Showing posts with label safflower seed. Show all posts
Showing posts with label safflower seed. Show all posts

Thursday, December 4, 2008

Safflower Seed & Nutra Saff as Wild Bird Feed

NutraSaff Safflower Seed For Backyard Bird Feeding
An amazing new bird feed, NutraSaff Safflower, has recently been released for sale to the public. and is now available at the Wild Bird Habitat Store. Our customers who have switched from traditional Safflower seed to the NutraSaff safflower seed have reported that the birds have readily taken to feeding on this new product yet it still reduces the problem of Grackles, the large black birds, over-powering the feeder and continues to deter squirrels.

Scientists in the world’s largest safflower breeding program developed NutraSaff especially for the bird feed markets. Preliminary findings show birds prefer NutraSaff to traditional safflower by two to one. Bird feed retailers have dubbed it “Safflower Gold” because of it’s golden brown appearance.


What’s so great about NutraSaff?


  • NutraSaff has an extremely thin outer hull - 40% thinner than traditional safflower.

  • NutraSaff has 15% more oil content than traditional safflower.

  • NutraSaff has 25% higher protein than traditional safflower.

  • NutraSaff has 30% higher fat content (energy) than traditional safflower.

  • All NutraSaff products are non-GMO.

  • NutraSaff is available in bulk and 50 lb bags.

  • NutraSaff is an organic, “chemical free” feed.

What does NutraSaff offer our customers?



  • Wild birds have an easier time digesting and extracting the meal from NutraSaff safflower seeds.

  • NutraSaff provides a higher energy source with less waste than any other bird feed on the market.

  • Desirable birds will flock to the feeder but the squirrels stay away.

  • Studies show birds prefer NutraSaff 2 to 1 over traditional safflower.

  • Less mess on the ground, almost, mess free. No more white shells as with traditional safflower seed.


The Wild Bird Habitat Store is pleased to offer NutraSaff safflower seed to our customers. It has been suggested by our distributor, Des Moines Feed, that one may want to mix NutraSaff with your traditional safflower feed to get birds acquainted to this new product. However, I placed NutraSaff by itself on a ground feeder and in a platform feeder, and it immediately the Cardinals, male and female, Blue Jays, and Mourning Doves began to feed on it. In a seed tube bird feeder the House Finch took right to it. The amazing part was there was very little waste left after these birds had hulled the very thin shelled NutraSaff. Give it a try today, and I am certain you and your birds will enjoy NutraSaff’s qualities.

Dave Titterington, Wild Bird Habitat Stores

More About Safflower Seed & NutraSaff
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Monday, September 24, 2007

Outwitting Squirrels, Grackles, and Starlings

Are the common grackles driving the smaller birds away from your feeders? Fortunately there are some remedies to help prevent these birds from bullying the other more desirable birds. One way is to use safflower seed, a product found at most wild bird specialty outlets and in many garden centers. Safflower seed will attract cardinals, house finch, nuthatches, chickadees and many more backyard birds. In fact more often than not it becomes a regular year round addition to the other bird feeds offered in your backyard bird feeders. As for grackles, safflower seed is rarely consumed, and if it is, it is not their preferred food and they don't stay for long.

There are also a variety of bird feeders on the market to prevent grackles and starlings, along with squirrels, from raiding the bird feeder. The Vari-craft Bouncer and Brome's Squirrel Buster Plus operate on the weight of the bird at the feeder. The weight of a grackle is 6 ounces and the feeder will close or perches collapse to prevent them from feeding, yet allowing the lighter weight northern cardinal ( 4 ounces) and other birds to feed readily. Other feeders which prevent grackles and starlings from feeding are the "Haven" or caged bird feeders. Duncraft, Vari-craft, and other manufacturers have designed these feeders to allow entrance by smaller birds; chickadees, finch, nuthatches, even Downey woodpeckers, yet deter grackles, starlings, and squirrels. They are very effective. All have lifetime guarantees. View the Squirrel Proof Bird Feeders offered by the Wild Bird Habitat Store

If starlings on the suet feeder are a problem there are a number of suet feeders available to deter them as well. There are up-side down suet feeders where the suet is only exposed on the bottom. These suet feeders pose no problem for the clinging woodpeckers, chickadees and nuthatches but make it difficult for starlings to feed from. There are also caged suet feeders which allow the Downey and other small birds to enter for a tasty meal of suet, but cannot be penetrated by starlings. Caged Suet Feeders at the Wild Bird Habitat Store

The Wild Bird Habitat Store has a variety of solutions for deterring birds which cause problems at the bird feeders. If you have any questions please feel free to contact Dave at info@wildbirdhabitatstore.com. Or log-on at Wild Bird Habitat Store.