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Littlepeahead · 04-02-12, 07:24 PM

Don't forget to feed them. Hang out some feeders, sweep away a patch of snow and put out some scraps and some fresh water which you need to keep topped up when it freezes.

They'll repay you by eating the slugs and grubs in summer.

Fallout · 04-02-12, 07:43 PM

Well said. I'll pass on your message to the Mrs.

Sir Trev · 04-02-12, 07:52 PM

Topped off my feeders this afternoon in readiness.

littleoldman2 · 04-02-12, 08:11 PM

Always keep them topped up feeders / table near the window so I can watch when bored.

Littlepeahead · 04-02-12, 08:14 PM

I feed them all the time but I know when there's a few inches of snow outside and you are staying tucked up in the warm it can be easy to forget our little feathered friends.

I've just cleared out the fridge while I defrost the freezer and tomorrow morning they can have all the cheese, ham and fruit bread that is a day or two out of date as well as their usual seed and suet mix.

04-02-12, 09:05 PM

Me to Ha Ha

04-02-12, 09:44 PM

Right down here on the south coast we have no snow, I wish the birds would eat from our feeders, they always end up having to have the old rotten food emptied out before we refill them. Any ideas how to make the birds eat from our feeders, we have a lovely mature garden, I suppose it could be that they get enough from the trees and bushes anyway.

littleoldman2 · 04-02-12, 09:46 PM

The only time we have not had birds feeding was at a different house and that was due to cats.

Sir Trev · 05-02-12, 11:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mrs DJ Fridge

Right down here on the south coast we have no snow, I wish the birds would eat from our feeders, they always end up having to have the old rotten food emptied out before we refill them. Any ideas how to make the birds eat from our feeders, we have a lovely mature garden, I suppose it could be that they get enough from the trees and bushes anyway.

What are you putting in the feeders? Peanuts go rotten here before they get all eaten but the mixed seed seems to go down well. Try suet balls, meal worms or perhaps the flavoured suet pellets. When I put out insect flavour pellets (they have chopped up meal worms in them by the looks of it) it is chaos outside as the birds fight to get on the feeders! Just make sure the tree rats* cannot get to them.

*squirrels

littleoldman2 · 05-02-12, 11:43 AM

With us peanuts go quickly (yesterdays have gone, the collared doves eat the lot) on the main bird table but not the hanging baskets or hanging table.

04-02-12, 07:24 PM	#1
Littlepeahead Member Mega Poster Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: The Saaarrrfff Posts: 2,908	Birds Don't forget to feed them. Hang out some feeders, sweep away a patch of snow and put out some scraps and some fresh water which you need to keep topped up when it freezes. They'll repay you by eating the slugs and grubs in summer. __________________ Tender is the day, The demons go away, Lord I need to find, Someone who can heal my mind...

04-02-12, 07:43 PM	#2
Fallout Member Mega Poster Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Basingstoke Posts: 2,983	Re: Birds Well said. I'll pass on your message to the Mrs. __________________ MotoGoLoco - You knows it The Shed - Suzuki GSX-R 750 K1 \| Triumph Tiger 1050 K6 Fallout Bikes (VLogs, Tutorials, Bike Vids) Fallout Breakbeat (My Music)

04-02-12, 07:52 PM	#3
Sir Trev Member Mega Poster Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: High Wycombe, where the chair factories used to be Posts: 1,479	Re: Birds Topped off my feeders this afternoon in readiness. __________________ We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town, BEEP BEEP!

04-02-12, 08:11 PM	#4
littleoldman2 Member Mega Poster Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Cramlington Northumberland where we are truely blessed Posts: 1,388	Re: Birds Always keep them topped up feeders / table near the window so I can watch when bored. __________________ used to be littleoldman but forgot password due to failing memory

04-02-12, 08:14 PM	#5
Littlepeahead Member Mega Poster Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: The Saaarrrfff Posts: 2,908	Re: Birds I feed them all the time but I know when there's a few inches of snow outside and you are staying tucked up in the warm it can be easy to forget our little feathered friends. I've just cleared out the fridge while I defrost the freezer and tomorrow morning they can have all the cheese, ham and fruit bread that is a day or two out of date as well as their usual seed and suet mix. __________________ Tender is the day, The demons go away, Lord I need to find, Someone who can heal my mind...

04-02-12, 09:05 PM	#6
goz1960 Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Birds Me to Ha Ha

04-02-12, 09:44 PM	#7
Mrs DJ Fridge Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Birds Right down here on the south coast we have no snow, I wish the birds would eat from our feeders, they always end up having to have the old rotten food emptied out before we refill them. Any ideas how to make the birds eat from our feeders, we have a lovely mature garden, I suppose it could be that they get enough from the trees and bushes anyway.

04-02-12, 09:46 PM	#8
littleoldman2 Member Mega Poster Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Cramlington Northumberland where we are truely blessed Posts: 1,388	Re: Birds The only time we have not had birds feeding was at a different house and that was due to cats. __________________ used to be littleoldman but forgot password due to failing memory

05-02-12, 11:43 AM	#10
littleoldman2 Member Mega Poster Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Cramlington Northumberland where we are truely blessed Posts: 1,388	Re: Birds With us peanuts go quickly (yesterdays have gone, the collared doves eat the lot) on the main bird table but not the hanging baskets or hanging table. __________________ used to be littleoldman but forgot password due to failing memory

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