Birds just love to chew, lick and nibble these sweet glazed treats.
Lollipop or popsicle sticks
1/2 cup edible seeds or seed mixture
1/2 cup chopped nuts
1/2 cup mixture dried fruit
1 egg
Honey
Set oven to 150 degrees or its lowest setting.
Preheat the lollipop or popsicle sticks by arranging them on a cookie or baking sheet and placing them in the oven.
While the sticks are heating, add the seeds, nuts and dried fruit to a small mixing bowl.
Crack the egg into the bowl and mix everything together until the egg is completely incorporated into the mixture and all the ingredients are coated and sticking together.
Once the sticks are hot, remove them from the oven, and turn the heat up to about 200 degrees.
Let the sticks cool just enough so that you can handle them safely, but they are still very hot.
Form lollipops by taking tablespoon sized clumps of the mixture, and forming them into balls around the hot sticks.
Place the lollipops back onto the cookie or baking sheet and place them into the oven.
Bake them for 20-30 minutes or until the lollipops are toasted.
Remove the lollipops briefly and using a pastry or basting brush, brush honey over the entire surface including the stick.
Once they are all coated, return the sticks to the oven and bake for 5 more minutes.
Remove the lollipops and allow them to cool completely before serving them to your bird.
Lollipops can be stored in an airtight container.
These can be made to suit any size bird by altering the size and ingredients used.