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The family at Des Moines Feed has been creating wild bird, pigeon, cage bird, and wildlife mixes since 1944. Online ordering:
If you every needed an easy way to order the highest quality bird feed online. Custom pigeon and wild bird mixes:
With our unique cleaning process and mixing equipment, together we can create your bird feeding experience. Consulting:
The current owner Stan Holt has

been in the business for over fifty years. He helped solve some of the most difficult challenges with some of the largest seed companies in the country. This includes grinding and mixing of different ingredients. Dealer Locator:
If you are wondering where to buy Des Moines Feed Co. products, you can just type in a city, state or zip. It will send you to the nearest store or dealer. Distributor:
If selling bird feed or individual ingredients is one of your passions, Des Moines Feed Co. can help. We offer food plots, cage bird feeds, pigeon feeds, premium and gourmet wild bird feed. Commodity products are available in larger sizes for easy shipping. This includes Almonds, Barley, Corn, Flax-seed, millet, milo, Nyjer seed 99.5%, peanuts and sunflower seed.

Talk about a beauty! The parrot crossbill is a small passerine bird in the finch family Fringillidae. It breeds in pine ...
30/03/2023

Talk about a beauty! The parrot crossbill is a small passerine bird in the finch family Fringillidae. It breeds in pine forests in northern and northeastern Europe. Crossbills eat seeds of spruce, pine, douglas-fir, hemlock, or larch. To obtain these seeds, they first grasp the cone with one foot (normally, the foot that is on the side opposite to which the lower mandible crosses). Quite amazing creatures!

The sandhill crane is a species of large crane of North America and extreme northeastern Siberia. The common name of thi...
23/03/2023

The sandhill crane is a species of large crane of North America and extreme northeastern Siberia. The common name of this bird refers to habitat like that at the Platte River, on the edge of Nebraska's Sandhills on the American Great Plains. Sandhill cranes are omnivorous, meaning they eat a variety of plant and animal matter. Some of their favorite meal items include seeds, plant tubers, grains, berries, insects, earthworms, mice, snakes, lizards, frogs and crayfish.

Really, we all love and enjoy the gentle little sparrow! New World sparrows are a group of mainly New World passerine bi...
16/03/2023

Really, we all love and enjoy the gentle little sparrow! New World sparrows are a group of mainly New World passerine birds, forming the family Passerellidae. They are seed-eating birds with conical bills, brown or gray in color, and many species have distinctive head patterns. Sparrows eat grains and seeds, our discarded food, and insects. They're happy to eat many commercial birdseed mixtures as well.

The snowy owl, also known as the polar owl, the white owl and the Arctic owl, is a large, white owl of the true owl fami...
09/03/2023

The snowy owl, also known as the polar owl, the white owl and the Arctic owl, is a large, white owl of the true owl family. Snowy owls are native to the Arctic regions of both North America and the Palearctic, breeding mostly on the tundra. Snowy owls will eat a variety of food including lemmings, Arctic hares, mice, ducks and seabirds.

The poor old crow - nobody really likes him but here's something awesome about them. They have the largest brain to body...
23/02/2023

The poor old crow - nobody really likes him but here's something awesome about them. They have the largest brain to body ratio of any bird. Their brain to body ration is even bigger than humans. Crows can make tools. They are one of only four species that can craft tools: humans, orangutans, chimpanzees and New Caledonian crows. Does this change your mind?!😄

Soon the beautiful robins will be back and we cannot wait! The American robin is a migratory bird of the true thrush gen...
16/02/2023

Soon the beautiful robins will be back and we cannot wait! The American robin is a migratory bird of the true thrush genus and Turdidae, the wider thrush family. It is named after the European robin because of its reddish-orange breast, though the two species are not closely related, with the European robin belonging to the Old World flycatcher family. The American robin is a migratory bird of the true thrush genus and Turdidae, the wider thrush family. It is named after the European robin because of its reddish-orange breast, though the two species are not closely related, with the European robin belonging to the Old World flycatcher family.

The black-billed magpie, also known as the American magpie, is a bird in the corvid family found in the western half of ...
09/02/2023

The black-billed magpie, also known as the American magpie, is a bird in the corvid family found in the western half of North America. It is black and white, with black areas on the wings and tail showing iridescent hints of blue or blue-green. Black-billed Magpies are familiar and entertaining birds of western North America. They sit on fenceposts and road signs or flap across rangelands. Diet. Omnivorous. Diet is quite varied, but feeds on insects more consistently than most members of the crow family; eats many grasshoppers, caterpillars, flies, beetles, and others. Also eats carrion, rodents, eggs and young of other birds, sometimes small snakes.

