Lyric Golden Safflower Seed - Attracts Cardinals, Chickadees, Woodpeckers & More - 12 lb Bag

4.4 | 1,076 ratings

Price: 23.99

Last update: 07-21-2024

About this item

More nutrition and less waste than white safflower
Not a favorite of squirrels
Stay Fresh Technology Inside each bag

Product information

Product Dimensions

20 x 13.75 x 3 inches

Item Weight

12 pounds

Manufacturer

Lyric

ASIN

B085D1FL3F

Country of Origin

China

Item model number

LYRIC - 2647453 - 12lb

Customer Reviews

4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars 1,025 ratings

4.4 out of 5 stars

Best Sellers Rank

#3,261 in Pet Supplies (See Top 100 in Pet Supplies)
#35 in Bird Food (Pet Supplies)

Top reviews from the United States

Suzy

Bye bye cowbirds!

Reviewed in the United States on April 21, 2024

I bought this because the cow birds and grackles were being bullies and not allowing the beautiful songbirds and doves near my birdfeeders. I had been filling my feeders with the Lyric supreme bird food, and all of the birds liked it, however, I didn’t like seeing the songbirds and doves being intimidated by the bully birds, so thought I would try something new. I did research to find out what cowbirds did not like, and I read they do not like golden safflower seeds. I also read several reviews saying the same thing, so gave it a try. The cowbirds and grackles still come around, but only for a few seconds and then they leave, without eating. The songbirds and doves dominate my feeders now! Another plus is, I am saving money! I use three feeders, and was filling them every other day. Now I am refilling them every ten to twelve days!!

Rick C

Slow down the black birds!

Reviewed in the United States on May 11, 2024

The blackbirds such as Red Wings & Grackles devour everything in sight when I fill the feeders (Platform, Tube), they don't discriminate between nuts, seeds, dried black soldier fly larvae or dried mealworms. But they don't seem to care for the safflower which allows the smaller birds such as the house finches to feed on the tube feeder without being bullied, so it lasts much longer. The Blue Jays love nuts, especially peanuts and if the squirrels and blackbirds don't get to them first, the Blue Jays will get to eat. Robins love the dried Black Soldier Fly Larvae and dried Cranberries. I get the BSF instead of mealworms because BSF is high in calcium whereas the mealworms have very little if any calcium. Every and I mean every other bird seems to love the black oil sunflower seeds and cracked corn and I have been mixing in that bird seed that has been soaked in hot pepper oils to keep the squirrels away. Birds don't taste or sense hot spicy stuff so they eat it up, but mammals do, so if you have a lot of coons and squirrels switch to that seed to deter them. Millet is another seed that a lot of the birds love, I usually spread this on the ground for the pigeons and doves since it's so small it will usually sift right through the platform bottoms.

R. Vickie Resor

Works to keep the black birds away.

Reviewed in the United States on April 29, 2024

I had been using wild bird seed and had all sort of birds feeding then the black birds show up. They bullied everybody else so I turned to this. Within days, I could see the black birds come in and quickly leave. By day 2 or 3 they figured out they did NOT like this food and they were gone. But then ~ 3 weeks went by and none of the cardinals or the bluebirds came back. Nothing. So... I mixed (roughly 75% this and 25% of the wild bird seed) the two, and my birds are back but NOT the black birds! It's been about 10 days now. It took a few days for the other birds to revisit and they are regulars now. What I do have, is those dang screechy black birds nesting in my cabbage palms so I think they straight wild bird seed brought them here and they made a home. But it's OK, I'm just glad to have the variety of birds feeding. I think 75% this and 25% other works pretty great. Thank you!

Renie

Not a deterrent for Blackbirds & Cowbirds

Reviewed in the United States on March 30, 2024

Chicadees, Nuthatches, Woodpeckers, Cardinals, Titmouse, Finches. love tis
4 stars because it's expensive

Gina Hurteau Shoen

Got rid of my grackles!

Reviewed in the United States on May 25, 2024

My yard was inundated with grackles this spring and I read that they hate safflower seed. This seed is perfect for cardinals, blue jays, gold finches, starlings, chickadees an occasional wood pecker and one or two squirrels.

Don S

Cardinal’s love this

Reviewed in the United States on May 12, 2024

My cardinals love safflower seeds. Keeps them coming back. Reasonable price in view of increased costs for birdseed the past few years.

dm35

Love This Product!

Reviewed in the United States on May 15, 2024

Healthier for the birds than the white safflower.

Jane

Bummed!

Reviewed in the United States on March 17, 2024

I’m not sure what’s going on but as soon as my Dad n I put this seed out in 3 separate feeders, he lost every single bird. There isn’t 1 that comes to his feeders. I bought this for him so it would detour blackbirds not every bird lol. Dad says he is just going to throw it away, n I bought him 2 of these bigger sized bags. Am I doing something wrong that this is happening? What a bummer.

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