Aussie Finch Forum

I buy a tonne of seed twice a year as soon as it arrives it is taken from the bags and mixed.
I do not have any Weevil or infestation problems as my seed merchant sells me good seed(I sprout test each shipment though)
What is possibly one reason for no problems is what I store it in.
My seed is stored in old household chest deep freeze cabinets. Each hold around 350kg.
What makes them so good,
They are insulated so outside temp.does not effect the seed.
Provided the door seal is in good condition humidity is not a factor.
With such a good lid,insects,mice or other nasties just can't get at the seed
And finally it is easy to access and I know how much seed I have at a quick glance.
The lids are also handy as work benches.
There is no way I could keep mice out of the bags if left alone in particular living in a rural community.

Orix, 2000kg of seed per annum....wow....you must have some mouths to feed!
thats maybe 5+ kg per day!
i must explain to my wife that my hundred or so finches is a small collection.
You must find time to show us more pics of your birds.
lucky you live out in the sticks or you would get more visitors....

Its an eye opener isnt it? On a recent visit to a large aviary set up we found the owner mixing seed in a cement mixer then storing it in a huge freezer .

Never skimp on good quality seed
In the breeding season we use a plastic bucket full of soaked seed every 2 days.
Hopefully my seed account will drop as I have been thining my collection down.