{"product_id":"volkman-featherglow-gourmet-eggfood","title":"Volkman Featherglow Gourmet Eggfood 2 lb","description":"\u003cp\u003eEggfood is one of those products every breeder owns and most pet owners have never heard of. It is a soft, protein-rich, easily digested conditioning food — and it is what parent birds actually feed to nestlings, because a chick cannot eat hard seed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eVolkman position this for \u003cstrong\u003emedium to large hookbills during the demanding parts of life\u003c\/strong\u003e: growth, feather regrowth, stress, breeding, moulting and chick weaning. It supplies protein, energy and essential amino acids at the moments a bird is short of all three.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhen breeders use it\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBefore pairing\u003c\/strong\u003e — in the weeks running up to breeding, to bring birds into condition.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThrough incubation and rearing\u003c\/strong\u003e — the parents pass soft food to the chicks.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThrough the moult\u003c\/strong\u003e — growing a full set of feathers is a serious protein demand, and a bird in heavy moult that is short of it grows poor feathers.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNewly weaned or stressed birds\u003c\/strong\u003e — after a move, an illness, or a change of home.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is a supplement, not a diet. Feed it alongside the bird's normal food, not instead of it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eOne of the two clean labels in the range\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMost Volkman seed blends contain FD\u0026amp;C colouring. This one does not. It is preserved with \u003cstrong\u003emixed tocopherols, rosemary extract and green tea extract\u003c\/strong\u003e rather than sulphites, and carries no artificial colour at all — which matters to a good many bird owners, and is the honest reason to pick it out.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt also carries three live-culture probiotics: \u003cem\u003eEnterococcus faecium\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eLactobacillus acidophilus\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eL. casei\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\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\u003e15.00%\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eCrude fat (min.)\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e6.00%\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eCrude fibre (max.)\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e3.00%\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eMoisture (max.)\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e15.00%\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eAsh (max.)\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e5.00%\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eIngredients\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWheat flour, corn flour, egg, wheat gluten, oat groats, millet, nyjer seed, turmeric, dried milk, dicalcium phosphate, brewers dried yeast, calcium carbonate, salt, algae meal, condensed cultured skim milk, DL-methionine, L-lysine, potassium chloride, choline chloride, lecithin, wheat germ meal, mixed tocopherols, rosemary extract, green tea extract, vitamins A, D, E, C and B12, zinc sulfate, niacin, ferrous sulfate, riboflavin, pyridoxine hydrochloride, manganese sulfate, chelated zinc, manganese and copper, folic acid, calcium iodate, biotin, sodium selenite, cobalt carbonate, sugar, and dried \u003cem\u003eEnterococcus faecium\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eLactobacillus acidophilus\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eL. casei\u003c\/em\u003e fermentation products.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eFeeding\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVolkman publish \"feed free choice\", with fresh clean water always available, and store cool and dry. In practice most breeders offer a small dish daily through the conditioning and rearing period and take it away after a couple of hours — it is a soft food and it spoils.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eQuestions we get asked\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eI don't breed. Is there any point?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYes — through a heavy moult, after an illness, or for a newly rehomed bird settling in. Those are all conditions where extra protein in a form the bird will actually eat helps.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCan I mix it with water?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMany people dampen it slightly, which makes it more appealing and closer to what a parent bird would deliver. Make it fresh and remove it within a couple of hours.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIs it safe for small birds?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVolkman aim it at medium to large hookbills, but eggfood as a category is fed across the board, including to canaries and finches. Ask your avian vet if you are unsure about your species.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow long does 2 lb last?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs a daily supplement for one or two birds, several months. Keep it sealed and cool.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Volkman","offers":[{"title":"2 lb","offer_id":50523764523227,"sku":"VM62901","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0058\/6733\/9846\/files\/Featherglow-Gourmet-Eggfood-2-lbs-front-with-pad.webp?v=1790507186","url":"https:\/\/farooze.com\/products\/volkman-featherglow-gourmet-eggfood","provider":"FAROOZE","version":"1.0","type":"link"}