Here is Barbara Bailey's brown rice for birds recipe, as posted on the TARA mailing list 11-4-2006:

Lots of people have requested this recipe, so here it is at last:
This is my version so it makes a lot (serves 20+ birds).
You can also make it on your stove.

1. Microwave 1 package of 12 or 15 bean soup mix (with water) for 45 minutes in a large glass bowl.
   Allow to cool, then rinse and drain.
2. Divide cooked bean mix in half, freeze one half.
3. Divide remaining half into 2 large bowls.
4. Add to each bowl:
   • 1 package brown rice (I use Mahatma's 28 oz.)
   • 1/2 package pearl barley
   • 1/2 package split peas
   • 3 Tablespoons chili powder
5. Fill bowls with water and microwave for 30 minutes.
6. Add more water along with 1/2 cup dried cranberries (or raisins) and 1/2 cup or so of dried banana chips to each bowl.
7. Stir mix to get banana chips and cranberries wet. Add water as needed, keep stirring until rice is a consistency your birds like.
8. Rinse and drain. Freeze in appropriate portions; you can use a plastic ice cube tray for single birds.

Feel free to modify recipe