Feeding live foods during the breeding season can help support your local bird populations for generations to come...
...with extra mouths to feed, finding natural live food can become difficult as the season progresses when competition for natural resources increases. Having a reliable source of food near to a nest will help parent birds provide fresh, nutritious live food to their young, thus helping them raise a healthy brood.
Once fledged, having a regularly replenished source of live foods will allow parent birds to continue caring for their young without having to stray too far from newly fledged youngsters whilst looking for food.
Live foods will also be appreciated by insectivorous birds such as Wrens, Dunnocks wagtails and tits who will all find it increasingly more difficult to find soft bodied insects as the days get colder.
Why feed live food?
Live foods are extremely beneficial to a wide range of species - not just birds. As well as being important sources of protein for young birds, they are attractive and nutritious to many other garden visitors such as hedgehogs, badgers and squirrels.
Delivery
In most cases live foods will be despatched with the rest of your order (where applicable) and delivered to you by our courier on our standard next day delivery service. However there may be some cases when live foods are sent by Royal Mail.
For more information regarding delivery of Live Foods, please visit the About our Foods page.
All weights shown are correct at time of packing.
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Live foods will be irresistible to a wide range of species such as Robins, thrushes, Blackbirds and even hedgehogs.
This combination pack allows you to test a selection of live foods and contains 50 Waxworms, 100g Live Mealworms and 40 Earthworms.
Season Special £4.99, RRP £6.27.
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These are the larvae of the Tenebrio molitar beetle. Their diet is vegetarian which makes them safe to feed to wildlife and they are a favourite with insect-eating birds such as Robins, tits and House Sparrows.
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As well as being a rich source of protein, Fried Mealworms also have a high fat content to help your garden birds this winter.
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Mealworms are packed with protein which is essential for your garden birds particularly when natural food sources are in short supply during the breeding season and the winter months. These mealworms have been dried using a freezing process to ensure the maximum nutritional value is preserved.
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Buffalo worms are suitable for smaller birds that would naturally feed on insects.
Please note that these items are only available to purchase between March* and September.
*Due to unseasonably cold weather we are unable to supply Buffalo Worms until May.
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Waxworms are the larvae of the waxmoth. They are fed on delicious nutrients such as honey and wheatgerm and are highly nutritious with soft skins - and adored by insect-eating wild birds.
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We know that handling and feeding live foods isn't for everyone, which is why these dried mealworms are ideal if you normally find handling live foods difficult. They still contain the essential protein your birds need, but without the wriggle!
Due to high demand from customers, we now have 2 larger sizes of dried mealworms so you can get more 'mealies' for your money.
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All the protein and nutrition without the wiggle! For squeamish people who appreciate the value of feeding live foods, Can O'Worms contains dried mealworms - in a can. The nutritional content is maintained so the birds still get everything that they need.
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Steep sided, smooth ceramic bowl. Simply place on to a bird table or other flat surface and wait for the birds to arrive!
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This inexpensive feeder is made from polypropylene and has an adjustable roof to keep the rain off food.
Also available as a pack with a Guardian to protect the contents from larger species. Pole not included.
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This is an alternative to Pro-Grub and provides bedding and food for your mealworms.
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Earthworms are a natural food source for many birds. These giant earthworms are very large, active and strong, making them an ideal food for blackbirds and thrushes.
These Dendrobena worms can also be used in your compost pile to increase the development time and quality of home-made compost.
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These popular smaller-sized mealworms are loved by young birds learning to feed themselves.
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This pack of 40 mixed size Earthworms will be a treat for garden visitors including robins, thrushes, blackbirds and hedgehogs.
To feed, decant the worms into a smooth sided container to prevent them escaping and place either on the ground or on a table.
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When you order large numbers of mealworms it is often best to store them in smaller quantities in a plastic storage box such as this. Add some food and store them in a cool dry place.
Note: this container is not suitable for mini mealworms.
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