Ensure is it safe for birds?

[Finchster]

Hi everyone i work in a animal lab and we feed Ensure to mice that are young or sick.
Its a human supplent used for sick people or people finding it hard to eat. I was just wondering if this
could be a good additive to my soft food mix to help with the early growth?

[Misso]

not sure mate.... wouldn't risk feeding it to birds, not knowing its effect.... id stick to a good soft food mix or ask someone at work if its been used on birds before????

[Finchster]

not sure mate.... wouldn't risk feeding it to birds, not knowing its effect.... id stick to a good soft food mix or ask someone at work if its been used on birds before????

Yeah im not gonna feed it unless i know its safe i was just curious if anyone has thought of it before? I guess its similar to baby formula where there is alot of nutrients in it. I was thinking to mix a little bit in with some normal soft food.

[MadHatter]

Should be perfectly safe. It is safe for human consumption and I doubt it contains any ingredients that are not safe for birds. Can you post the nutritional analysis? I'm guessing you might need to add some extra protien at least...

[VR1Ton]

I use it in a homemade Handrearing mix on the rear occassion I run out of Formular 3, also use Sustagen in my Lorikeet wet mix.

[jusdeb]

Should be fine but remember it is for weight gain /maintenance so in moderation .

[Diane]

Sustagen, that is what I was trying to think of. Drove me batty all day

[Finchster]

Thanks everyone for your input i will place a small amount in with my soft food as a breeding aid see how we go in spring time.