Volkman Seed Featherglow Fancy Soak & Simmer 2lb

This sprouting mix is awesome! After following the directions, i put 2 tablespoons of Featherglow on a few sheets of paper towel and my cockatiel instantly came out of the cage and started munching on this. I then put some of my parakeets on top of the cage and they started testing out all of the different flavors and textures. While some birds liked it more than others, i can say this was a win! And sprouting mixes for birds are some of the healthiest items you can feed them, so i definitely recommend buying this one.For anyone wondering how i made this,4 tablespoons of Featherglow sprouting mix in a clean plastic container. Fill with cold tap water until sprouts are submerged.Let sprouts sit for 8-10 hours, then transfer sprouts over to a strainer and strain the water out. Rinse the sprouts for ~60 seconds in cold water.Take 8 tablespoons of water (double the amount of sprout mix) and let boil. Add the sprouts when the water starts to boil.When you add the sprouts, they will make the water temporarily stop boiling. Wait a few minutes until the water starts boiling again, and then reduce the heat. Stir every minute or so.After 3-4 mintues, i take the spoon that i stir the sprouts with and scoop up one of the bean sprouts. I feel it with my fingers and decide if its the right amount of "mushiness".Transfer the sprouts back into the strainer and strain the water out. Let the sprouts sit in the strainer for 10 minutes in order to cool off.I give the sprouts one final rinse (you can never be too safe with birds, lol) and serve either on a flat surface like i did or you can partially fill your birds normal food dish with them (do NOT mix the sprouts with your birds normal food!)TIP: I don't recommend leaving the sprouts out for more than an hour. Bacteria may start to grow or bugs may start eating the sprouts if you leave them out for too long. Find out the right amount of sprouting mix that your bird(s) will eat and serve that amount once a day. You can always make a bigger batch and refrigerate the rest in a sealed off container. I plan to give this to my birds 4-5 times a week for breakfast. This food is very healthy for birds, but should not be fed for more than 50% of their daily diet.Happy sprouting! 🦜🦜🦜

*Updated Review* I’m leaving the original review below. I boiled this mix for my bird, since I had it and should probably give it a try even though it wasn’t what I wanted. My Nanday Conure LOVES these. I’ll probably buy again. I gave this another star, but I’m still upset the bag arrived opened. I still don’t know if all the mix was there. It did seem rather light for what I was supposed to get, and I’ve seen other reviews say there bags came half emptied. I was busy trying to not spill the bag when I got it that I didn’t pay attention.Original:My bag came opened. Not sure if it was all there.I also thought this was a sprouting mix, soak and go. It’s not, but that’s my fault for not properly reading. You have to soak and then boil these things. I dunno if I’m gonna end up using this. But I’m mostly upset that this bag arrived opened and unsealed in the first place.

Soak and Simmer is the very best cooked mix to feed and to embellish with fresh veggies and fruits. Unlike some of the other cook and serve products that contained hulled rice and/or couscous, etc., this product is not sticky and so will not foul the cage and your bird's feathers. Please don't underestimate the importance of this fact-- Sticky, cooked grain products can lead to sticky feathers and that leads to skin irritation and infections and Feather Picking!. On this note, I want to point out that Soak And Simmer contains rice in the hull. This is a well thought out feature. The hull keeps each grain wrapped and fresh and non-sticky and budgies, small conures and cockatiels love to de-hull grains with their beaks. Another well thought out feature is that this product does not contain dehydrated veggies or fruits like some products. The soaking and simmering process of products containing such components get mushy and unappetizing. Volkman's put together a combination of beans and grains of the appropriate size such that they all soak and simmer at the same rate so the result is an evenly cooked and non-sticky feed. I make the whole bag at once and freeze portions. I thaw portions and mix with chopped lettuce, apple, squash, etc. I cook sweet potatoes separately and dice to add as well. My conures, Noble Macaw and budgies love this mix. Obviously, the budgies primarily eat the wheat berries and rice but occasionally they will bite into a bean. Although there is a small amount of hard corn in this mix that softens when cooked, I like to add some thawed fresh corn. The budgies sometimes like to eat the fresh corn. I also cook black lentils separately and occasionally add to my parrot chop as well. In conclusion, this is the best product on the market for feeding cooked legumes and grains to pet parrots of all sizes and serves as the perfect base for adding fresh chopped veggies.

This is too expensive for what you get. I won't waste my money on this again - just buy "bean soup" in the dry bulk section of the grocery store.