COCKATIEL BREAD

Here is a recipe for bread from one of the top cockatiel breeders in California (David Okura) 

2 C cockatiel crumbles 
1 banana 
1/3 C wheat germ oil*
6 eggs--with shell 
3T pumpkin, yams or squash 
1/3 C vegetable oil 
1 1/2 T applesauce or 1/2 apple 
1 C thawed frozen mixed vegetables 
1 C cooked dry beans 
1 C cooked brown rice 
2 C corn meal 
4 T baking powder

Food process first 8 ingredients. 
Add beans & rice and blend until pulverized. 
Add to cornmeal and baking powder. 
Mix well. Add water if too thick. 
Bake at 325 degrees for 40 minutes until done.
*You can find wheat germ oil (for horses) at most feed stores. 
I freeze the stuff crumbled, zap about 1T per bird per day. 
When they are feeding chicks, I double that.

Contributed by Susie Kidder