Fun fact - magpie in American English means an incessantly talkative person; noisy chatterer; chatterbox😄😍

The buff-breasted sandpiper is a small shorebird. The species name subruficollis is from Latin subrufus, "reddish" and c...
02/02/2023

The buff-breasted sandpiper is a small shorebird. The species name subruficollis is from Latin subrufus, "reddish" and collis, "-necked/-throated". It is a calidrid sandpiper. Food. Buff-breasted Sandpipers eat mostly insects, spiders, isopods (pillbugs), snails, and earthworms. They forage for insects much like plovers, walking along quickly, then suddenly stopping to look and listen, then seizing prey with the short, fine bill.

The magnificent frigatebird is a seabird of the frigatebird family Fregatidae. With a length of 89–114 centimetres and w...
26/01/2023

The magnificent frigatebird is a seabird of the frigatebird family Fregatidae. With a length of 89–114 centimetres and wingspan of 2.17–2.44 m it is the largest species of frigatebird. Magnificent Frigatebirds eat primarily flying fish, tuna, herring, and squid, which they grab from the surface of the water without getting wet.

Beautiful birds everywhere! Cacatua is a genus of c**katoos found from the Philippines and Wallacea east to the Solomon ...
05/01/2023

Beautiful birds everywhere! Cacatua is a genus of c**katoos found from the Philippines and Wallacea east to the Solomon Islands and south to Australia. They have a primarily white plumage (in some species tinged pinkish or yellow), an expressive crest, and a black (subgenus Cacatua) or pale (subgenus Licmetis) bill. What does a c**katoo naturally eat? Cockatoos, depending on the species will eat an assortment of seeds, fruits, nuts, berries, blossoms, roots, and vegetation such as leaf buds. Some c**katoos even eat insects and their larva. They are known to raid farmers' crops, destroy sprouts, mature crops and bagged grain.

The Indian peafowl, also known as the common peafowl, and blue peafowl, is a peafowl species native to the Indian subcon...
29/12/2022

The Indian peafowl, also known as the common peafowl, and blue peafowl, is a peafowl species native to the Indian subcontinent. It has been introduced to many other countries. Peafowl are omnivorous and eat seeds, insects (including termites), worms, fruits, small mammals, frogs, and reptiles (such as lizards). They feed on small snakes but keep their distance from larger ones.

The palm tanager is a medium-sized passerine bird. This tanager is a resident breeder from Nicaragua south to Bolivia, P...
21/12/2022

The palm tanager is a medium-sized passerine bird. This tanager is a resident breeder from Nicaragua south to Bolivia, Paraguay and southern Brazil. It also breeds on Trinidad and, since 1962, on Tobago. Their diet is roughly equally balanced between fruit and arthropods. When foraging, they often cling to the undersides of large leaves, such as to the ends of palm fronds and to Cecropia leaves.

The American robin is a migratory bird of the true thrush genus and Turdidae, the wider thrush family. It is named after...
14/12/2022

The American robin is a migratory bird of the true thrush genus and Turdidae, the wider thrush family. It is named after the European robin because of its reddish-orange breast, though the two species are not closely related, with the European robin belonging to the Old World flycatcher family. In the wild, robins are best known for eating earthworms, beetles, and caterpillars. However, their diets are significantly more varied than this. Robins also regularly enjoy spiders, flies, termites, snails, millipedes, centipedes, and a variety of berries and fruits. Come back soon birdies, we miss you - our pleasant friends!

The red-headed woodpecker is a mid-sized woodpecker found in temperate North America. Its breeding habitat is open count...
08/12/2022

The red-headed woodpecker is a mid-sized woodpecker found in temperate North America. Its breeding habitat is open country across southern Canada and the east-central United States. They will eat seeds, corn, acorns, beechnuts, pecans, and many kinds of fruits (including apples, pears, cherries, blackberries, raspberries, strawberries, grapes, mulberries, and poison ivy fruits).

