What seeds can you feed birds?

You may be wondering what seeds you can feed birds. There are a variety of seeds you can feed to wild birds: Sunflower (or sunflower hearts and chips, which have had the husk removed) Rapeseed Safflower seeds Niger seeds White proso millet Shelled and cracked corn Milo or sorghum Golden millet, red millet, flax, and others All Vine House Farm seed mixes are based on either oil-rich black sunflower seeds or sunflower hearts. Sunflower hearts are simply black sunflower seeds without the husk.

Which birds eat seed mixes?

Seeds are a popular choice of food for wild birds. Including mixed bird seed in your bird feed selection is ideal for attracting a variety of these birds into your garden/outdoor area. Some of the bird families and species that eat bird seed mixes include Sparrows Robins will eat husk-free seeds such as sunflower hearts (try our robin and friends mix to attract robins into your garden) Tits (including Blue tits) Song thrushes will occasionally eat husk-free seeds such as sunflower hearts Finches (try our finch seed mix to attract more finches into your garden)

Mixed Bird Seed

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Our mixed bird seed is a great way to feed a range of garden birds. 95% of the seeds in this mixed wild bird seed are grown here at Vine House Farm. When you choose to buy mixed bird seed from us, you also help to support local Wildlife Trusts.

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Description

Our mixed seed contains black sunflower, wheat, kibbled maize, red millet, white millet, canary seed, naked oats, pinhead oats and oil seed rape. This seed blend is a great value option if you are looking for a wild bird food that you can use all year round.

Seeds provide a great source of nutrition for birds. They are high energy, and easy to feed. Wild bird seed mixes like this one are ideal for those hoping to feed a variety of garden birds throughout the year. They provide much-needed energy for birds during fledgling and breeding seasons, as well as during the Winter months. Opting for a mix over straight seeds makes them even more versatile. This is partly because a few different species of bird favour different seeds.

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Product Specification	Contains black sunflower, wheat, kibbled maize, red millet, white millet, canary seed, naked oats, pinhead oats and oil seed rape
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FAQ Title 1	How should I feed mixed wild bird seed to birds?
FAQ Content 1	This bird seed mix is suitable for seed feeders, bird tables, ground feeders. To feed our bird food mixes, simply scatter the seeds on a bird table or ground feeder, or place inside your seed feeder. This will allow birds to easily access the seeds. During rainy seasons, seeds that get excessively wet can sometimes clump together. This is no issue for birds, which will happily eat them, but it can cause blockages in feeders. To avoid this, use a covered bird feeder. Our mixed bird seed blend can be fed to birds all year round. To provide more energy to birds during Winter months, you could also opt for one of our high energy seed mixes. These contain the same selection of bird foods, but with a higher ratio of black sunflower hearts and chopped peanuts. These are great sources of fat for birds, which is helpful during colder months and they are also edible for softbill species such as robins and blackbirds. If you are looking for other foods to put out for birds in the Winter, suet products -- such as fat balls, suet blocks and suet pellets -- are also a popular choice.
FAQ Title 2	Which seeds attract which birds?
FAQ Content 2	One benefit of adding mixed bird seed to your bird feed selection is that you will be able to attract a variety of wild birds to your garden with it. For example, small seeds, such as millet, attract Tree sparrows, House sparrows, dunnocks, and collared doves, and Chaffinches. Flaked maize is more likely to attract blackbirds. Equally, soft-bill species such as robins, and blackbirds cannot eat whole seeds that still have their original husk. If you are hoping to feed these species, then it’s best to use sunflower hearts or seed mixes that contain them. For more information on which seeds attract which birds, see our 'which birds eat' section below.
FAQ Title 3	What seeds can you feed birds?
FAQ Content 3	You may be wondering what seeds you can feed birds. There are a variety of seeds you can feed to wild birds: Sunflower (or sunflower hearts and chips, which have had the husk removed) Rapeseed Safflower seeds Niger seeds White proso millet Shelled and cracked corn Milo or sorghum Golden millet, red millet, flax, and others All Vine House Farm seed mixes are based on either oil-rich black sunflower seeds or sunflower hearts. Sunflower hearts are simply black sunflower seeds without the husk.
FAQ Title 4	What are the best seed mixes to avoid growth?
FAQ Content 4	If you want to avoid seed growth, you can buy our no-grow seed mixture. This prevents fallen seeds from sprouting in your garden's ground or flower beds.
FAQ Title 5	Which birds eat seed mixes?
FAQ Content 5	Seeds are a popular choice of food for wild birds. Including mixed bird seed in your bird feed selection is ideal for attracting a variety of these birds into your garden/outdoor area. Some of the bird families and species that eat bird seed mixes include Sparrows Robins will eat husk-free seeds such as sunflower hearts (try our robin and friends mix to attract robins into your garden) Tits (including Blue tits) Song thrushes will occasionally eat husk-free seeds such as sunflower hearts Finches (try our finch seed mix to attract more finches into your garden)

