How about multiple bird feeders?@fancicoffee13
A few of the small hummingbird feeders, separately, are actually better than one large feeder, for them, if you find that you want any more than one small hummer feeder.
They can sometimes be territorial and not share their feeder too well, with other hummers, so the larger ones with more than 3 feeding ports, are not worth the extra money, in most cases.
Thank you for the recipe.They like a one to four ratio of white sugar, to the total water.....
Or was it 1 to 3.... I think either is fine, those are so similar.
I would look up any details, because right now, I am trying to remember exactly how to measure and prepare it...
It is very easy, though!
It is just my memory that isn't easy.
I think I boiled the water, and then add the sugar, and let it cool.....that is all.
The feeders hold a small volume, but you can put whatever does not fit, into a jar in frig, for a few days, and then use the leftover, directly.
It doesn't even need to be reheated.
The hummingbirds do not need any red or any color in the sweet water!!!
And some of those colorings are bad for the birds! So just leave it as is; it's the healthiest for them, and they like it as well as nectar from flowers!
If the weather is very hot, then it is healthiest for them, for you to change the liquid every 3 days, so it doesn't spoil.
No preservatives in it, are best! (So I did not buy the ready-mix either)
Btw, the feeders themselves, always have red, or red and yellow, on them, which helps attract the birds. The liquid does not need to be the color, and shouldn't be.
Yes, it would help to attract them to your spot, if you get multiple small ones, and put them near each other, but not extremely close.
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Better to make your own, plus it's simple enough to do it.The hummingbirds do not need any red or any color in the sweet water!!!
And some of those colorings are bad for the birds! So just leave it as is; it's the healthiest for them, and they like it as well as nectar from flowers!
If the weather is very hot, then it is healthiest for them, for you to change the liquid every 3 days, so it doesn't spoil.
No preservatives in it, are best! (So I did not buy the ready-mix either)
Btw, the feeders themselves, always have red, or red and yellow, on them, which helps attract the birds. The liquid does not need to be the color, and shouldn't be.
Ok! Wonderful! Because, I found some really colorful and beautiful feeders! Might wait until the freezes are gone though.Yes, it would help to attract them to your spot, if you get multiple small ones, and put them near each other, but not extremely close.
That would mimic, their natural ways of feeding at wildflowers! They love to go from one to the other, and back.
They choose feeding areas in Spring and early Summer, usually when it is still rather chilly, so there's no need to wait till it is very hot, to start getting the feeders. (Of course, not quite yet!
The colors of the feeders are the best way to attract them, just like a flower garden would!
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What I have been seeing, is that it's okay to continue with feeders you already have out, but not to add new ones, due to the bird flu prevalence.
magpies used to sit on my horses backs as they grazed. theyd picked things off the horses backs.
We had the same problem last year, the crows showed up and the songbirds disappeared. My wife got a pair of dead crow decoys and hung them upside down near the bird feeder. It worked. Crows are super smart and if they see a "dead" crow they will stay far away.
