Flax Farm specialises in producing linseed and we make top quality cold-pressed linseeed oil for your horses, dogs and other animals. If you give your animals fresh quality feed you will want the best linseed oil (which is also known as flaxseed oil or flax oil) for them. Flax Farm Cold-pressed Linseed oil is simply the best; pure unrefined cold-pressed oil that is gently squeezed from home-grown linseeds and delivered fresh from pressing.  Careful production, the highest standards of quality control and freshness means the oil is in pristine condition with maximum nutritional benefit and a mild flavour they will enjoy. 

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Cold-pressed linseed oil is an excellent way to feed omega-3 to animals and birds.  Modern feeds for all animals have raised the levels of omega-6 in their diets so they they need omega-3 to balance for optimal health and condition.

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Cold-Pressed Linseed Oil for Parrots and Cage Birds, Pigeons, Poultry and Rabbits 

Parrots and Cage Birds
One of the Flax Farm customers sent us an article from a cage bird magazine; amazingly there was an article by a specialist parrot vet who explained that parrots and other cage birds often get a diet with unbalanced fats in it due to eating too much millet, sunflower seeds (these especially are very high in omega-6) and nuts. This causes the bird to get too much omega-6 and saturated fat which causes a similar collection of health problems to those seen in people when they don’t have enough omega-3 in their diet; arthritic joints, atherosclerosis, heart disease, dry scaly skin, poor quality dull plumage and depression; some birds stop singing and others get fractious, noisy, pull their feather out and have other behavioural problems. The solution was to feed more omega-3 in the form of linseed.

Chickens

One of the old-time tricks for getting exhibition poultry into peak condition is to feed them cold-pressed linseed oil. Speaking from personal experience; it seems to works. The birds here get linseed oil regularly and have beautiful glossy plumage.
Pigeons

Apparently feeding linseed to pigeons “helps waterproof the plumage” according to the pigeon racing experts. The birds can be a little reluctant to eat the bronze linseeds but take to the gold ones better.

Rabbits
Lots of people tell us that their dad or grandfather used to feed cold-pressed linseed oil to their show rabbits to get a glossy coat. To feed Flax Farm Cold-pressed Linseed Oil to animals and birds they can be fed linseed oil mixed into their usual feed or over favourite titbit; this should be kept out pfdirect sunlight to prevent the sun damaging the omega-3.