It's really just dumping the amounts of stuff in that you want it to have in it and then putting in a binder. If you want to bake you could use soy flour, wheat flour, eggs. I have seen people on here bake it in the microwave instead of the oven. The first one I did was for the chickens, I wasn't sure how the duckling would like it. It was equal parts: pellets, flock raiser, purina scratch, and boss. I made the binder by soaking slices of whole wheat bread in milk and then added eggs. Next time I'm going to use unflavored gelatin to set it and I'll use this recipe:
2 parts duck pellets 16% protein
2 parts wheat berries (if I can get them) 15%
1 part catfish pellets 16%
1 part oats 9%
1 part alfalfa pellets 16%
1 part split peas 25%
Ingredients:
1 1/2 cups water
4 1/4 ounce pkgs. Knox unflavored gelatin
8 cups birdseed
Boil 1 1/2 cup water.
Empty the 4 packages of gelatin into 8 tablespoons of cold water in a large bowl.
Let the gelatin sit for 1 minute.
Add the boiling water and stir for 2 to 3 minutes or until the gelatin has dissolved.
Stir 8 cups of birdseed into the gelatin, mixing thoroughly.
Let the mixture set for a few minutes, then stir again. Repeat this process a few times allowing the seed to absorb the liquid.
Spoon the mixture into a greased bundt pan and put in the refrigerator for at least 3 hours.
Remove the wreath from the mold by inverting the pan and tapping along the bottom. The pan may need to warm to room temperature before the wreath will come out.
Allow the wreath to dry on a cooling rack overnight or longer if necessary.
I'll use muffin tins or something similar to get the right amount for single servings. This will allow me to freeze them to keep them fresh.
