{"product_id":"oven-fresh-bites-classic","title":"Oven Fresh Bites Classic Baked Bird Food","description":"\u003cp\u003eAlmost every pellet on the market is extruded — the mix is forced through a die under heat and pressure and comes out as uniform lozenges. Oven Fresh Bites are \u003cstrong\u003ebaked\u003c\/strong\u003e, in small batches, and the difference is visible the moment you open the bag: you can see the grains.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCaitec's published reasoning is that natural leavening breaks down the indigestible parts of the grain and develops the flavour of whole grains without added sweeteners, oils, preservatives or yeast, and that the larger grain particles may improve nutrient retention and digestion. The texture comes out semi-crunchy rather than hard.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDeveloped by veterinarians and nutritionists. Made in the USA. No corn fillers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhich size for your bird\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eSmall Birds — 20 oz\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCockatiels, lovebirds, budgies, parakeets, parrotlets, small conures and other small parrots.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eMedium Birds — 28 oz\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eConures, caiques, Senegals, African greys and similar.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eLarge Birds — 42 oz\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCockatoos, macaws and large Amazons.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eGuaranteed analysis\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eCrude protein (min.)\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e15.0%\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eCrude fat (min.)\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e6.0%\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eCrude fibre (max.)\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e4.0%\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eMoisture (max.)\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e10.0%\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eIngredients\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSmall Birds:\u003c\/strong\u003e oatmeal, oat flour, white millet flour, sunflower meal, sunflower oil, glycerine, dried egg product, wheat germ meal, lentils, barley flour, peanut meal, natural flavours, dicalcium phosphate, carrots, red bell peppers, alfalfa meal, marigold meal, calcium carbonate, peas, blueberries, apples, L-lysine, L-threonine, DL-methionine, chelated zinc, manganese, iron and copper, sodium chloride, choline chloride, vitamin E, L-ascorbyl-2-polyphosphate, wheat meal, yucca extract, silicon dioxide, potassium iodide, and the full B-complex plus vitamins A, D3 and K.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMedium and Large\u003c\/strong\u003e follow the same base with soybean meal, sunflower kernels, peanuts, freeze-dried papaya, banana chips, cranberries and cayenne pepper added.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eHow to feed it\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCaitec position it as the primary diet at about \u003cstrong\u003e75% of daily intake\u003c\/strong\u003e, with fresh fruit and vegetables at 10–15% and nuts and seeds at 5–10%. Feed fresh daily and keep clean water available.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eBaked or extruded — does it matter?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHonestly: less than the marketing on either side suggests. A bird's diet is made or broken by whether it eats the food, not by the manufacturing process. Where baking genuinely helps is with the birds that reject pellets on texture — a semi-crunchy nugget with visible grain behaves differently in the beak from a hard extruded one, and some birds that will not touch a pellet will eat these.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCaitec themselves do not make a direct \"baked beats extruded\" claim, and we are not going to make one for them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eQuestions we get asked\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIs it a complete diet?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYes — Caitec position it as the primary diet at around 75% of intake.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAre there corn fillers?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNo. The base is oatmeal and oat flour.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMy bird refuses pellets.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is one of the better things to try. The texture is different enough that it reads as a new food rather than the thing the bird has already rejected.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhy cayenne pepper in the larger sizes?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBirds do not experience chilli heat — they lack the receptor mammals have. 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