Peanuts

Peanuts 25kg

A 12.55kg sack of Split (halved) Peanuts for garden birds. Ideal for young birds, they are less likely to choke on the smaller halves of peanuts. They make for perfect takeaway food, a tasty treat for bringing back to the nest. These split peanuts are also ideal for mixing with other bird seed mixes and they are similar size to larger seeds like sunflower seed which means they can be fed using the same seed feeders. Peanuts are an ideal wild bird food source and will appeal to a wide range of wild birds throughout the year due to their high content of natural oils, protein, essential vitamins and minerals. For garden and wild birds, peanuts should ideally be fed from a peanut feeder (with a mesh), but they can be fed from bird tables and the ground. However, during the breeding season peanuts should only be fed from a peanut feeder to reduce the risk of a choking hazard for hatchlings and young birds. Although not a naturally occurring foodstuff for our native birds, most species will readily accept them when offered and they are ideal to help wild birds through harsh or demanding times. Peanuts are popular with tits, greenfinches, house sparrows, nuthatches, great spotted woodpeckers and siskins. These split peanuts will also attract robins and dunnocks as they are the right size, whole peanuts are too big for these smaller birds to enjoy. Size: 12.55kg Peanuts must be kept in a cool dry container away from direct sunlight to prevent being contaminated by a fungus which produces a poison known as aflatoxin.

A 20kg sack of Peanuts for garden birds. That's all there is in this bag, just simple, high quality peanuts for birds. Peanuts are an ideal wild bird food source and will appeal to a wide range of wild birds throughout the year due to their high content of natural oils, protein, essential vitamins and minerals. For garden and wild birds, peanuts should ideally be fed from a peanut feeder (with a mesh), but they can be fed from bird tables and the ground. However, during the breeding season peanuts should only be fed from a peanut feeder to reduce the risk of a choking hazard for hatchlings and young birds. Although not a naturally occurring foodstuff for our native birds most species will readily accept them when offered and they are ideal to help wild birds through harsh or demanding times. Peanuts are popular with tits, greenfinches, house sparrows, nuthatches, great spotted woodpeckers and siskins. If you crush the peanuts up, it will also attract robins and dunnocks too as well as being safe to use in the breeding season.

The Honeyfields Peanuts will appeal to a large variety of birds such as tits, woodpeckers and nuthatches. Peanuts are a good value, quality bird food, high in fat and are an excellent source of energy during the colder months. The peanuts should ideally be fed through a wire mesh feeder, preferably a squirrel proof feeder. Please ensure that there is plenty of cover for birds in case of predators so that the birds can hide while the danger passes. It is essential that birds are fed all year round, not just in the winter as they need energy to get them through the different seasons for reasons such as nesting time in the spring when they also have chicks to feed. It is important that peanuts are broken down into smaller pieces during the nesting season as they are easier to digest than whole peanuts, especially for young chicks This bird food has the Conservation Grade logo on the pack which guarantees that there are ingredients inside which have been grown on a farm that has been proven to have reversed the decline in some of our most endangered species. Please ensure there is fresh drinking water available at all times. Composition: Peanuts Available Sizes: 1.6kg and 12.6kg