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Wild bird food, sunflower seed etc
twiglet98
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I've been buying sunflower hearts loose at my local farm shop for £1.90/kg, and black sunflower seeds at 85p/kg. Does anyone here buy in bulk, and what is a fair price for a big (say, 20kg) sack? Is it best to bulk buy online and pay delivery charges, or from a retail outlet? I'm a long drive from a retail park so it needs to be worth the diesel to go for bird food, though if visiting Pets At Home, Wickes or Focus DIY I could probably get cat litter at the same place, and shop at Lidl on the same retail park!
I've been buying sunflower hearts loose at my local farm shop for £1.90/kg, and black sunflower seeds at 85p/kg. Does anyone here buy in bulk, and what is a fair price for a big (say, 20kg) sack? Is it best to bulk buy online and pay delivery charges, or from a retail outlet? I'm a long drive from a retail park so it needs to be worth the diesel to go for bird food, though if visiting Pets At Home, Wickes or Focus DIY I could probably get cat litter at the same place, and shop at Lidl on the same retail park!
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I think that this company has pretty good prices and p&p is free over 10kg.
Of course you would need indoor space or weather proof and rodent proof outdoor containers to store the larger amounts
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Don't get them from PetsAt Home. We got some and they were a big waste of money - did not contain the kinds of things the birds will eat. I get mine from CJ Wildbirds: www.birdfood.co.uk[FONT=Times New Roman, serif]Æ[/FONT]r ic wisdom funde, [FONT=Times New Roman, serif]æ[/FONT]r wear[FONT=Times New Roman, serif]ð[/FONT] ic eald.
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I used to buy the 20kg sacks of wild bird seed from Pets at Home, but now they've put their prices up & there aren't any free delivery codes about. I've since had a look around & found a 20kg sack cheaper at http://www.vetuk.co.uk - £9.10 for a 20kg sack + £4.99 postage0
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I buy from RSPB online, but storage can be underestimated0
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I bought mine from Charnwood mill - think I paid about £12 for a big sack of it.
http://www.charnwood-milling.co.uk/wildbird.htm is the bird page
Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons, for you are crunchy and taste good with ketchup0 -
margaretclare wrote: »Don't get them from PetsAt Home. We got some and they were a big waste of money - did not contain the kinds of things the birds will eat. I get mine from CJ Wildbirds: www.birdfood.co.uk
oooh, too expensive for me at that sort of price!
Trudij's site is much cheaper.If I'm over the hill, where was the top?0 -
Asda at the moment are selling bird seed 2kg bags for only £1
Now thanks to Tommix & Queen Bear, now Lady Westy of Woodpecker0
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