Cheep Birdseed help please???

miss_corerupted

Hi,
I want to bulk buy birdseed. Does anyone have recommendations where i can get??

nodwah

Do you have "the Store" where you are - used to be poundstretcher. They often have big tubs of birdseed for a fiver I think

miss_corerupted

No and i'm quite rural and only have a van which i can't use for personal use boyf has car but we got much other stuff to do on weekend i rarely ever go to town so i was more thinking of ordering online

Thanks for the info

cashkeeper

Always try and buy bird seed in bulk sacks if you can - as there will be NO Vat to pay - what ever the rate is! VAT gets added when it is broken down into small packs. I get mine in 20kg sacks. Most good garden centres do a good range of birdcare - and yes it does normally come cheep !!!

brixham

I get a robin seed mix from "The Bird Table" online and they are eating me out of house & home !
I have tried various VERY cheap feeds in the past just to find that the birds don't go anywhere near it ! So pound for pound ends up more expensive.
But then maybe I just have posh birds that will only turn their beaks up at cheap food;)

TonyMMM

Decent seed , that the birds will actually eat, is never very cheap but after trying quite a few suppliers I get ours from this place -

Birdfood

Which seems better value than most (and very quick delivery)

Jake'sGran

I buy 2 kilo bags from Wilkinsons. They are £1.45 at the moment and have Bill Oddy's picture on the front. It's just called Wild Bird Food seed. Unless you can pick up the seed from a supplier I imagine the postage will make it expensive. Our garden is always full of birds. I use the above bird seed of which a medium size hanger will disappear in half a day, nyger seeds separately - this brings in lots of the more attractive birds, e.g. goldfinch, greenfinch etc.Peanuts and sunflower seeds in a separate nets. Most of all the birds seem to like fat balls which we are getting for 49p for six at a shop called Quality Save. The same balls are over £1 at all the supermarkets just for four. I'll go have a look at Birdfood, see what they sell.

I worry about the blackbirds because they feed on the ground usually, same as robins but sometimes they get what drops from the big feeders unless the pidgeons get there first. Sorry to go on so much.

Susan_Frost

I live in Leeds and we have Paws for Thought.

I get mine from there, seems decent quality, seed and peanuts, but you do get what you pay for.

hethmar

Have you tried RSPB?

http://shopping.rspb.org.uk/pages/category/category.asp?ctgry=Birdfood&AffiliateCode=T07ITH0044&_$ja=kw:rspb+bird+food|cgn:RSPB+Birdfeed|cgid:402364048|tsid:6652|cn:Bird+Feed|cid:16570768|lid:1974372363|mt:Exact|nw:search|crid:1220686048&cookie_test=1

growing4gold

Jake'sGran wrote: »

I buy 2 kilo bags from Wilkinsons. They are £1.45 at the moment and have Bill Oddy's picture on the front. It's just called Wild Bird Food seed. Unless you can pick up the seed from a supplier I imagine the postage will make it expensive. Our garden is always full of birds. I use the above bird seed of which a medium size hanger will disappear in half a day, nyger seeds separately - this brings in lots of the more attractive birds, e.g. goldfinch, greenfinch etc.Peanuts and sunflower seeds in a separate nets. Most of all the birds seem to like fat balls which we are getting for 49p for six at a shop called Quality Save. The same balls are over £1 at all the supermarkets just for four. I'll go have a look at Birdfood, see what they sell.

I worry about the blackbirds because they feed on the ground usually, same as robins but sometimes they get what drops from the big feeders unless the pidgeons get there first. Sorry to go on so much.

I read somewhere that you should avoid hanging those nuts in nets as they can damage the birds feet or they can get tangled in them.
I get my bird food from CJ Wildbird Foods. Not the cheapest but good quality and bulk bags available.

bordercars

anyone know how to stop the cute but greedy squirrels , read about curry powder but they like that