Macaw Cookies

[jacksmom]

Made some bird cookies last night, thought I would share! I didn't measure much, lol, so bear with me!

1 box jiffy cornmuffin mix
Maybe five or six cups of small pellet
Maybe five or six tablespoons honey
Four eggs, with shell

Just sort of mixed all this up in a big bowl, let it soak about 15 minutes, whipped out my cookie scoop - baked at 350 for 25 minutes and got this!

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I inserted popsicle sticks into some, I have done this before...kinda like cake/cookie pops.

Please keep in mind - this is totally junk food - a treat, not meant as a part of a balanced diet, lol...more like candy. These will be a great snack to perk them up when they get the afternoon grumpies in the greenhouse. :)

[spiritbird]

What a treat for the larger birds!

[ShellyBorg]

That sounds great! I may try something like this in mini cupcake pans for my guys.

[coltfire]

thats a must, i think i may be cooking today. they look yum

[Honesty]

They look great Grace :)

[Pinkbirdy]

The popcicle sticks are a great idea :)

[Mare]

The Popsicle sticks DO look like a great idea! I'm def gonna try this, I'm always looking for something more that Amigo will eat, (Sassy loves EVERYTHING), and then he will have a treat when it's gone, the stick!! Yay!

[jacksmom]

You know, I almost named this thread "Large Hookbill Cookies", but then I thought I would sound like a bag of bird seed, lol!!!

I was thinking as I was making them how would I do it if I had, say, a conure, or something. I am thinking maybe just take the tip of a spoon rather than the cookie scoop, and scoop out just a tiny bit. The kind of pellet I used is very small - I wish I knew what it was, but I have no idea...I have had it in the freezer since I got Paris, it was the food she came with. :screwy:

They stick together AMAZINGLY well, the honey and egg really does its job. The flat popsicle sticks are very, very, cheap...I keep them on hand to make bird toys with, lol. However, while making these I wished I had ROUND sticks...these kept wanting to split the cookie in half when I stuck them in.

Thank you, everyone - I was so surprised and pleased to see how many of you enjoyed my spur-of-the-moment concoction! It was a labor of guilt, lol...they missed having their regular gourmet meals yesterday because I didn't start the two day process of making their food soon enough and they ran out for a day, had to deal with only a FEW pieces of a normally much wider selection in their bowls! The very idea, right!!! ;)

[coltfire]

yes the Popsicle stick would be the first to go with my birds lol

[jacksmom]

It does make a great toy! :)

[Blancaej]

I like the popsicle stick, too! A toy to go with a treat! :th_biggrin:

[Turquoise]

Those look almost good enough to eat for us 'Non Feathered' critters. :th_biggrin:

I use the jiffy cornbread mix sometimes to make birdie bread for my flock. Sometimes I make it all veggie flavored & sometimes I make it sweet with all dried fruits. My macaw boys prefer the sweet one over all my cooked stuff.

Thanks for sharing. Another good idea for changing up the boredom in our bird's bowls. And the Popsicle sticks are a great idea. I didn't use them in mine. I cooked it like a flat cake 7 cut it into squares.

[headfeathermistress]

Love it! An easy way to make it a bit healthier is to choose an organic cornbread mix or just use a recipe.
I am sure the birdies loved these!

[jacksmom]

Your fids sound even more spoiled than mine, lol...homemade cornbread from a recipe, no less! :)

I do love to stick with organic whenever possible or necessary...in fact that reminds me to update my bird chop thread with that. However, corn appears I think four or five down on "The Clean Fifteen" - I generally stick to this years Shoppers Guide. They do "The Dirty Dozen" also, and have a list with fruits and veg listed in order of how much pesticides they contain - if the item I want to use appears more than halfway up the list, then organic it is! ;)

Anyway, "The Clean Fifteen" are named such because they are either self cleansing, like potatoes, or are so free of present pesticide as to be inconsequential. However, organic is NEVER a bad idea, thanks for the reminder! :cool: