{"product_id":"roudybush-nectar-3-hummingbird-diet","title":"Roudybush Nectar 3 Hummingbird Diet 2 lb","description":"\u003cp\u003eRoudybush Nectar 3 is a \u003cstrong\u003e3% protein maintenance diet for adult hummingbirds\u003c\/strong\u003e. It is a specialist product, used in aviculture and in licensed wildlife rehabilitation rather than in a garden.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis is explicitly not for use in a hummingbird feeder.\u003c\/strong\u003e Roudybush state that plainly, and it matters — a formulated nectar containing protein and fat is a different thing from the plain sugar-water a garden feeder should hold, and it spoils far faster in the sun.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhich nectar for which bird\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRoudybush make one nectar family at three protein levels, and the number is the protein:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eNectar 3\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e3% protein — adult hummingbirds at maintenance\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eNectar 9\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9% protein — fledgling hummingbirds, 3 to 6 weeks old\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eLory Diet (Nectar 15)\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e15% protein — adult lories and lorikeets as a main diet, and hand-feeding hummingbirds from 0 to 3 weeks\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAll three are formulated \u003cstrong\u003elower in sugar than competitor nectars\u003c\/strong\u003e — Roudybush tie this to reducing the yeast infections that nectar-feeding birds are prone to on high-sugar diets.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eIf you feed garden hummingbirds\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou do not need this product, and you should not use it. The accepted mix for a garden feeder is \u003cstrong\u003eone part plain white sugar to four parts water\u003c\/strong\u003e, with no dye, no honey and no commercial nectar. Change it every two days in warm weather, every day above 90°F, and scrub the feeder each time — fermented nectar and feeder mould are a genuine cause of death in wild hummingbirds.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat Roudybush publish, and what they do not\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRoudybush publish the protein level and the intended use for Nectar 3, but \u003cstrong\u003enot a full guaranteed analysis or ingredient list\u003c\/strong\u003e. We are not going to invent one. The panel is printed on the bag, and if you need the numbers before ordering — as a rehabilitator or a breeder reasonably might — ask us and we will get them from the manufacturer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor reference, the sibling Lory Diet (Nectar 15) lists 15% protein, 3.5% fat, 0.5% fibre and 12% moisture, built on sucrose and soy protein isolate with a full vitamin and mineral pack. Nectar 3 is the same family at a lower protein level.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eQuestions we get asked\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCan I use this in my garden feeder?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNo. Roudybush say so on the label. Plain 1:4 sugar water is what a garden feeder wants.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eI found an injured hummingbird.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCall a licensed wildlife rehabilitator today. Hummingbirds have hours, not days, of reserve, and in most US states it is illegal to keep one without a permit.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIs 2 lb too much?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor a single bird, yes — this is sized for aviculture and rehabilitation. Keep it sealed, cool and dry.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhich one for a lorikeet?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNeither of the hummingbird nectars. Lories and lorikeets want the Lory Diet at 15% protein — or Roudybush pellets, which they will take and which give noticeably drier droppings.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Roudybush","offers":[{"title":"2 lb","offer_id":50523759345883,"sku":"202N3","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0058\/6733\/9846\/files\/Roudybush_Nectar_3_Image_1_d7d5a33f-1cb8-4560-a4a2-31fca4dda41c.jpg?v=1790506056","url":"https:\/\/farooze.com\/products\/roudybush-nectar-3-hummingbird-diet","provider":"FAROOZE","version":"1.0","type":"link"}