Enchanted Garden - 2nd Warning

[Hawg]

Last summer I posted about Enchanted Garden Gourmet Finch Food being junk, it wouldn't even go thru a finch feeder and birds ignored it. Seed that did go thru the feeder just ended up uneaten on the ground. Well, I fell for the brand again. Enchanted Garden Safflower Seed- It's full of sticks & the seed is just plain dirty. I didn't notice the brand when I bought it at Menard's or I would have passed on it. Twice burned, I'll be more careful from here on.

[bobberineyes]

Hmmm,  I picked up a bag last weekend at menardos myself. Over all it looks fine, we'll find out i guess. 

[Mike89]

ouch............   

[Hawg]

I didn't realize until I dumped it into a container, then the sticks and grassy stuff was evident. And the color is very dark on much of the seed showed too. The Kaytee brand was pure white and crisp. I looked up what it possibly meant on the net and it explained much of the cheaper brands are older less attractive seeds, seconds in the food world. I could really care less about looks if it's good seed but they said a lot of times it's also softer seed that the birds can't crack and eat as easily. I have a lot of unopened seed under my tube feeders so that is very possible. I have so many purple finches I fill two tubes about every other day.