greg@uc780.umd.edu (04/15/91)
>In article <9APR91.21192001@uc780.umd.edu>, greg@uc780.umd.edu writes: >> Ok, so you are saying that Kellog seed mixtures are ok? But you are saying >> that freezing does degrade the seed nutrition? How do you handle feeding >> moderate size bird collections less expensively then? > >Freezing is only necessary when the seed is old in the first place. Bugs, >larvae, etc., are a result of seed that is not put through a cleaning process, >and/or is too old. Freezing also serves to reduce the few nutrients in the >seed that may still exist. > >I have 65 birds. I buy 50 lb. bags of dated Kelloggs seed, mix it with Zeigler >pellets, sprinkle some Vionate and Nekton S on the top, and add E for the >breeders. A 50 lb. bag of seed, retail, is about $35.00. Zeigler pellets run >about $1.25 per pound in bulk. Strange. You are the only person I have talked to who has taken this stance on freezing seed. I guess I will do what I should have done in the first place (no offense to the list), which is talk to my vet. It is just that I have 6 permanent birds, 4 babies and am looking to add 4 more permanent birds in the next few months, and buying seed for $1.25 a pound does not make much sense with 10 birds. >Mikki Barry Gregory Wright BITNET: GREG@UC780 Internet: greg@socrates.umd.edu "A bird in the hand is one less bird chewing on your antique chair."
stewartw@cognos.UUCP (Stewart Winter) (04/16/91)
In article <14APR91.22260171@uc780.umd.edu> greg@uc780.umd.edu writes: >Strange. You are the only person I have talked to who has taken this stance >on freezing seed. I guess I will do what I should have done in the first >place (no offense to the list), which is talk to my vet. It is just that >I have 6 permanent birds, 4 babies and am looking to add 4 more permanent >birds in the next few months, and buying seed for $1.25 a pound does not >make much sense with 10 birds. I think with 10 birds (I'm assuming some larger parrots), they would go through 25 lbs. in at most 2 months. Fresh seed will (easily) keep for longer than that if stored properly (cool and dry). You shouln't need to freeze it at all. 25lbs of seed sold in a 25lb. bag (not out of some bulk container) goes from $16 -> $19 CDN (depending on type). Stewart -- Stewart Winter Cognos Incorporated S-mail: P.O. Box 9707 VOICE: (613) 738-1338 x3830 FAX: (613) 738-0002 3755 Riverside Drive UUCP: stewartw%cognos.uucp@ccs.carleton.ca Ottawa, Ontario The bird of the day is .... Illiger's Macaw CANADA K1G 3Z4