Suitable Feeding Methods

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Delivery

All prices in our catalogue and on our website include delivery; there are no hidden extra costs. Orders received by 3pm Monday to Friday will be dispatched on that day using a next working day delivery service. Therefore an order placed on Tuesday morning should be delivered on Wednesday and an order placed on Friday will be delivered on Monday.

We don't deliver on Saturdays or Bank Holidays. We offer a no sigature delivery service; simply advise us where to leave your bags.

Live food orders and orders less than 1kg in weight will come by Royal Mail.

If you have not received your order within 7 working days please contact us on 01775 630208.

We now deliver to all of mainland UK and Northern Ireland with no extra delivery charge. Please note that some postcode areas that are classed as Scottish Islands and Highlands may take 2-3 working days to arrive. For deliveries outside of these areas a £10 charge will be applied.
Postcode areas affected include HS, IV41 – IV49, IV51, IV55 and IV56, KA27 and KA28, KW15 to KW17, PA20, PA41 to PA49, PA60 to PA78, PH42 to PH44, ZE, Isle of Man

We are unable to deliver to the Republic of Ireland or the Channel Islands.

Reviews

Duncan Baker

100%

Great seed - great price - great delivery
21/10/2021
Jeff Porter

100%

Perfect! Seamless ordering process and the birds absolutely love it!
21/10/2021
Guest

100%

These mixed seeds brings all the birds to the yard! The birds go nuts for this seed mix, we've even had a Robin on the feeder, which I've heard is quite unusual. Have to top it up quite often as it goes down fast, they love it!
20/10/2021
Valerie Appleton

100%

Good quality and variety mixed seed. Would recommend highly
20/10/2021
Anonymous

100%

It looks like a good mixture to suit the birds in the garden
19/10/2021
Pauline Howell

80%

Very good quality. Birds devour it!
18/10/2021
Pam Gillman

100%

Really good quality seed ...no dust or waste . Delivery is reliably fast . Will continue to order - happy customer
18/10/2021
Anonymous

100%

Very good- enjoyed by our garden birds.
18/10/2021
Carol Bundock

100%

very good service, lovely to use a local firm.
16/10/2021
Pamela Proudfoot

100%

It must be very good as I can hardly keep up with refilling the feeders!
15/10/2021
Drew Parnell

100%

Don't eat this myself, but the garden birds seem to like it with nothing left over. So suppose it is what they want
13/10/2021
Joan Harris

100%

No complaints from the birds in my garden as yet
13/10/2021
Michael Timms

100%

excellent bird seed, very prompt delivery.
12/10/2021
Eugene blackmore

100%

Tried, tested - and reordered. Delivered in good time. Thanks.
11/10/2021
Alan Bamforth

100%

Good quality mix, high proportion of sunflower seed and very little dust. This was my first purchase from Vinehouse but won't be the last. Great service.
11/10/2021
Owen Thomas

100%

My order was delivered the day after I placed it and the birds like it. I couldn't ask for better.
10/10/2021
Tom Ramsden

100%

Seed is great, birds love it and there was a mouse in the bag as a bonus! ( You might want to check your rodent control system! As a fellow farmer I was v amused by this.
09/10/2021
Hilary Canto

100%

Excellent seed mix. Birds love it and it goes down quickly. Always buy this.
09/10/2021
Michael Wade

100%

The birds love this mix, filling large feeders twice a day, some seed mixes they kick out of feeders but not this one. Be ordering again very soon
08/10/2021
Michael Nolan

100%

Excellent quality.
08/10/2021
Anonymous

100%

Vine House Mixed seed unlike other bird seed that remained untouched is extremely popular with our garden birds so our feeder requires constant topping up !! Thankyou! I am now about to reorder!
07/10/2021
Stephen Thompson

