which is best for setting breeding canaries? Any have rape seed?
261954
the harrisons high potency super fine pellets for canaries does not contain rape seed. they have a site harrisonsbirdfoods.com/breedingbirds that i would read first. i don't breed my canaries but they love the tiny pellets. if you are breeding, i am sure you are aware of possible egg bound females, can be deadly, give lots of calcium, mineral blocks.
261955
No idea. Suggest you check with Robirda's website (www.robirda.com). She knows it all and is willing to share.
1168397
I have had luck with the seeds I have planted so far, and live in the Texas panhandle where we experience high winds coupled with extreme temperature swings. I am sure that with the number of varieties included, you are going to find something that will grow extremely well in your climate. I like to also try to create a micro-climate for other varieties to get them to flourish best.
1433174
Hi - you can use regular or mixed seed in this feeder. I use only sunflower seed, as I have a strong dislike of house sparrows and the regular feed attracts too many of them.Excellent feeder - very easy to dis-assemble and clean. Good luck.
1187902
Harrisons recovery formula would be good. If your bird is healthy and needs some weight gain then high potency.
2226884
I used a mixed blend of a lot of different seeds. Got a 20lb bag from Sam's that the birds like. Price was good on the seeds
2184823
This cage is perfect for breeding your conures. That's what I bought it for
1515986
We had a long, involved discussion with the manufacturer/grower. The grower that Bella BirdCo uses explained that silica are the "hairs or fibers" that can be on the outside of the canary seed. When they asked their farmers, they were told that this particular seed is the best quality, cleanest seed (meaning it is fresh and triple vacuumed to clean all dust off of it). Silica is abrasive; this particular seed is so smooth that the seeds flow out like water if one was to puncture the bag, like an hourglass. Seeds are are not triple cleaned or are of lower quality would not flow like this. So, they said since no one can really claim silica free, they can claim they have the cleanest, freshest, and highest quality canary seed (alpiste) which is also packed in a nitrogen-flushed bag. This oxygen-free environment keeps the seeds fresher and drier than hand-packed bags.
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Quakers are bigger than my cockatiels, but this has seeds in it that all birds can eat-- millet is the smallest seed in it . After some reasearch, apparently most birds can even eat grain as small as amaranth-- so I would think your birds could eat this too. Safflower seeds are better than sunflower for most house raised birds, which is why I chose this for my tiels... These seeds work well for sprouting too & that is also good for all birds. Good luck!
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It took 2-3 weeks before the birds really started coming to mine. I was second guessing my expensive purchase every day! I set up a birdbath nearby....put seed on the grass underneath...bought nice fresh black sunflower seeds ( they're not so wild about the millet/seed mixes I've found..) The finches also LOVE safflower seed! NOW I have so many birds I wish I didn't have to fill it so often. Try the birdbath nearby and the seed underneath.
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Before purchasing this variety of canary seed, I was unaware that there was any difference in Canary Seed Alpiste, however after reading some comments, I did a little research of my own then dumped about four and a half pounds of these seeds out in my backyard for the birds.I found other canary seeds that are Silica fiber free....... Look for Pureza Pure Alpiste Silica fiber free canary seed.As an added bonus, the five pounds come in separate one pound bags.
1421960
I just tried it with sunflower seeds and it worked fine. I don't see any need for spreading bird seed.
570719
I have six fife canaries flying around my cage and it is perfect for them. It all depends on how determined your conure is. My best guess would be most likely
2191192
Not at all - I use a wild songbird mix that is mostly sunflower seeds in shell and have so many more birds around now. Have to fill it every couple of days. I swear the birds chirp at me when it's empty!
825873
Small chickadees seem to be the best. Openings too small for Cardinals. Grackles and Starlings might try but I have not had any problrms with them over the past winter.
388993
Many thanks to all who replied! I've been feeding safflower seeds in other feeders for over a year. I'm thinking of purchasing this type feeder for safflower also - that was the reason for my post.
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I only use sunflower seeds but I just went out and looked at my feeder and I don't think you would have a problem with the millet. The way the perch/port is constructed it blocks the seed from just flowing out the port. The bird has to pick the seeds out from the bottom of the openings.
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Any seed that is not too large. I use "3D Nut 'n Berry" (available at Wal-Mart). It works great in my hopper feeder, but the peanuts and berry bits can get stuck in the squirrel buster, so I separate out the peanuts and chop them in half. I like this seed mix because it's inexpensive (about $2/lb) and it attracts all of the birds local to my area here in PA. (I esp. love the purple finch, which did not visit my feeders until I started using this mix)