I started using this after my youngest budgie came from the breeder on a diet of Roudybush crumbles mixed with seed. I'd not had any luck with getting my budgies or canaries to eat pellets, but I was trying to switch over to seed that didn't use artificial dyes and preservatives or added sugar. So I decided I'd give Volkman seed (for budgies and for canaries) a try, mixed with the Roudybush nibles, which were a better size for canaries. Everybody seems happy, and they do eat both the nibles and the seed rather than just picking the seeds out. Roudybush and Volkman are both high quality and reasonably priced. And the Birdsafe Store's service is so reliable that we've got this basic food thing down to a routine for the first time in quite a while. And that makes me happy, too!