Wagner's 57075 Safflower Seed Wild Bird Food, 5 Pound (Pack of 1)

My parrots—a green cheek conure and a dusky-headed conure—absolutely love these seeds and get excited every time I bring them out. They work really well for both everyday snacking and as quick training rewards, since my birds respond to them right away. The bag is very large, which is a big plus because it keeps me stocked for a long time. Even with daily use, it lasts for months, making it a great value overall. It’s a reliable, good-quality seed that my birds consistently enjoy and that has become a staple in their routine. Never stale or expired. always fresh.

Birds love safflower because they're little butterballs (of plant fat)! The seeds came dust free and with no signs of weevil infestation, though I always chuck my seed into the freezer for 3 days to kill anything in them in case there is a small infestation of pests. Overall, great quality seed. I personally use these as treats for my pet dove - And of course, the wild doves go crazy for these too, as well as cardinals. These keep for about 1-2 years before they get a little rancid, if you dont plan on using these right away, refrigerate them. I would recommend you mix these with other seeds because of their high fat content outside the winter season.

Good seeds, my Cardinals birds love it. The 5 stars are for the velcro reseaiable bag. It works great.

Amazon asks me to rate Wagner's Wild Bird Food on freshness and flavor, but I haven't tasted it and the birds do not voice much of an opinion. Safflower seed has been hard to find anywhere in early 2022, so I was happy to find it here. The price is right, the packaging is good, and the seed has no concerning appearances or smells. The birds here seem to take it just fine. (They were accustomed to Kaytee, but they voiced no complaints about changes in terroir, nose, palate or mouthfeel. It's a good vintage, but I wouldn't lay it down for more than a year.) Squirrels continue to show no interest. Here's the thing about squirrels and other unwanted visitors: your first line of defense is the shape and placement of your feeder. Forget about paying a premium for fancy mechanical devices; I've never found one that squirrels couldn't outsmart. Nevertheless, there is no point in making it easy for them. Don't give them anything that is easy to climb, jump to or hang from. Secondly, avoid seed mixes. Birds' natural behavior is to flick away any seeds that do not meet their particular culinary preferences. This sends excessive amounts of seed to the ground, where it will attract a few ground-feeding birds like mourning doves but also a lot of mammalian varmints that you would probably not welcome. I might occasionally add some nyjer seed to the tray, which does not seem to encourage flicking but does seem to appeal to wrens – an enjoyable and useful species. In the winter I place suet in a separate nearby feeder, which attracts woodpeckers of all sorts, bluebirds(!), thrashers and a few others. When grackles return in the spring, they will quickly decimate the suet, so I trade out that feeder for a hummingbird feeder. Two feeders at a time – that's it. (I've got mulberry trees and juniper trees that attract flocks of cedar waxwings a couple of times a year – a delight!) Third, safflower seed, in contrast to almost every other seed I have tried, does seem to be significantly less interesting to squirrels. I've read that it has a sour taste that mammals do not like but birds do not notice. Cardinals, chickadees, nuthatches, finches and whoever is in the neighborhood seem to like it just fine. Fourth, back to the physical feeder. I have found that a design with a narrow (½”) lip on the seed tray, blocked elsewhere by the seed reservoir, keeps larger perching birds (e.g., blackbirds, grackles, starlings, robins, blue jays, etc.) off the feeder. I have also found that adding an ounce or two of fresh seed to the tray each day, placing only a few small rocks in the seed reservoir for stability in the wind, is a useful strategy. Of course the seed sometimes runs out during the day. Intermittent reinforcement has been shown to be the strongest incentive for birds to keeping coming back to see if seed has been added.

Birds seem to love it. Live in southeast Michigan and read that grackles and blackbirds don't like this. At least here, they don't mind it in the least. While feeding this, tons of grackles, redwing blackbirds, sparrows, chickadees and cardinals have been after it. Works great to feed birds, but doesn't limit the types that eat it.

Excellent. So many birds come by and I no longer see squirrels in my bird feeder. Nice

The neighborhood birds love these seeds. I started buying these mainly because squirrels don’t like them. The squirrels were raiding my feeders and emptying them daily with regular wild bird seed. Tore the feeders up. I mainly had blue jays, cardinals and titmouse birds coming to feeder. Cardinals, and several different varieties of titmice come to the feeder. The doves like it too. Squirrels do not like The safflower seeds. Thank goodness.

The best things about this product is that the grackles don’t like it but the birds I enjoy (cardinals, chickadees, tufted titmice, nuthatches, etc,) do. Because it’s more expensive than sunflower seeds, I mix it in equal parts and put it out very early in the morning. The sunflower seeds are gone before the grackles get to the feeder.

wild birds came down in flocks when I put it out. They loved it, and I very much enjoyed the show. Cheap entertainment! So far I have not seen any flowers grow from lost seeds, but with all bird seeds (from experience) now I hang the feeder over the corner of the garden where I plant wild flowers. It is a lovely plant, I hope some do grow!

My mourning doves wake me up when the sun rises with their wonderful sound, for their daily feeding of this safflower seed. They LOVE it! I feed this with cracked corn from the same company, and pumpkin seeds. My ground birds are very happy!

I have a very picky little parrot who will eat only sunflower and safflower seed. Sunflower seed is easily obtained but safflower is very difficult for me to find so I appreciate having the ability to order it online. It is a good wholesome product.

Excellent produit, un régal pour les Cardinaux.

The bag was the size it specified. The birds are happy with the seeds.