Volkman Avian Science Hookbill Bird Food, 1.8 kg Safflower Seed Blend

Volkman Avian Science Hookbill Bird Food is a 4 lb (1.81 kg) safflower-based seed blend made for larger hookbills, offering an alternative to traditional sunflower blends.

• Sunflower-free option — suits larger hookbills that do best without sunflower seeds in their daily diet.
• A varied mix of grains, seeds and textures — gives birds different foods to explore while feeding.
• Dried banana, papaya, apple, carrot, coconut and peppers — add ingredient variety and visual interest.
• Seeds contribute fats, protein and flavor — for inclusion in a balanced diet with fruits, vegetables and other wholesome foods.

For birds that benefit from variety at feeding time, a single uniform seed can offer fewer textures and flavors to explore. This blend brings together different grains and seeds with dried produce, giving larger hookbills a range of ingredients in one food. Its safflower foundation makes it an option for caregivers looking for a daily blend without sunflower seeds, while its diverse mix is intended to encourage natural foraging and help prevent selective eating.

What is this food designed for?

Volkman Avian Science Hookbill Bird Food is formulated for larger hookbills, including birds that do best without sunflower seeds in their everyday diet. The safflower-based blend offers an alternative to traditional sunflower mixes, with a range of seed and grain textures to engage birds as they feed. Use it as one part of a balanced diet that also includes fruits, vegetables and other wholesome foods.

• Made for larger hookbills.
• Designed as a component of a varied diet, rather than the only food offered.

What ingredients add variety to the mix?

The blend combines grains and seeds with dried fruit and vegetables. Dried banana, papaya, apple, carrot, coconut and peppers bring distinct colors and ingredient variety to the food. Seeds provide fats, protein and flavor, while the different textures give birds more to investigate during feeding.

• Fruit ingredients: banana, papaya and apple.
• Vegetable and other plant ingredients: carrot, coconut and peppers.

How does the blend support active feeding?

Its range of grains, seeds and textures encourages natural foraging behavior and helps prevent selective eating. Birds can encounter varied ingredients as they feed, rather than a blend based on one uniform texture. The different components also offer flavor and visual interest, making variety part of the feeding experience.

• Multiple textures encourage birds to explore the food.
• Ingredient diversity is intended to help reduce selective eating.

This food is best suited to caregivers of larger hookbills seeking a safflower-based, sunflower-free blend with grains, seeds and dried produce. It is designed to be served as part of a balanced diet that includes fruits, vegetables and other wholesome foods, not as the sole element of a bird’s diet.

Ingredients

Safflower Seed, Wheat, Oat Groats, Buckwheat, Millet, Corn, Rough Rice, Banana, Barley, Shelled Peanuts, Dehydrated Peas, Hulled Pumpkin Seed, Papaya, Dried Apple, Dehydrated Carrot, Coconut, Peppers, Safflower Oil, Orange Oil, Sugar, vegetable Oil, Banana Flavor, Vegetable/ Fruit Juice for color, FD&C Yellow No.9