*********** gnats in bird food

Hello, Brenda -

There are products named "seed catchers" and "seed guards" which one can purchase or mak. oneself

Just use your favorite search engine (Bing, Google, Yahoo Search, etc.) and enter these search phrases (separately), using quotation marks as shown:
"seed catcher"
"seed guard"

They do not keep seeds from coming out of a bird cage. Instead, they are designed to catch much of the debris from a bird cage. making clean up less messy.

Best wishes.

If working with pets, check with your local pet store (i.e. Petco) for a safe household fogger.

You may wish to try some safe methods as described here: http://www.wikihow.com/Get-Rid-of-Gnat

Check with a pet store. You can also try some safe home methods described here: http://www.wikihow.com/Get-Rid-of-Gnat

You may wish to microwave the bird seed to kill any larvae and eggs.

In the winter months there are no insects for birds to eat, so it is more important that they have an abundance of food in the feeder. As for what kinds of food, it can be the same seeds that you offer the birds in the summer.

Yes, they can. You can feed your pet bird pumpkin seeds that you bought from the store, or you can take them out of a pumpkin yourself, clean them, dry them, and lightly cook them in the oven on tin foil. it is healthy and birds do find it tasty, too.

1) Different birds like different kinds of seeds. For example, almost all birds enjoy sunflower seeds. Other popular seeds include safflower, corn, Millet, Milo, Nyjer and Suet. If you know of a certain species of bird that lives near you, you can check the chart on this website to see what seeds that bird enjoys.

http://www.birds.cornell.edu/pfw/AboutBirdsandFeeding/BirdFoods.htm

It really depends on what types of birds you are trying to attract/feed; however a general preference amongst several species are black-oil sunflower seeds. Here are a few great brands to use -

http://www.petco.com/product/5524/Petco-Black-Oil-Sunflower-Seed-Wild-Bird-Food.aspx

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000P9EVRE/ref=asc_df_B000P9EVRE2156049?smid=A1SV1BYDTUK2Z5&tag=nextagusmp0381457-20&linkCode=asn&creative=395105&creativeASIN=B000P9EVRE

http://www.walmart.com/ip/Pennington-Black-Oil-Sunflower-Seed-20-lb/19398657?srccode=cii_9324560&cpncode=30-66523571-2&adid=1500000000000036337730&veh=cse

This depends on the species you want to attract; however there are some foods that are more likely to attract than others. Fruits, such as bruised apples/pears are a great way to attract birds, as well as mixed seeds containing sunflower seeds and flaked maize.

Goodquestion! Although most people are familiar with bird seed as the main sourceof bird food, there are other things you can feed your bird such as:

• Water
• Suet
• Nectar (easyto make yourself)
• Grit
• Peanuts
• Fruit
• Mealworms

African greys in the wild feed primarily on fruits and seeds, and palm nuts but captive-bred African Greys are fed a diet of seeds, grain, pellets and frits and vegetables. I would also recommend adding calcium to their diet by scraping the cuddlebones over their food or mixing grinded egg shells in their food.