HARI Tropican Hand-Feeding Formula Parrot Food

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

Crude Protein (min) 22%
Crude Fat (min) 10%
Crude Fibre (max) 3.5%
Moisture (max) 9%
Calcium (min) 1%
Phosphorus (min) 0.8%
Vitamin A (min) 5,500 IU/kg
Vitamin D3 (min) 550 IU/kg
Vitamin E (min) 220 IU/lkg
Beta-Carotene (min) 0.42 mg/kg
Omega-3 Fatty Acids (min) 0.03%
Omega-6 Fatty Acids (min) 0.25%

Administration of food with a feeding syringe is recommended provided you are confident of the proper technique to be used. Please refer to www.hari.ca for additional technical resources on hand feeding techniques. Use a separate syringe for each clutch

Place syringe tip slightly into left side of beak with one hand. Pressure should be placed on the beaks commissures with the fingers of the other hand and palm of hand held behind the head of chick, preventing the syringe to injure the mouth when chick will react with a feeding response. When bird gives feeding response (head pumping), start feeding and aim towards the back right side of the mouth. If you are not confident with syringe feeding, a spoon bent on either side can also be used. Close monitoring of chick response and respiration is essential to prevent aspiration

Fill crop without excess stretching. A daily weight monitoring and amount fed chart should be kept for health growth parameters and future reference. Allow crop to completely empty between feedings. A bent teaspoon may also be used to slowly drip food into beak

Metal feeding tubes are not recommended, as they can pierce the crop and esophagus, allowing food to leak out. Can be fed dry to lories, finches, canaries and other small species as food supplement