sunflower hearts

[Guest pigeonguy147]

anyone use them should the striped shell be left on

[ch pied]

that is the whole sunflower striped or all black ,the hearts are a gray to white in colour when the shell / husk is removed .

[OLDYELLOW]

hulled sunflower or safflower hearts ????

[Guest pigeonguy147]

so do i feed with the shell kept on or off . or do i stay with my peanuts?

[Guest pigeonguy147]

so do i feed with the shell kept on or off . or do i stay with my peanuts?

[OLDYELLOW]

safflower hearts are smaller than sunflower seeds and easier for birds to eat and im most continental mixes , you can buy sunflower thats removed from the shell as hulled sunflowerseed , the choice is yours Jos Thone uses the hulled sunflower seeds to great effect his results speak for itself

http://www.thone.be/

[adam owen]

just had look at that thone site very good the feeding bit is a bit of getting ya head round tho

[Tony C]

I use sunflower seeds (hulled) more so for the distance races. Feed them now just to get them used to them then cease till later in the year.

[Guest pigeonguy147]

thanx everyone for your input i will now use them for a short while and let the birds get used to them

[duncandoo]

when you feed sunflower hearts you should be very carefull as these can put the weight on very quickly use them sparingly and only when the birds are racing remember a lot of seasons are lost by overweight birds in the winter i would never use any oily seeds in the winter it is easy to put the weight on but hard to take off plus the internal fat that you cannot see

[Guest IB]

I brought a small packet home from Asda as tit-bit for birds, they didn't touch them. I also wondered why huskless? Is that just for humans as a snack, or are they also sold like this for birds?

[OLDYELLOW]

I brought a small packet home from Asda as tit-bit for birds, they didn't touch them. I also wondered why huskless? Is that just for humans as a snack, or are they also sold like this for birds?

 

can buy them to eat hulled from health food shops also buy them as a straight for birds think £16 fer 20 kg via swainsons

[duncandoo]

used to split a bag between us but beware they dont keep for more than a season and you dont give the birds a lot just the week before the big ask

[andrew gooch]

so do i feed with the shell kept on or off . or do i stay with my peanuts?

 

thats funny went out on sat brought sunflower harts and peanuts ,cus i thought my birds needed somethink extra in this cold weather ,mixed um 50/50 been givin little as a morning feed what a differance, and i am experanced enough 2 now when somthink is helping my birds 2 get through the cold days we are having,more fat and oils i gess,so thats all u need crack on and u will c a differance.

[Guest strapper]

 

thats funny went out on sat brought sunflower harts and peanuts ,cus i thought my birds needed somethink extra in this cold weather ,mixed um 50/50 been givin little as a morning feed what a differance, and i am experanced enough 2 now when somthink is helping my birds 2 get through the cold days we are having,more fat and oils i gess,so thats all u need crack on and u will c a differance.

 

hi andrew m8..i went in asda,s by you other day..bought a large bag of nuts there..reduced price from £9 odd down to a fiver...it says 8L what ever weight that is.

ive also over time bought the sunflower hearts there too m8.

im always on the look out for stuff like this reduced  

[andrew gooch]

 

hi andrew m8..i went in asda,s by you other day..bought a large bag of nuts there..reduced price from £9 odd down to a fiver...it says 8L what ever weight that is.

ive also over time bought the sunflower hearts there too m8.

im always on the look out for stuff like this reduced  

 

got mine from pets at home, it cold down here it must b the same in aba, birds are laying a treat on them this weak just 3 pairs left now but hens are in the pan,well impressred,try them on it till it warms up.

[Guest strapper]

 

got mine from pets at home, it cold down here it must b the same in aba, birds are laying a treat on them this weak just 3 pairs left now but hens are in the pan,well impressred,try them on it till it warms up.

 

i always have a few bits in with their mix..trouble is andrew m8..i end up eating some of the nuts myself   ;D

i havent got mine down yet,hoping to do it this week.

[Guest LBuddle]

Sunflower Hearts are in my opinion better and more digestable source of fats than peanuts, We have been using them for 5 years with sucess!

 

Lee.