VETAFARM NUTRICORE 2KG

Vetafarm Nutricore

Suitable for: Baby birds from hatching to weaning 

Vetafarm is one of Australias leading companion health and welfare innovators. For Vetafarm pets are family, and only the best products leave their factories, after extensive quality control and research. They have a range of products for your cat, dog, birds, rabbits, rodents and reptiles!

An exceptional, completely balanced hand rearing formula blend designed to support optimal growth, feather development and immune function for baby birds. Although not as easily digested as extruded hand rearing formulas, this blend is less expensive, faster and easier to mix in comparison. If you prefer an extruded formula check out Vetafarm Neocare. 

Key Points 

• Contains 13 vitamins and minerals, 9 strains of good bacteria and 7 digestive enzymes 
• Veterinary formulation designed for optimal growth and development
• 24% Protein and 11% Fat 
• Comes in 450g and 2kg bags

Directions for Use 

**PLEASE NOTE THAT THE FOLLOWING IS A GUIDE ONLY. THE CONSISTENCY OF THE FORMULA CAN BE CHANGED ACCORDINGLY, SEEK VETERINARY TREATMENT IF YOU ARE CONCERNED ABOUT YOUR BABY BIRDS HEALTH** 

IMPORTANT NOTES

• Always ensure food is fed to babies at a temperature of between 38-41°C.
• Never reuse formula from a previous feed. Mix Nutricore fresh every feed.
• Always ensure feeding utensils are thoroughly cleaned and sterilised between feeds.
• Weigh your birds at the beginning of each day before their first feed to ensure they are gaining weight.
• Always mix well to achieve a uniform consistency, cool to feeding temperature (38-41?C) and feed fresh to babies.

NEONATE FEEDING RECOMMENDATION (HATCHING TO DAY 5)

• Feed a combination of Spark Liquid and Synbiotic solution only, for the first 24 hours or until your baby passes the meconium (first dropping).
• After the first dropping, mix 1 heaped teaspoon of Nutricore with 5 teaspoons of hot, pre-boiled water to make a very thin solution, then feed this solution for the next 24 hours.
• This solution can be gradually thickened over the following 3 days until the Standard feeding dilution is achieved as outlined below.

STANDARD FEEDING RECOMMENDATION (BABIES OVER 5 DAYS)

• Mix 1 heaped teaspoon of Nutricore Hand Rearing Formula with 3 teaspoons of hot, pre-boiled water.
• This consistency will be used from day 5 through to when the bird weans onto an adult diet.

TRANSITION FEEDING 

• A Nutricore mix of very thin consistency should be fed to babies for at least the first 24 hours when transitioning from another brand of formula or when pulling babies older than 5 days from the nest for hand raising.
• This is to ensure babies remain hydrated and allows a period for adjustment to the new diet.
• The recommendation for this transition period is 1 heaped teaspoon of Nutricore with 5 teaspoons of hot, pre-boiled water.