Path: utzoo!utgpu!cunews!cognos!stewartw
From: stewartw@cognos.UUCP (Stewart Winter)
Newsgroups: rec.birds
Subject: Re: question on bulk seed
Message-ID: <9536@cognos.UUCP>
Date: 15 Apr 91 20:59:17 GMT
References: <14APR91.22260171@uc780.umd.edu>
Reply-To: stewartw@cognos.UUCP (Stewart Winter)
Organization: Cognos Inc., Ottawa, Canada
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In article <14APR91.22260171@uc780.umd.edu> greg@uc780.umd.edu writes:
>Strange.  You are the only person I have talked to who has taken this stance
>on freezing seed.  I guess I will do what I should have done in the first
>place (no offense to the list), which is talk to my vet.  It is just that
>I have 6 permanent birds, 4 babies and am looking to add 4 more permanent
>birds in the next few months, and buying seed for $1.25 a pound does not
>make much sense with 10 birds.

     I think with 10 birds (I'm assuming some larger parrots), they would
go through 25 lbs. in at most 2 months.  Fresh seed will (easily) keep
for longer than that if stored properly (cool and dry).  You shouln't need
to freeze it at all.  25lbs of seed sold in a 25lb. bag (not out of
some bulk container) goes from $16 -> $19 CDN (depending on type).

   Stewart
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