Sunflower seeds
A gram of sunflower seeds weighs exactly one gram or one-thousandth of a kilogram.
If you want the Imperial equivalent there is about 28 grams to the ounce so one gram will equal one twenty-eighth of an ounce.
Measuring such small weights requires a different measuring scale and the apothecary measures are appropriate: the dram is one sixteenth of an ounce.
For rough measure purposes one gram is about a quarter of a dram.
For exact purposes all the conversions can be found by google.
For practical purposes it would be better to measure out one ounce, one half-ounce or one quarter-ounce of seed whichever can be done most accurately and then divide it by eye into 28, 14 or 7 equal portions in order to obtain approximately one gram.
If greater accuracy a chemical balance would be required.
Just as with any other food that you may purchase in the bulk section, make sure that the bins containing the sunflower seeds are covered and that the store has a good product turnover so as to ensure the seeds' maximal freshness.
When purchasing unshelled seeds, make sure that the shells are not broken or dirty. Additionally, they should be firm and not have a limp texture. When purchasing shelled seeds, avoid those that appear yellowish in color as they have probably gone rancid. In addition, if you are purchasing sunflower seeds from a bulk bin, smell them to ensure that they are still fresh and have not spoiled.
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Different
birds like different kinds of seeds. For example, almost all birds enjoy
sunflower seeds. Other popular seeds include safflower, corn, Millet, Milo,
Nyjer and Suet. If you know of a certain species of bird that lives near you,
you can check the chart on this website to see what seeds that bird enjoys.
http://www.birds.cornell.edu/pfw/AboutBirdsandFeeding/BirdFoods.htm
It really depends on what types of birds you are trying to
attract/feed; however a general preference amongst several species are
black-oil sunflower seeds. Here are a
few great brands to use -
http://www.petco.com/product/5524/Petco-Black-Oil-Sunflower-Seed-Wild-Bird-Food.aspx
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