Johnston & Jeff Increase Product Range to Extend Care to Wildlife
Reading Time: 6 minutes We have extended our product range in a bid to help people care for a greater variety of wildlife. We have been supplying high-quality wild bird seed for nearly 150 years, but have now launched a dedicated hedgehog mix to help slow the ongoing decline of the species.
Johnston & Jeff Appointed as Exclusive Distributor of Innovative New Pelleted Bird Food
Reading Time: 6 minutes We are very excited to have been appointed as the exclusive UK distributor for an innovative new pelleted bird feed. Italian manufacturer Fiory has created a cold pressed pellet range called Micropills, suitable for parrots and parakeets, and has signed an exclusive deal with us to sell it in the UK.
Wildlife Project on Our Doorstep is a Wonderful Initiative
Reading Time: 7 minutes As a business that makes top-quality feeds and homes for wildlife, we like to support grassroots initiatives that care for wild birds and animals and creates space for them to flourish. That’s why we were delighted to find a project creating a habitat for wildlife in Gilberdyke, the village next to where we’re based.
We Can’t Wait to See You at Our First Christmas Pop-Up Shop
Reading Time: 5 minutes We have opened our first ever shop in 142 years this Christmas – so local people could provide vital shelter to birds, mammals, and other creatures in their gardens, to keep them snug through the winter
How our New Blending Plant Will Help us Keep up With Demand for Higher Quality, More Nutritious Bird Food
Reading Time: 5 minutes We have a new parrot food blending plant at our manufacturing site at Gilberdyke in East Yorkshire to help us meet the increasing demand for higher quality, more nutritious blends.
Why We Have Removed Monkey Nuts from Our Parrot Blends
Reading Time: 7 minutes Why we have decided to remove Monkey Nuts from our parrot blends, and put the choice of whether or not to feed them to your birds entirely into your hands.
Helping Our Customers to Help the Environment
Reading Time: 6 minutes As a business that takes our commitment to the environment very seriously, we are always searching for new ways to become more sustainable. So, when we heard some of our customers were having trouble recycling the plastic sacks we use for our wild bird food, we decided to do something about it.
Give Your Conure a Health Fix with our Latest Mix
Reading Time: 5 minutes Johnston & Jeff has conjured up a new blend for Conures to help owners keep their pets healthy. Conure Mix has been developed by the leading Yorkshire manufacturer in partnership with top breeder Cheryl Robinson of Riverside Aviaries, resulting in a blend specifically formulated for this type of parrot.
Beat the Lockdown Boredom Blues with our Bird-Based Activity Pack
Reading Time: 9 minutes We have put together some fun bird-based activities that you can do with your kids. You can download and print all the activity pages. We have a choice of colouring pages, a step-by-step guide on how to make an origami bird, and a spotters guide to the wild birds you'll find in your garden.
Supporting Conservation by Adopting Exotic Bird Species
Reading Time: 6 minutes Feeding time at the zoo has never been so exciting for two exotic bird species at Chester Zoo. The Pekin Robins and Wrinkled Hornbills at the charity zoo have both been officially adopted by us. We will donate bird food to the value of £3,000 to Chester Zoo each year, to help feed the large number of birds there.
New ‘superfood’ to Ensure Wild Birds get Enough Calcium
Reading Time: 6 minutes We are really excited to be launching a new superfood to ensure wild birds get sufficient calcium in their diet. Dried Calciworms – the larvae of the Black Soldier Fly – are a fantastic supplement to our range of premium quality wild bird feeds and typically contain around 50 times more calcium than other insects.
How we are Supporting Parrot Rescue & Rehoming Centres
Reading Time: 5 minutes We are flying to the aid of four parrot rescue and rehoming centres hit by the coronavirus. We have donated more than a tonne of our parrot blends to Birdline Parrot Rescue, Problem Parrots, All Star Parrots, and Safe Haven Refuge.
Johnston & Jeff Celebrates 140 years with £1m Factory Expansion
Reading Time: 6 minutes We are delighted to announce a £1m expansion of our factory, to help us mark our 140th anniversary celebrations. Johnston & Jeff’s Managing Director, Richard Johnston, said the expansion was the biggest investment the company had made since moving from its original premises in Hull to Gilberdyke in 2002.
No Mess, No Grow Blend to Celebrate Our 140th Anniversary
Reading Time: 5 minutes To help celebrate our 140th anniversary, we have launched a limited edition No Mess, No Grow bird seed blend. The blend, our first no mess, no grow food, is nutritionally balanced and has been heat treated to ensure no seeds used in its production can germinate.
Our Recent Posts Giving Advice and Guidance on Keeping and Caring For Birds
Drum Roll for the Woodpecker, One of the UK’s Best Loved Birds
Reading Time: 10 minutes One of the most intriguing and evocative sounds in British woodlands is the Woodpecker tapping on tree trunks. But is the UK home to any other varieties of Woodpecker and if so, do they drum? In this blog, we take a closer look at one of Britain’s best loved and most iconic birds and unveil the secrets of their unique behaviour.
Ahoy the Mighty Macaws – the Pirate’s Favourite!
Reading Time: 15 minutes Mention the word parrot and the first thing many people think of is a Macaw. Sat abreast many a pirate’s shoulder in books, TV, films and cartoons, these colourful, long-tailed birds are big, beautiful, instantly recognisable as the archetypal parrot, and always happy to take a tasty treat from their owner.
Ground Nesting Birds
Ground Nesting Birds In an earlier article, we looked at nesting behaviour in wild birds and how you could use this knowledge to encourage birds to nest in your garden. In that article we talked about birds that nest in [...]