How to Bake Bird Seed

Birds are beautiful creatures to observe. They also eat worms and bugs that you would rather not have around. If you want to attract birds to your property, you will want to purchase some birdseed and a bird feeder. However, if you use wild birdseed that is commonly sold in stores, you must be careful. If you don't bake the birdseed first, and some of the birdseed spills out of the feeder on to the ground, you are going to have wild grass grow up. This grass will be hard to pull out.

Things You'll Need

  • 1 lb. birdseed
  • Baking sheet
  • Oven or microwave
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Instructions

  1. Baking in the Oven

    • 1

      Preheat your oven to 200 degrees F.

    • 2

      Lay your birdseed evenly on a baking sheet.

    • 3

      Place the baking sheet in the preheated oven for one hour and remove.

    • 4

      Allow the birdseed to cool completely before you feed it to the birds.

    Heating in the Microwave

    • 5

      Place your bird seed on a microwave-safe dish. Try to get the birdseed to be as even on the dish as possible.

    • 6

      Heat the birdseed for two minutes on the high heat setting.

    • 7

      Remove the birdseed from the microwave and let it sit until it completely cools. Then feed it to the birds.