How to Make Food for Canaries

If your pet canaries are tiny nestlings or full grown birds, you'll want to make sure they receive enough nutrition to maintain their health. You can buy commercially prepared food or make your own fresh and natural canary food.

Difficulty: Moderate

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• 1 cup Cream of Wheat cereal
• Large mixing bowl
• 1 cup quick oatmeal
• 1 cup grits
• 1 cup shredded wheat cereal
• 1 cup dry milk
• 1/4 cup wheat germ, raw
• 3 tbsp. poppy seeds
• 1 tsp. unflavored gelatin
• 1/2 tsp. bird vitamin powder
• Large airtight container
• Hard boiled egg, mashed
• 1 small carrot, shredded

Canary Seed Mix

1. Place 7 tbsp. good quality canary seed in a large mixing bowl.

2. Add 2 tbsp. rapeseed, 2 tsp. oat groats and 2 tsp. flax seeds.

3. Stir the mixture together well. Place the canary seed mix in an airtight container, and feed as needed.

Food for Nestling Canaries

4. Place 1 cup of Cream of Wheat cereal in a large mixing bowl, and stir in 1 cup of quick oatmeal and 1 cup of grits.

5. Add 1 cup shredded wheat cereal, 1 cup of dry milk, 1/4 cup of wheat raw germ, 3 tbsp. of poppy seeds, 1 tsp. of unflavored gelatin and 1/2 tsp. of bird vitamin powder and stir together thoroughly.

6. Store the food for nestling canaries in an airtight container until ready to use.

7. Mix 2 or 3 tbsp. of the mixture with one mashed hard boiled egg and 1 small grated carrot, feed it to the nestling canaries as needed.