| T.R | Title | User | Personal
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| 792.1 | Glass Jars for Seeds | BAGLDY::SIPILA | Can I go home now? | Mon Apr 12 1993 11:59 | 7 |
| I store all my birds seeds in screw-top glass jars and label it.
These are easy to store in a cabinet, or shelf and the seeds stay dry
and clean. (And the little field mice can't get into them!)
JUst make sure the jars are super clean before you use them.
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| 792.2 | | CARTUN::MISTOVICH | depraved soul | Mon Apr 12 1993 13:25 | 4 |
| I use screw top plastic jars. The ones I got hold about 2 1/2 pounds
of seed, so I have 2 jars for each kind of main food. I also use a 1/3
cup measuring scoop that came with my last box of quaker oats. This
size scoop seems just right for measuring out a dishful.
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| 792.3 | SEED STORAGE UNITS | ABACUS::BOURGAULT | | Mon Apr 12 1993 17:32 | 7 |
| I have lots of birds, so plastic jars are of little use to store my
large capacity. I use large plastic trash cans with covers (i.e.
the large Rubbermaid containers at K Mart), This works well and I
just label them (parakeet, cockatiel, finch, etc.). The covers are
pretty air tight and the seed stays quite fresh.
Denise
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| 792.4 | Tupperware works for me! | ISLNDS::DESILETS | | Mon Apr 12 1993 19:08 | 4 |
| I keep my tiel seed in a 5 lb. tupperware container and keep it in the
refrigerator. As for the fruit treat, it comes in a can with a sealant
that keeps it fresh. My millet is kept in a large plastic bag which
holds about 5 lbs. of fresh millet. It seems to work just fine !!!
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| 792.5 | | ALFA1::COOK | Chips R Us | Tue Apr 13 1993 12:47 | 6 |
| I keep the little bird seed in a cookie jar and the big bird seed
just in the plastic bag. I get my millet in big boxes (the size
that copier paper comes in) and just keep it in the box. I use
everything quickly enough that it doesn't seem to be a problem.
And I haven't noticed any of those little moths flying around.
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| 792.6 | Snack containers | DNEAST::CHIMERA_DON | | Wed Apr 14 1993 16:33 | 6 |
| I have been able to get the empty plastic containers that they use in
our cafeteria for Harvest Time Snacks. They hold a lot of seed and have
a big opening so it's easy to scoop from.To avoid moths hatching out in
the seed I store it for 24 hours in the freezer and then put a few bay
leaves in the container...It apparently works since I have never seen a
seed moth in the house,even in summer!
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| 792.7 | | MOLAR::MCPARTLAN | | Wed Apr 14 1993 17:14 | 8 |
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I know someone that has many different birds and stores the different
food in tupperware/rubbermaid beverage containers labeled accordingly.
All they do is lift/slide the lid and pour. Sounds like a great idea to me!
My birds eat the same food and I just keep it in a big tupperware bowl the
fridge and scoop out what I need...
Donna
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| 792.8 | Recycle Bins and Free Scoops | VAXUUM::COMPTON | Linda DTN381-0687 ZKO1-2/C21 | Thu Jul 15 1993 16:34 | 7 |
| I transfer portions of 50# bags of seed and boxes of spray millet to
stackable recycle containers that come in various sizes at most home
stores, such as Builders Square, Grossman Lumber, Home Depot, etc.
This allows me to have a separate food supply per bird area to avoid
cross contamination. Also, find the fold-back lids make it easy to
dispense the food. I use margarine tubs as scoops because they are
flexible, easy to keep clean, and free! /Linda
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