80%

Good all round bird seed at a reasonable price.
06/10/2021
Ms Maggie beebee

100%

Bird food always comes really quickly and the birds really appreciate it.
05/10/2021
Margaret Turner

100%

This is the best seed ever ! The birds just love it x
04/10/2021
Anonymous

80%

Fine. - the birds love it and I now have small birds visiting again.
02/10/2021
Anonymous

100%

Good product, good quality and prompt delivery. The birds love it!!
02/10/2021
Yvonne Mcvie

100%

My birds love it.
29/09/2021
Ms Lucy cox

100%

Birds love it....
28/09/2021
Roy Scanlon

100%

The birds seem to like it which is the main idea, both in feeders and open trays. Easy ordering and prompt delivery completes the package, whats not to like.
28/09/2021
Sarah Brady

100%

Great quality product always delivered extremely quickly
27/09/2021
Michael Millward

100%

23/09/2021
Anonymous

100%

Been buying bird seed from Vine House Farm for a while now and their customer service is always 1st Class. My order is posted out very quickly. The birds thoroughly enjoy this Mixed Seed and I find it lasts a long time. I have loads of birdies coming to the feeders...always a joy to watch them feeding and they clearly love this mix of seeds. Buy with confidence from this Highly Recommended company. A++++
23/09/2021
Wendy Watson

100%

Very good mix of food no waste they all seem to enjoy it
23/09/2021
Sheila Gundry

100%

I've ordered several times and have always had excellent service. It's really quick to order, it arrives very speedily & the birds love the result! Good to know it's environmentally friendly too.
20/09/2021
Guest

100%

Great general bird food. It attracts robins, tits, bullfinches, dunnocks and nuthatches to our garden.
20/09/2021
Maureen Mills

100%

Excellent produce and delivery
17/09/2021
Ms Christina aston

100%

I have been buying this seed from Vine House farm for several years - always fast delivery - fair price - mostly grown in UK - and most important the small birds love it. Always recommend to friends
17/09/2021
Guest

100%

This was my first order with Vine House Farm. I am delighted with the quality and price of this seed mix, it is not dominated by wheat a most products are, so there is very little wastage or mess. Delivery time was very quick too
17/09/2021
Valerie Smith

100%

A fantastic prompt service and the birds love your seeds .
16/09/2021
Mrs yvonne Langford

100%

Great service, next day delivery and good seed as usual.
16/09/2021
Mrs laura Minter

100%

Lovely mix that all our birds love with nothing left over ⭐️ Excellent service from Vine House once again
12/09/2021
Ann Bowler

100%

Excellent, birds seem to prefer it to seed that I have bought previously
11/09/2021
Stephen Barnett

100%

A good mix of different seeds which appeal to a wide variety of birds of different sizes and types. Very fresh with little dust and in a strong covenient package. I add a few chopped peanuts and mealworms for my mix of birds. Good value when considering the delivery. Recommended.
11/09/2021
Paul marvin

100%

Quick delivery at a good price. The birds love the mixed seed! I got through a 25k bag previously in less than 4 months
06/09/2021
Anonymous

100%

Delivery was very quick and seed was usual high quality
06/09/2021
Anonymous

100%

Swift efficient service and the birds love the seed. Love Vine House Farm’s ethos and their affiliation with the Wildlife Trust.
04/09/2021
Mr bernard Davison

100%

02/09/2021
Guest

100%

Very good mix and birds love it.
02/09/2021
Mrs julia Chadwyck-healey

100%

Birds are happy, bantams coming in from neighbouring farm to clear up anything dropped and I’m happy watching it all!
01/09/2021
Anonymous

100%

Excellent product, swift delivery.
28/08/2021

Description

Suitable Feeding Methods

Delivery

Reviews

Seed Feeder

We don't deliver on Saturdays or Bank Holidays. We offer a no sigature delivery service; simply advise us where to leave your bags.

Live food orders and orders less than 1kg in weight will come by Royal Mail.

If you have not received your order within 7 working days please contact us on 01775 630208.

We are unable to deliver to the Republic of Ireland or the Channel Islands.

