GRIZZLY
3 posts
Feb 01, 2008
12:35 PM
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Newbie is it alright to add sunflower seeds with the shells to your mix?
Last Edited by on Feb 01, 2008 12:35 PM
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washington86
228 posts
Feb 01, 2008
1:33 PM
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my birds don;t eat sunflower seeds, but I don't know about the opened-up sunflower seeds. But I think it'll work as long as it's not too big.
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diamondrollers
204 posts
Feb 01, 2008
2:59 PM
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hey guys i resently started giving a game cock mix to my breeders which contains sunflower seeds but they are the little black ones about the size of some pop corn. its a good oil seed for there feather.
sal [BlackCrowLofts]
Last Edited by on Feb 01, 2008 3:00 PM
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Santandercol
1904 posts
Feb 01, 2008
3:23 PM
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Sal,Do they eat the whole shell?I would have thought you would have to feed them the shelled sunflower meats.Pretty expensive that way.----------
Kel.
Rum-30 Lofts
Last Edited by on Feb 01, 2008 3:23 PM
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Oldfart
443 posts
Feb 01, 2008
5:09 PM
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Don't know, but WELCOME!!!
Thom
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Snake Doctor
168 posts
Feb 01, 2008
6:02 PM
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I'm fairly new also, don't really know but a pigeon has a gizzard, I don't see why black oil sunflowers would pose a problem unless they would consist of too much fat. As far as to size, the black oil sunflower seed isn't any larger than some of the field corn in some mixes. Doves here in south Georgia will flat work a sunflower field over, corn and peanuts as well, the commies will too.
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"Semper Fi"
SD
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bigwilly
309 posts
Feb 01, 2008
6:04 PM
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welcome to this great sight. Hope U like it
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classicpony
666 posts
Feb 01, 2008
7:04 PM
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My birds will not eat sunflowers seeds.
Jim
Illinois
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PR_rollers
474 posts
Feb 01, 2008
7:07 PM
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Its good for when they molting..but with out the shell..
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Ralph....
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Santandercol
1911 posts
Feb 01, 2008
9:00 PM
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They don't like the pointy parts of the shell in their crop/gizzard.Same with barley if it's not the clipped kind.Sure,they'll probably eat it if there's nothing else ,but it is harder for them to digest.
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Kel.
Rum-30 Lofts
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