About Birdseeds: Part 13. — Most birds are pronounced seed eaters. Their beak is designed to peel fairly hard seeds. When putting together a seed mixture for seed-eating birds, you should take this into account. The average values for moisture, crude protein, crude fat, carbohydrates (starch and sugars) and crude fiber are given for all seeds. This can be useful if you want to adjust the seed mixture for any reason — for example, by providing more protein-rich seeds during molting. You can also decide to put together a seed mixture yourself.
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