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From: greg@uc780.umd.edu
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Subject: RE: A question on bulk seed...
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Date: 9 Apr 91 21:19:20 GMT
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VMS news reader, so I don't get article numbers....

>In article <5APR91.19332754@uc780.umd.edu> greg@uc780.umd.edu writes:
> 
>>(1)  What are your experiences with freezing seed?  Does this degrade the
>>     nutritional value of the seed?
> 
>Yes.  Not to mention the fact that most bulk seed is filled with contaminants.
>If you do a bacterial culture on *most* bird seed, you will have a culture
>plate that looks totally nuts.  The only safe seed is seed that is cleaned.
>Preferably, twice.  Kellog seed is one of these and is marked with a 
>freshness date.

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?


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