Bird Food

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Bird Food


Description:
Our Bird Food line includes cleaned whole grains and blends designed for commercial and hobby bird feeding. Each batch is screened and sorted to reduce fines and deliver optimal grain integrity.


Uses:

  • Suitable for feeding pigeons, doves, and a variety of wild or domesticated bird species
  • Often used in commercial aviary operations for its consistency and nutritional value
  • A strong base ingredient for custom bird seed mixes
  • Preferred in outdoor feeders due to its minimal waste and low dust content
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Bird Food Oat Groats


Description:
Our Bird Food Oat Groats line includes cleaned whole grains and blends designed for commercial and hobby bird feeding. Each batch is screened and sorted to reduce fines and deliver optimal grain integrity.


Uses:

  • Suitable for feeding pigeons, doves, blackbirds, sparrows and a variety of wild or domesticated bird species
  • Often used in commercial aviary operations for its consistency and nutritional value
  • A strong base ingredient for custom bird seed mixes
  • Preferred in outdoor feeders due to its minimal waste and low dust content
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Steel Cuts


Description:

Steel Cuts, also known as chopped groats, are oat groats cut into smaller, uniform pieces. This product offers a slightly quicker digestibility than whole groats, while maintaining the same core nutritional benefits.


Uses:

  • Ideal for bird seed blends, particularly for larger species such as parrots and pigeons
  • Used in ruminant and pet diets as a supplemental grain for fiber and energy
  • Beneficial in transitional feeds for young animals moving from mash to textured diets
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Steel Cuts


Description:

Steel Cuts, also known as chopped groats, are oat groats cut into smaller, uniform pieces. This product offers a slightly quicker digestibility than whole groats, while maintaining the same core nutritional benefits.


Uses:

  • Common in premium equine feeds where a balance of slow-release energy and digestibility is required
  • Ideal for bird seed blends, particularly for larger species such as parrots and pigeons
  • Used in ruminant and pet diets as a supplemental grain for fiber and energy
  • Beneficial in transitional feeds for young animals moving from mash to textured diets
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Colored Products


Description:
Colored Products are visually enhanced grains designed to attract birds and add variety to feed mixes. These grains are food-safe dyed and processed to meet the same quality standards as our core ingredients.


Uses:

  • Enhances seed blends to improve visual appeal for exotic and ornamental bird species
  • Useful in training or conditioning programs to encourage feed recognition
  • Often used by specialty bird breeders for customized feed presentations
  • Suitable for packaging in retail wild bird food products

Available in:

  • Blue, Red, Green, Yellow and Orange
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Colored Products


Description:
Colored Products are visually enhanced grains designed to attract birds and add variety to feed mixes. These grains are food-safe dyed and processed to meet the same quality standards as our core ingredients.



Uses:

  • Enhances seed blends to improve visual appeal for exotic and ornamental bird species
  • Useful in training or conditioning programs to encourage feed recognition
  • Often used by specialty bird breeders for customized feed presentations
  • Suitable for packaging in retail wild bird food products
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Safflower


Description:
Safflower is a high-fat, high-protein oilseed favored in many bird diets. Emerson Milling sources and processes safflower to ensure a clean, uniform product ideal for feeding a wide range of species.


Uses:

  • Commonly included in cardinal and finch blends due to its oil content and palatability
  • Often used to deter less desirable birds (e.g., blackbirds) in wild bird feeders
  • Serves as a rich energy source for birds during molting or cold seasons
  • Ideal for premium bird seed mixes aimed at selective feeding
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