Peanuts are rich in oils and proteins and an excellent food for may species.
NOTE: Young birds in the nest or on the ground can choke on whole peanuts, so only feed peanuts from wire mesh feeders during this period.
It is for this reason that Johnston & Jeff do not include peanuts in their seed mix but do offer them separately. JJ peanuts are carefully selected and graded from sources around the world to ensure that they are free from aflotoxin (a poison) and moulds.
We should be feeding our wild birds NOW.
Many people think this advice only applies to the winter months when wild birds need a higher proportion of fat to maintain their body heat. Wrong!
For a variety of reasons, many birds are not able to get the nourishment they need to stay fit & healthy enough to cope with their strenuous lives. Feeding birds through the winter helps them survive and also gets them in condition for spring breeding. Often when their young are born, adult birds go without food to ensure their young are fed properly. They are therefore still reliant on us for food.
Johnstone and Jeff are specialists in high quality seeds & animal foods, with over 120 years experience in our field.
As a fourth generation family-run business, they offer personal service & a wealth of knowledge built up over many years in the seed & animal food business.
Johnston & Jeff Ltd was founded in 1880, by George Gilchrist Johnston & George Hunter Jeff. They traded as agricultural seed, grain & pea merchants from premises at 61 High Street, Hull.
The present managing director, Richard Johnston, is the great-grandson of George Johnston, the business having remained family owned & run for four generations.