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Breakdown of Feeding Costs for our Birds

DID YOU KNOW? Below is a breakdown of what it takes to feed each bird.  Please consider adopting a bird for a month or a year to help us do what we do!

    • Red Tailed Hawk
    • 4 Large Mice per day or 1 Large Rat per day
    • 28 Large Mice per week or 7 Large Rats per week
    • 112 Large Mice per month or 28 Large Rats per month
    • 1,344 Large Mice per year or 336 Large Rats per year
    • $1,088 per year or $672 per year

 

    • Red Shouldered Hawk
    • 4 Medium Mice per day
    • 28 Medium Mice per week
    • 112 Medium Mice per month
    • 1,344 Medium Mice per year
    • $981.12 per year

 

    • Peregrine Falcon
    • 2 Day Old Chicks or 1 Quail per day plus 2 Medium Mice per day
    • 14 Day Old Chicks or 7 Quail per week plus 14 Medium Mice per week
    • 56 Day Old Chicks or 28 per month plus 56 Medium Mice per month
    • 672 Day Old Chicks or 336 per year plus 672 Medium Mice per year
    • $127.68 per year plus $981.12 totals
    • $1,108.80 per year

 

    • Barn Owl
    • 3 Medium Mice per day
    • 21 Medium Mice per week
    • 84 Medium Mice per month
    • 1,008 Medium Mice per year
    • $981.12 per year

 

    • Great Horned Owl
    • 4 Large Mice per day or 1 Large Rat per day
    • 28 Large Mice per week or 7 Large Rats per week
    • 112 Large Mice per month or 28 Large Rats per month
    • 1,344 Large Mice per year or 336 Large Rats per year
    • $1,088 per year or $672 per year

 

    • Raven or Crow
    • Veggie Omelette daily
    • Nuts and Seeds daily
    • Fruit daily
    • High Quality dog food kibble mixed with applesauce, dried cranberries, mealworms daily
    • One medium Mouse

 

  • Vultures
  • 1 Rat per day
  • 7 Rats per week
  • 28 Rats per month
  • 336 Rats per year
  • $672.00 per year
    • Broad Winged Hawk
    • 4 Medium Mice per day
    • 28 Mice per week
    • 112 Mice per month
    • 1,344 Mice per year
    • $981.12 per year

 

    • American Kestrel
    • 3 Small Mice per day
    • 21 Small Mice per week occasional small bird, superworm, cricket diet as well
    • 84 Small Mice per month
    • 1,008 Small Mice per year

 

    • Northern Saw Whet Owl
    • 3 Small Mice per day
    • 21 Small Mice per week occasional superworm, large bug diet as well
    • 84 Small Mice per month
    • 1,008 Small Mice per year

 

    • Eastern Screech Owl
    • 3 Small Mice per day
    • 21 Small Mice per week occasional superworm, frog or toad, large bug diet as well
    • 84 Small Mice per month
    • 1,008 Small Mice per year

 

    • Barred Owl
    • 3 Medium Mice per day
    • 21 Medium Mice per week occasional frog or toad diet as well
    • 84 Medium Mice per month
    • 1,008 Medium Mice per year
    • $981.12 per year

 

    • Cost Per Bird;
    • One Large Mouse costs $.81
    • Four Large Mice totals $3.24 per day
    • 28 Large Mice costs $22.68 per week
    • 112 Large Mice costs $90.72 per month
    • 1344 Large Mice costs $1,088 per year
    • One Medium Mouse costs $.73
    • Four Medium Mice costs $2.92 per day
    • 28 Medium Mice costs $20.44 per week
    • 112 Medium Mice costs $81.76 per month
    • 1344 Medium Mice costs $981.12 per year

 

    • One Day Old Chick costs $.19
    • 2 Day Old Chicks costs $.38 per day plus 2 Medium Mice @ $1.46 per day
    • 2 Day Old Chicks costs $2.66 per week plus 14 Medium Mice @ $20.44 per wk
    • 2 Day Old Chicks costs $10.64 per month plus 56 Medium Mice @ $81.76 per mo
    • 2 Day Old Chicks costs $127.68 per year plus 672 Medium Mice @ $981.12 per yr

 

  • One Quail costs @ $2.00 per day
  • 7 Quail costs $14.00 per week
  • 28 Quail costs $56.00 per month
  • 336 Quail costs $672.00 per year
  • One Rat costs @ $2.00 per day
  • 7 Rats costs $14.00 per week
  • 28 Rats costs $56.00 per month
  • 336 Rats costs $672.00 per year