistency), like toothpaste, to the side of her beak where her upper and lower beak meet. That way the formula slowly slides right in when she opens her beak, and she can anticipate it going in, instead of squirting it straight into her mouth which risks surprising her. Kaytee Exact hand-feeding formula is perfect when using my hand-feeding method because it's easy to get the consistency just right for this. The amount of water I mix in is perfect for her too, because during this episode of digestive difficulties, she wasn't drinking enough water to stay properly hydrated. For the sake of comparison, I found Morning Bird's First Formula, to be very sticky (like honey) when prepared. And to get a thick consistency, I've found that you're better off using hardly any water. What concerned me most about this formula though is that, during the duration of time I tried this formula, it seemed responsible for tinting her urates yellow or pink. I've contacted the company to see if any other customers have reported this and asked, under these circumstances , if it is safe to use. However, it's been over a week and their customer service has not responded to me. Tropican hand-feeding formula also sounded good initially as, one of their claims, is that this formula won't stick to feathers. Upon using it, however, I found that I had to use a lot more water than formula to get the right consistency, and even then the texture was more crumbly so that it was hard to get this formula into my bird's mouth using my technique (finding that I had to poke it in between her beak with a small spoon or the blunt end of a toothpick). This formula might otherwise be great for others who aren't using my technique. So after trying those brands, I returned to using Kaytee for good. Finally, I think the nutrient mix in Kaytee has helped resolve some other possible nutrient deficiencies my parrot has (which my avian veterinarian wasn't able to fully address), as her occasional dry sneezing has ceased (which probably points to her need for more vitamin A), and the probiotics in this formula has helped her digestion. She doesn't strain to poop, and her poops look much healthier now than they had looked in more recent years.

Works great for chickens that feel off.

Great handfeeding food for baby birds. Prompt shipping. Will buy again.

I have been using this product for a few years now. I work with a pigeon rescue and this miracle mix has saved many lives. I keep it in the freezer so this bag lasts a long time. I take out about one week's worth of food when I have a baby to feed. You just add water and mix. Once it is the consistency of applesauce, you're good to go. I don't heat the water for the older babies, but for the younger ones, it says to add warm water. PLEASE BE CAREFUL - check the water temperature carefully. NOT HOT water, just slightly warm so the chill doesn't upset the baby bird's stomach. Hot water can burn their throats and even kill them. Please don't use hot water. Just "not cold" is sufficient.

This is good for tube feeding my chicken when she was sick (I used a syringe with special attachment, and catheter tube from vet made to fit the syringe). If you make it the right consistency it won't cause aspiration and will go easily out of the tube. Like a mash consistency. The makeup of the food is similar to that of chicken feed concerning protein, etc.

Buen producto

Excelente

リピ買いです

Totaly cheat ..The product is damage already expire ..very bad

インコが健康に育ちます

数回浮気して、他のハンドフィーディングフォーミュラを買うと、やはりこの商品の素晴らしさが分かります！ 今回、数年振りに、メ〇カリで、マ〇リ(Mazur〇)のフォーミュラを買ってみたら、同じアメリカ製ですが、違いは明らか！と、改めて納得。 まず、ケイティーイグザクトは溶けやすい！ダマにならない！ヒナの成長も早い！ 確か以前、鳥専門医が、イグザクトにはオメガ3脂肪酸が入ってるからおすすめ的な事おっしゃってました。 雛からコレを与えて育てた成鳥が、他の雛にコレを与えていると、欲してくる子がいるという話をしたら、成鳥が病気とか老鳥になった時など、栄養価の高いコレを与えられるので、欲しがるなら良いとの事。 とにかく上記に書いたマ〇リは、ダマになりひどかったです。 食滞を起こすとやばいのに、なぜ、溶けやすく改良しないのか不思議です。わざわざ泡立て器等で混ぜろなんて、効率悪いです。 マ〇リは、2キロで5,000円でした。 少し安いからと浮気したせいで、結局、マ〇リを混ぜて使おうと思い、すぐケイティー6,700円で注文する羽目になり、いい勉強でした。

我が家は病気したり弱った鶏に一時的に与えるものとして使ってます。 大変重宝します。