Birdfeeders

There are many varieties of seed mixes intended for your tube bird feeders. These mixes are sold in feed stores, garden centers, large hardware stores, etc. They are usually a combination of sunflower seeds, millet and many less desirable ingredients such as wheat, oats, peanut hearts, canary seed, rice or milo. These mixes are no bargain for some of these ingredients have very little appeal to birds. The birds will pick through the mixture and eat the sunflower seeds and millet and you will find most of the rest on the ground under your tube bird feeders. It makes much more sense to only offer what the birds will actually eat. If you want to offer a mix, it is much more economical to mix your own. A good general formula is 40% white proso millet, 40% black oil sunflower seeds and 20% safflower seeds.