Wild songbird feed products
AssigneeTBS Innovations LLC
InventorTimothy W. O'Tool
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Abstract
A wild bird feed product is made by cold co-extrusion so as to produce a soft inner core encapsulated in a hard outer shell. Both the core and shell are made of edible ingredients and formulated so as to attract a variety of birds. The shell provides structural strength for the soft inner core and provides weather resistance for the feed product, while the high-fat content inner core remains soft, even in cold-weather environments. The feed product provides necessary nutrition for the birds, including fat, sugar, protein, and other supplements.
Claims20
A method of providing nutritional feed to wild songbirds, comprising:
- cold co-extruding an edible inner core of a first formulation and an edible outer shell of a second formulation to form feed products, each with the out shell encapsulating the inner core, and the outer shell being resistant to deterioration in ambient weather conditions;
- placing the feed nuggets outdoors whereby wild songbirds are attracted to eat the outer shell and the inner core.
A wild songbird food product comprising:
- an inner core and an outer shell formed by cold co-extrusion;
- the inner core and outer shell both being edible and being selected from a group comprising grains, nuts, oils, seeds, vitamins, minerals and jellies;
- the inner core having a higher fat content than the outer shell;
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- the inner core being soft to touch and the outer shell being firm to touch.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.