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E Orix wrote:I think you will fine the reason is Sun Flower (any form) is a mild narcotic to birds.
The more they eat the more they want. This was proven with White Cockatoos, when they
were taken off Sun Flower apparently they would screech non stop until the need had abated.

My understanding from myzomela is this is not true.


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Myzomela, stated in the aforementioned thread.
This sounds like the argument that sunflower seed is addictive to parrots.
It is only addictive in the same way as lollies and Macdonalds are to kids.
Both sunflower and niger are very high oil seeds.High fat =high palatability, so birds used to eating these products will show some withdrawal symptoms until they adapt to eating other foods and their body's physiology changes.

I'm confused as to what to believe.

I will agree to disagree and stay with my theory

I feed my pair of Red Siskins, Hulled Sunflower Seed purchased from Aldi. Its their no 1 eat alongside seeding Dandelion and milk thistle.