Flamen Oil

Flamen Oil is a blend of the dark red Carrot Oil with other wholesome vegetable oils, and contains D Animal Sterol and Natural Carotene from carrots, at a level 20 times as high as 180 D Super Caradee, which, according to reliable reports, is being successfully used to restore brilliant natural color in the plumage of flamingoes and Red Factor Canaries.

Because delivery charges to distant parts of the country, and more particulary to foreign countries, are excessive on 180 D Super Caradee, an effort was made to produce a highly potent concentration 20 times as high as 180 D Super Caradee. Each ounce contains not less than 300,000 U.S.P or International units of Carotene Vitamin A activity, and 100,000 units of Vitamin D3. This is used at one twentieth of the level of 180 D Super Caradee, or 0.5% of the ration, instead of 10%. Flamen Oil is being used with an ever increasing number of flamingo flocks. Flamen Oil has very high stabilith, whereas Super Caradee tends to deteriorate in storage-- in general, supplies of the latter should ve used within 90 days.

Since breeders of red factor canaries have been working on the problem of color development, they were not slow in adding Super Caradee, and later Falmen Oil to the rations fed their birds. Mr. Edwin J. Graham suggested adding Flamen Oil to his "Carotene Block Formula", in the July (1960) issue of American Cage Bird Magazine, page 11. See page 21 of the same issue for his formula, as follows:-

To 1 1/2 pints Carrot Juice add two tablespoons of orange honey. Heat this just below the boiling or simmering point, and ass the following ingredients that have been premixed in a dry bowl: 1 3/4 cups instant cooking whole wheat cereal, 2 teaspoons of vegetable mineral slat, and 2 tablespoons of unsweetened gelatin. When cooked 2 minumes add 1 ounce of Flamen Oil (2 tablespoons). Pour into a well oiled (sun flower seed oil) 8 inch square cake pan and let cool. Keep in the refrigerator. Cut into strips and put in the flights what your birds will consume in a day.

According to Mr. Graham: "The use of Flamen Oil, in aviaries that are using it, that I have inspected, has not only brought an increase in depth to the color of the birds, but the feather texture is better than it has ever been before."

Mr. Jan Elberts tells us he has had excellent results with Flamenized Oats, which is prepared as follows:

Fill a one pint mayonnaise jar hlaf full of steel cut oats, and add to it a measuring teaspoon of Flamen Oil. Shake well, and after a half hour it is ready to serve. This is enough for two days for 35 birds. (AM. Cage Bird Mag., Oct. 19070, p.19).

In a letter dated July 5, 1970 he said: "Add as much Flamen Oil to stell cut oats as it will absorb. I find this the easiest way of getting it in the birds without making puddings, which may get sour, or spoil." I have figured that it amounts to about 2 teaspoons of Flamen Oil to every cup of steel cut oats.

Mrs. L. G. Ahrens has told me by letter that she thinks the easiest way to fee Flamen Oil is in cornbread. She uses 2---12 oz. packages of commercial corn muffin mix and adds 1 can caroot juice, 1 cup instant mashed potatoes, 2 tablespoons poppy seeds, 2 raw eggs, 1/2 cup sunflower seeds, 1/2 cup soy flour, 1/4 cup honey, 2 tablespoons dried brewers yeast, 1 tablespoon dried kelp, and a complete vitamin mixture (such as 1/4 teaspoon Aqua Vite). After it is mixed, she bakes it in 2---8" square pans at 400 degrees for 20-25 minutes.