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How to Stop Bird Seed From Sprouting in Your Feeder

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How To Stop Bird Seed From Sprouting

Finding green shoots in or under a feeder usually means viable seed stayed wet long enough to germinate. Cheap mixed seed can make the problem worse when birds toss low-preference grains aside, but sprouting by itself is not proof that a blend is poor quality. The most reliable fixes are keeping seed dry, putting out … Read more

Bird Feeder Seed Problems: Why Your Seed Goes Bad So Fast (And What to Fix)

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Bird Feeder Seed Problems

Most bird feeder seed problems come down to moisture, slow seed turnover, or a feeder that lets old food sit where air and birds cannot reach it. Good drainage and smaller fills help, especially in warm or wet weather, but once seed itself becomes wet, moldy, sour-smelling, or heavily clumped, I do not try to … Read more