Duncan Baker

100%

Great seed - great price - great delivery
21/10/2021
Jeff Porter

100%

Perfect! Seamless ordering process and the birds absolutely love it!
21/10/2021
Guest

100%

These mixed seeds brings all the birds to the yard! The birds go nuts for this seed mix, we've even had a Robin on the feeder, which I've heard is quite unusual. Have to top it up quite often as it goes down fast, they love it!
20/10/2021
Valerie Appleton

100%

Good quality and variety mixed seed. Would recommend highly
20/10/2021
Anonymous

100%

It looks like a good mixture to suit the birds in the garden
19/10/2021
Pauline Howell

80%

Very good quality. Birds devour it!
18/10/2021
Pam Gillman

100%

Really good quality seed ...no dust or waste . Delivery is reliably fast . Will continue to order - happy customer
18/10/2021
Anonymous

100%

Very good- enjoyed by our garden birds.
18/10/2021
Carol Bundock

100%

very good service, lovely to use a local firm.
16/10/2021
Pamela Proudfoot

100%

It must be very good as I can hardly keep up with refilling the feeders!
15/10/2021
Drew Parnell

100%

Don't eat this myself, but the garden birds seem to like it with nothing left over. So suppose it is what they want
13/10/2021
Joan Harris

100%

No complaints from the birds in my garden as yet
13/10/2021
Michael Timms

100%

excellent bird seed, very prompt delivery.
12/10/2021
Eugene blackmore

100%

Tried, tested - and reordered. Delivered in good time. Thanks.
11/10/2021
Alan Bamforth

100%

Good quality mix, high proportion of sunflower seed and very little dust. This was my first purchase from Vinehouse but won't be the last. Great service.
11/10/2021
Owen Thomas

100%

My order was delivered the day after I placed it and the birds like it. I couldn't ask for better.
10/10/2021
Tom Ramsden

100%

Seed is great, birds love it and there was a mouse in the bag as a bonus! ( You might want to check your rodent control system! As a fellow farmer I was v amused by this.
09/10/2021
Hilary Canto

100%

Excellent seed mix. Birds love it and it goes down quickly. Always buy this.
09/10/2021
Michael Wade

100%

The birds love this mix, filling large feeders twice a day, some seed mixes they kick out of feeders but not this one. Be ordering again very soon
08/10/2021
Michael Nolan

100%

Excellent quality.
08/10/2021
Anonymous

100%

Vine House Mixed seed unlike other bird seed that remained untouched is extremely popular with our garden birds so our feeder requires constant topping up !! Thankyou! I am now about to reorder!
07/10/2021
Stephen Thompson

80%

Good all round bird seed at a reasonable price.
06/10/2021
Ms Maggie beebee

100%

Bird food always comes really quickly and the birds really appreciate it.
05/10/2021
Margaret Turner

100%

This is the best seed ever ! The birds just love it x
04/10/2021
Anonymous

80%

Fine. - the birds love it and I now have small birds visiting again.
02/10/2021
Anonymous

100%

Good product, good quality and prompt delivery. The birds love it!!
02/10/2021
Yvonne Mcvie

100%

My birds love it.
29/09/2021
Ms Lucy cox

100%

Birds love it....
28/09/2021
Roy Scanlon

100%

The birds seem to like it which is the main idea, both in feeders and open trays. Easy ordering and prompt delivery completes the package, whats not to like.
28/09/2021
Sarah Brady

100%

Great quality product always delivered extremely quickly
27/09/2021
Michael Millward

100%

23/09/2021
Anonymous

100%

Been buying bird seed from Vine House Farm for a while now and their customer service is always 1st Class. My order is posted out very quickly. The birds thoroughly enjoy this Mixed Seed and I find it lasts a long time. I have loads of birdies coming to the feeders...always a joy to watch them feeding and they clearly love this mix of seeds. Buy with confidence from this Highly Recommended company. A++++
23/09/2021
Wendy Watson

100%

Very good mix of food no waste they all seem to enjoy it
23/09/2021
Sheila Gundry

100%

I've ordered several times and have always had excellent service. It's really quick to order, it arrives very speedily & the birds love the result! Good to know it's environmentally friendly too.
20/09/2021
Guest

100%

Great general bird food. It attracts robins, tits, bullfinches, dunnocks and nuthatches to our garden.
20/09/2021
Maureen Mills

100%

Excellent produce and delivery
17/09/2021
Ms Christina aston

100%

I have been buying this seed from Vine House farm for several years - always fast delivery - fair price - mostly grown in UK - and most important the small birds love it. Always recommend to friends
17/09/2021
Guest