The lilac-breasted roller (Coracias caudatus) is an African bird of the roller family, Coraciidae. It is widely distribu...
30/11/2022

The lilac-breasted roller (Coracias caudatus) is an African bird of the roller family, Coraciidae. It is widely distributed in sub-Saharan Africa, and is a vagrant to the southern Arabian Peninsula.[1] It prefers open woodland and savanna, and it is for the most part absent from treeless places. Usually found alone or in pairs, it perches conspicuously at the tops of trees, poles or other high vantage points from where it can spot insects, lizards, scorpions, snails, small birds and rodents moving about on the ground.[2] Nesting takes place in a natural hole in a tree where a clutch of 2–4 eggs are laid, and incubated by both parents, who are extremely aggressive in defence of their nest, taking on raptors and other birds. During the breeding season the male will rise to a fair height (69 to 144 metres), descending in swoops and dives,[3] while uttering harsh, discordant cries. The sexes are different in coloration, and juveniles lack the long tail streamers of adults. This species is unofficially considered the national bird of Kenya. Alternative names for the lilac-breasted roller include the fork-tailed roller, lilac-throated roller (also used for a subspecies of purple roller) and Mosilikatze's roller.

The Dalmatian pelican is the largest member of the pelican family, and perhaps the world's largest freshwater bird, alth...
20/10/2022

The Dalmatian pelican is the largest member of the pelican family, and perhaps the world's largest freshwater bird, although rivaled in weight and length by the largest swans. They are elegant soaring birds, with wingspans that rival that of the great albatrosses, and their flocks fly in graceful synchrony. The Dalmatian pelican requires around 1,200 g (2.6 lb) of fish per day and can take locally abundant smaller fish such as gobies, but usually ignore them in lieu of slightly larger fish. It usually forages alone or in groups of only two or three.

The painted bunting is a species of bird in the cardinal family, Cardinalidae. It is native to North America. The bright...
13/10/2022

The painted bunting is a species of bird in the cardinal family, Cardinalidae. It is native to North America. The bright plumage of the male only comes in the second year of life; in the first year they can only be distinguished from the female by close inspection. Painted Buntings eat seeds, particularly after the breeding season is over, starting in midsummer. They're more likely to visit a bird feeder in a yard with low, dense vegetation.

The bluebirds are a North American group of medium-sized, mostly insectivorous or omnivorous birds in the order of Passe...
06/10/2022

The bluebirds are a North American group of medium-sized, mostly insectivorous or omnivorous birds in the order of Passerines in the genus Sialia of the thrush family. Bluebirds are one of the few thrush genera in the Americas. Bluebirds have blue, or blue and rose beige, plumage. Bluebirds are friendly. They seem to almost enjoy human company. They display no fear of nesting near human habitation. They tolerate monitoring of their nests as we peek in to see their fuzzy-headed hatchlings. Their diet consists of snails, grubs, caterpillars, and other mollusks and insect larvae. Grasshoppers, crickets, beetles, ants, spiders, and other insects. Flying insects such as moths, termites, and mosquitoes. Berries such as sumac, holly, dogwood, pokew**d, and hackberries.

Magpies are birds of the Corvidae family. Like other members of their family, they are widely considered to be intellige...
01/09/2022

Magpies are birds of the Corvidae family. Like other members of their family, they are widely considered to be intelligent creatures. The Eurasian magpie, for instance, is thought to rank among the world's most intelligent creatures, and is one of the few non-mammal species able to recognize itself in a mirror test. Magpies are omnivorous, diet is quite varied, but feeds on insects more consistently than most members of the crow family; eats many grasshoppers, caterpillars, flies, beetles, and others. Also eats carrion, rodents, eggs and young of other birds, sometimes small snakes.

The Carolina chickadee is a small passerine bird in the tit family Paridae. This tiny, approachable bird has a short nec...
25/08/2022

The Carolina chickadee is a small passerine bird in the tit family Paridae. This tiny, approachable bird has a short neck and large head, giving it a distinctive spherical body shape. Its tail is fairly long and narrow. It's diet consists of mostly insects, seeds, and berries. Probably eats more vegetable matter (seeds and berries) in winter than in summer. Caterpillars make up major part of diet in warmer months; also feeds on moths, true bugs, beetles, aphids, various other insects and spiders. Also eats w**d and tree seeds, berries, small fruits.

The acorn woodpecker is a medium-sized woodpecker, 21 cm long, with an average weight of 85 g. The Acorn Woodpecker is a...
18/08/2022

The acorn woodpecker is a medium-sized woodpecker, 21 cm long, with an average weight of 85 g. The Acorn Woodpecker is a permanent resident throughout the Americas, found from southern Washington state, south through California, and east to Colorado, New Mexico, and western Texas. They are omnivorous and acorns make up about half of annual diet, and are of major importance during winter. This bird also feeds on insects, particularly ants. Diet also includes various nuts, fruits, seeds and sometimes eggs of other birds.

