snowyowl said:If they did the same with sunflower hearts, and I'm sure they would, I think the cost would be prohibitive. I might try some in a Blue Jay/Grackle proof feeder and see how it goes.
Do you think you can persuade your supplier to start mail order, Elizabeth? Even with carriage, that price is a lot cheaper than I've found.Elizabeth Bigg said:Well said, Helen. I'm lucky in that I have found a farm foods wholesaler only 3 miles from here, and as well as selling bird food loose (they supply plastic bags, and you just take as much as you want from large hoppers), I can buy a 25kg sack of hearts for £19. They load a sack into the car for me, and I then decant some into a spare sack that I can carry. That reminds me - I still have about 12kg in the back of the car!!!!!
Could very well be worth me taking a drive out there and picking some up!Elizabeth Bigg said:I'm lucky in that I have found a farm foods wholesaler only 3 miles from here, and as well as selling bird food loose (they supply plastic bags, and you just take as much as you want from large hoppers), I can buy a 25kg sack of hearts for £19.!
The weight sensitive feeder that I mentioned for squirrels also works for Blue Jays and Grackles. I've got it set so that nothing bigger than an Evening Grosbeak can get food from it. Unfortunately I don't have any Evening Grosbeaks.Starzz said:Blue jay and grackle proof feeder?? Do tell me where to get a few!! Thanks!
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helenol said:Could very well be worth me taking a drive out there and picking some up!
Mary said:Do you think you can persuade your supplier to start mail order, Elizabeth? Even with carriage, that price is a lot cheaper than I've found.
Mary
£16 not cheap.I pay £10. for 20kg and over the internet £16 and thats to my doorboger said:Can anyone tell me how I can remove the husk from sunflower seeds ? I have a lot of time on my hands and am also able to get hold of sunflower seeds cheap=£16 per 25 kilo. The only thing is I hate the mess that the birds make so I want to shell them first.
songbird said:I have just found this website which may be a bit cheaper, the price for 22.68 kg of sunflower hearts is £18.99 but they charge £6.99 for delivery up to 20 kilos, plus 20p per kilo above, so not sure what that works out to. If you are lucky enough to live in the Surrey area, and spend over £15 its free delivery. Take a look anyway.
http://www.surreypetsupplies.co.uk/acatalog/copy_of_Seed.html
Mary said:The seed stocked by a local pet shop is from the human food chain at £28 per 25kg. The quality varies - American is good, plump seed, but that from China is thin and poorer quality. Song bird, I can't imagine them doing it any cheaper, - it takes an effort to put it in the car for me!
Where do you get yours from on line, please P Cliffe?
Mary
John Marshall said:P.Cliffe,
I too would like to know where you get yours from at £10 for 20kg. I can nip in my car and get some!!!
P cliffe said:Follow the details that I posted to Mary. When I collect I also pick up seeds for others so it pays. I also order over £50 worth on line to receive discount.
good driving
Phil
Hi Mark. I noticed that this is your first post so I would like to welcome you to BirdForum from those of us on staff here. Enjoy!Mark Evans said:I get my sunflower hearts and other Bird foods from this web site http://www.wildbirdfeeds.com there sunflower hearts work out at 25.98 delivered to your door and i recieved mine the next day. They have alot of other products aswell which range from feeders to nest boxes of all varieties, have a look...
www.wildbirdfeeds.com
Regards,
Mark