100%

This was my first order with Vine House Farm. I am delighted with the quality and price of this seed mix, it is not dominated by wheat a most products are, so there is very little wastage or mess. Delivery time was very quick too
17/09/2021
Valerie Smith

100%

A fantastic prompt service and the birds love your seeds .
16/09/2021
Mrs yvonne Langford

100%

Great service, next day delivery and good seed as usual.
16/09/2021
Mrs laura Minter

100%

Lovely mix that all our birds love with nothing left over ⭐️ Excellent service from Vine House once again
12/09/2021
Ann Bowler

100%

Excellent, birds seem to prefer it to seed that I have bought previously
11/09/2021
Stephen Barnett

100%

A good mix of different seeds which appeal to a wide variety of birds of different sizes and types. Very fresh with little dust and in a strong covenient package. I add a few chopped peanuts and mealworms for my mix of birds. Good value when considering the delivery. Recommended.
11/09/2021
Paul marvin

100%

Quick delivery at a good price. The birds love the mixed seed! I got through a 25k bag previously in less than 4 months
06/09/2021
Anonymous

100%

Delivery was very quick and seed was usual high quality
06/09/2021
Anonymous

100%

Swift efficient service and the birds love the seed. Love Vine House Farm’s ethos and their affiliation with the Wildlife Trust.
04/09/2021
Mr bernard Davison

100%

02/09/2021
Guest

100%

Very good mix and birds love it.
02/09/2021
Mrs julia Chadwyck-healey

100%

Birds are happy, bantams coming in from neighbouring farm to clear up anything dropped and I’m happy watching it all!
01/09/2021
Anonymous

100%

Excellent product, swift delivery.
28/08/2021

FAQS

This bird seed mix is suitable for seed feeders, bird tables, ground feeders.

To feed our bird food mixes, simply scatter the seeds on a bird table or ground feeder, or place inside your seed feeder. This will allow birds to easily access the seeds. During rainy seasons, seeds that get excessively wet can sometimes clump together. This is no issue for birds, which will happily eat them, but it can cause blockages in feeders. To avoid this, use a covered bird feeder.

Our mixed bird seed blend can be fed to birds all year round. To provide more energy to birds during Winter months, you could also opt for one of our high energy seed mixes. These contain the same selection of bird foods, but with a higher ratio of black sunflower hearts and chopped peanuts. These are great sources of fat for birds, which is helpful during colder months and they are also edible for softbill species such as robins and blackbirds.

If you are looking for other foods to put out for birds in the Winter, suet products -- such as fat balls, suet blocks and suet pellets -- are also a popular choice.

One benefit of adding mixed bird seed to your bird feed selection is that you will be able to attract a variety of wild birds to your garden with it.

For example, small seeds, such as millet, attract Tree sparrows, House sparrows, dunnocks, and collared doves, and Chaffinches. Flaked maize is more likely to attract blackbirds.

Equally, soft-bill species such as robins, and blackbirds cannot eat whole seeds that still have their original husk. If you are hoping to feed these species, then it’s best to use sunflower hearts or seed mixes that contain them.

For more information on which seeds attract which birds, see our 'which birds eat' section below.

You may be wondering what seeds you can feed birds. There are a variety of seeds you can feed to wild birds:

Sunflower (or sunflower hearts and chips, which have had the husk removed)
Rapeseed
Safflower seeds
Niger seeds
White proso millet
Shelled and cracked corn
Milo or sorghum
Golden millet, red millet, flax, and others

All Vine House Farm seed mixes are based on either oil-rich black sunflower seeds or sunflower hearts. Sunflower hearts are simply black sunflower seeds without the husk.

If you want to avoid seed growth, you can buy our no-grow seed mixture. This prevents fallen seeds from sprouting in your garden's ground or flower beds.

Seeds are a popular choice of food for wild birds. Including mixed bird seed in your bird feed selection is ideal for attracting a variety of these birds into your garden/outdoor area.

Some of the bird families and species that eat bird seed mixes include

Sparrows
Robins will eat husk-free seeds such as sunflower hearts (try our robin and friends mix to attract robins into your garden)
Tits (including Blue tits)
Song thrushes will occasionally eat husk-free seeds such as sunflower hearts
Finches (try our finch seed mix to attract more finches into your garden)