The black phoebe is a passerine bird in the tyrant-flycatcher family. It breeds from southwest Oregon and California sou...
11/08/2022

The black phoebe is a passerine bird in the tyrant-flycatcher family. It breeds from southwest Oregon and California south through Central and South America. It occurs year-round throughout most of its range and migrates less than the other birds in its genus, though its northern populations are partially migratory. Diet is allmost entirely insects. Feeds on a wide variety of insects including beetles, grasshoppers, crickets, wild bees, wasps, flies, moths, caterpillars. Occasionally eats small fish.

The blue bird-of-paradise is a beautiful, relatively large species of bird-of-paradise. It is the only species in the ge...
28/07/2022

The blue bird-of-paradise is a beautiful, relatively large species of bird-of-paradise. It is the only species in the genus Paradisornis, but was previously included in the genus Paradisaea. Most Birds of Paradise eat both insects and fruit, but especially fruit. Birds of paradise are important dispersers of fruit seeds. They are more agile and acrobatic than other birds and that allows them to eat more types of fruit.

The pine warbler is a small songbird of the New World warbler family. The only warbler that regularly eats seeds, the Pi...
21/07/2022

The pine warbler is a small songbird of the New World warbler family. The only warbler that regularly eats seeds, the Pine Warbler will eat millet, cracked corn, sunflower seed, peanuts, and suet from elevated feeders in winter. It may also eat fruits from bushes and vines, like bayberry, flowering dogwood, grape, sumac, persimmon, and Virginia creeper.

The yellow warbler is a New World warbler species. Yellow warblers are the most widespread species in the diverse genus ...
14/07/2022

The yellow warbler is a New World warbler species. Yellow warblers are the most widespread species in the diverse genus Setophaga, breeding in almost the whole of North America, the Caribbean, and down to northern South America. They eat mostly insects, up to two-thirds of diet may be caterpillars of various kinds. Also feed on mayflies, moths, mosquitoes, beetles, damselflies, treehoppers, and other insects, plus spiders and a few berries.

The macaroni penguin is a species of penguin found from the Subantarctic to the Antarctic Peninsula. One of six species ...
07/07/2022

The macaroni penguin is a species of penguin found from the Subantarctic to the Antarctic Peninsula. One of six species of crested penguin, it is very closely related to the royal penguin, and some authorities consider the two to be a single species. Macaroni penguins are thought to live between eight and 15 years in the wild. This penguin feeds mainly on krill, but will also eat other crustaceans, small fish, and squid.

Not a very exciting bird this week, but thought I could share a few interesting points! The chicken is a domesticated ju...
30/06/2022

Not a very exciting bird this week, but thought I could share a few interesting points! The chicken is a domesticated junglefowl species, with attributes of wild species such as the grey and the Ceylon junglefowl that are originally from Southeastern Asia. Rooster or c**k is a term for an adult male bird, and a younger male may be called a c**kerel. A male that has been castrated is a capon.Chickens are omnivores and enjoy a variety of fruits, vegetables, grains and even table scraps. Chickens are omnivores and enjoy a variety of fruits, vegetables, grains and even table scraps. Chickens are omnivores and will eat (or try to eat) just about anything they can get their beaks on.

The wandering albatross, snowy albatross, white-winged albatross or goonie is a large seabird from the family Diomedeida...
23/06/2022

The wandering albatross, snowy albatross, white-winged albatross or goonie is a large seabird from the family Diomedeidae, which has a circumpolar range in the Southern Ocean. Wandering albatross eat fish, cephalopods, jellyfish and sometimes crustaceans. They also eat penguin and seal carrion.

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About Us The family at Des Moines Feed has been creating wild bird, pigeon, cage bird, and wildlife mixes since 1944. They are passionate about the business. Online ordering: If you ever needed an easy way to order the highest quality bird feed online. We have that covered!

Custom pigeon and wild bird mixes: With our unique cleaning process and mixing equipment, together we can create your bird feeding experience. Consulting: The current owner Stan Holt has been in the business for over fifty years. He helped solve some of the most difficult challenges with some of the largest seed companies in the country. This includes grinding and mixing of different ingredients. Dealer Locator: If you are wondering where to buy Des Moines Feed Co. products, you can just type in a city, state or zip. It will send you to the nearest store or dealer. Distributor: If selling bird feed or individual ingredients is one of your passions, Des Moines Feed Co. can help. We offer food plots, cage bird feeds, pigeon feeds, premium and gourmet wild bird feed. Commodity products are available in larger sizes for easy shipping. This includes Almonds, Barley, Corn, Flax-seed, millet, milo, Nyjer seed 99.5%, peanuts and sunflower seed.