I was trying to figure out what type of bird feed to get for the summer. I noticed that there are "complete and balanced" bird foods - are they worth it or not? I can see the point, but then, they never would eat "complete and balanced" foods. Their birds, they eat what they find.
What's your opinion? Is something like that worth it - or another marketing gimmick?
I do offer a variety of foods to begin with:
-one hanging feeder with sunflower chips (just the inside "meaty" part of sunflower seeds)
-one hanging feeder with a mixture of nuts (peanuts, hazelnuts, almonds, etc) that are meant for squirrel food - not salted and are raw
-a feeder that is set on the bench with a mixture of white proso millet/black sunflower/safflower seeds/peanuts/raisins/dried cherries
-suet feeder with homemade suet (a batch is one lb lard, five-six pounds blueberries, blackberries, pears, and apples, and ~6 slices whole grain bread)