Hey, everyone do y’all have any recommendations on a healthy birdseed to feed birds during the winter months? Maybe a not so expensive brand.

Black oil sunflower - keep it simple. I have tried many different brands, and most seed mixes have a bunch of milo (sorghum) which the birds don’t eat, which then rots on the ground. Waste of money. I would like to warn against a specific brand, Royal Wing. All their seed mixes and feeders that I ha…

Thanks for sharing! I will look into it.

Have you tried this one from Royal Wing? https://www.tractorsupply.com/tsc/product/royal-wing-black-oil-sunflower-wild-bird-food-40-lb

I didn’t know that, I did recommend a Royal Wing seed because of the price, but I’ve never used it myself.

I don’t like the mess of the black sunflower seeds. I use a mid price mix as the birds go through a lot. The millet seeds get eaten, as there’s not any mess left after snowmelt. I think it should depend on who you feed and what feeder type you use. I don’t have specific bird to food recommendations…

Longer term, you can plant actual sunflowers and let them birds eat them or other perennial native species that provide seeds and berries. Better habitat, cheaper in the long run, etc.

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oksanaetal November 22, 2024, 2:04pm 8

No, but probably the clean black-oil sunflower from them is fine. I am just prejudiced against them because of the many broken feeders and rotten seeds.

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