Made from palm oil, thistle seed, and raisins, "fruit flavored" Palm Oil Meal is a valuable source of plant-based oil and protein! This can be offered by itself in a treat or cage cup year round as a "free choice" food, mixed into Miracle Meal, or sprinkled on/mixed into fresh eggfood.
Why is Palm Oil Meal beneficial for your bird(s)? There are many reasons ....
A common ailment during breeding season is eggbinding in hens. According to many experts, the main cause for eggbinding is due to a lack of vitamin A and essential fatty acids. The vitamin A and essential fatty acids deficiency is second only to protein deficiency in domesticated birds according to some experts.
In order for a hen to lay an egg, the oviduct must be both flexible and lubricated in order for a fully formed egg to pass through it. Two nutrients are primarily responsible for this oviduct flexibility and lubrication: the vital oils -- called essential fatty acids -- which are found only in fats and oils, are built into each cell and make the cell wall flexible; and vitamin A, which keeps the mucous membranes within the oviduct moist and healthy. A lack of either of these two vital nutrients will result in a poorly formed and inflexible oviduct. The result is eggbinding.
Palm oil is an excellent source of essential fatty acids as well as vitamins A, E, K, and magnesium (according to reports from the Palm Oil Industry Council). Palm Oil Meal not only contains palm oil that provides the essential fatty acids and vitamins that birds need, the fruit flavored Palm Oil Meal also contains juice from raisins -- which is a good source of energy, calcium, iron, potassium, vitamin C, fiber, and protein -- and thistle seed, which is another good source of protein and essential fatty acids.
We began offering the fruit-flavored Palm Oil Meal to our fruit eating finches (i.e., Lavendar waxbills, Red Crested, etc.) last year and are very happy to report that not only do our birds like this product, we have not had any instances of eggbinding during the 2007 - 2008 breeding season!
Please call, send us an email, or use our "Customer Feedback Form" to request a free sample of the Fruit-flavored Palm Oil Meal.
Content analysis: Moisture - 10.4%; Protein - 10.6%; Fat - 25.3%; Ash - 0.8%; and Crude Fiber - 1.7%.
Packaged in 1 lb re-sealable bags.
Also available in Insect flavor.
