Common kestrel

Falco tinnunculus

20-25% of body weight

If an animal weighs 0.12 kg and eats 20% of its body weight, it will get

0.12 x 0.2 = 0.024 kg feed in total per day

99% Meat products and whole prey
1% Supplements

0.99 x 0.024 kg = 23.8 g meat products and whole prey
0.01 x 0.024 kg = 0.2 g supplements

Live prey

Divide the “Feed quantity per day” over one feeding moment per day.
When feeding thawed whole prey, then supplementation is recommended.
Provide insects occasionally to keep variation in the diet.
The supplements should be given according to the appropriate dosage that is mentioned on the labelling.
Stimulate foraging behaviour by using stacking or hanging the prey (read more about feed enrichment and foraging behaviour).

An unbalanced diet may result in one of these more commonly occurring diseases/conditions: