It does not have to be hard to cook & prepare bird food every day. If you use the correct storage containers you can do it in bulk & cut down your kitchen time a great deal. Once you get yourself a routine going it does become a lot easier.

Storage containers are a must if you need to do a lot of fresh foods. If you get the right containers your food will last refrigerated for 1 week. I use plastic containers with breathable holes in the lids & removable grates in the bottom. These sort of containers allow for the juices & liquids to settle to the bottom without letting the food touch it so it doesn't ferment in the juices & go off quickly.

But regardless of how much longer than a week your fresh food is keeping, you should not keep it longer than a week as bacteria does grow quickly of fresh sprouts & fresh cut fruit & veg.

Smaller grates in the bottom will cater for sprouted foods while the larger ones are suitable for fruit & veg mixes.

For their cooked food you can cook everything in bulk, mash together & then place into small freezer bags in meal size portions. This way you don't have to cook often & you only take out of the freezer what is needed for that day.

For storing pellets it's best to keep them in their original packaging. Most of the packets have zip locks to seal the pellets in. The 100% natural pellets don't last as long so you need to keep an eye on them & make sure the zip locks are sealed properly at all times to keep the freshness in.

Seeds can be kept in their original packaging as a long as you seal the opening properly. Unsealed packets will end up with weevils in them & you seed can go stale quickly. You can kill the weevils by placing your seed in the freezer.  Some people opt for keeping their seed in the freezer all the time to keep weevils out & keep the seed fresh. You can also place your seed in a sealed air tight container or jar to keep weevils out & keep seed fresh.

Seed & pellets should be kept away from light & in a dark dry area or cupboard for freshness.