Homemade Seed Bell

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Tammy
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Well i found a recipe for making my own seed bells for my birds.

1 Cup of seed (normaly the seed they usually get fed)
1 Egg White (not yolk) per Cup of seed
20cm piece of wire (curl at one end and stick into the seed bell with enough wire sticking out to make a hook to hang up in cage)
1 Terracotta Pot (small or what ever size desired) small fits best with one cup of seed)
1 Oven Bag (place in terracotta pot before placing the seed & wire in)
Make sure you mix the egg white evenly threw the seed!
Preheat oven at 100c, Cook for 1 hour.

I also add a spoon of shell grit to the mix! :) and if i have any, dryied crushed chicken egg shells! (finely crushed)

I love doing this for my birds and they love them just as much, they hook into the home made one before the seed bells and seed treat sticks i buy from the supermarket!
***Tammy***
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cool! might give it a try.. when I get my finches back.
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Used to do these for my quarrions ( weeros , cockatiels depends what language u speak :lol: ) but they can devour these in 5 minutes flat so went back to the store bought ones ( super sized and super glued ) but will try this for the finches who may not be so piggy .
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Yeah, those passport holder do have some funny terminoligy over there. :lol:
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:lol:
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Double :lol: :lol:
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Pete Sara
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Hey thats not nice , passport holders indeed....... :D
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They are just jealous of our lack of regulations and wide open spaces Pete. :lol:
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True.But I'd never admit it,oops :oops:
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