king ratcatcher Posted May 2, 2006 Report Share Posted May 2, 2006 what sort of food do you guys feed the song birds that has just left there nest, cheers lee...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quist Posted May 2, 2006 Report Share Posted May 2, 2006 what sort of food do you guys feed the song birds that has just left there nest, cheers lee...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quist Posted May 2, 2006 Report Share Posted May 2, 2006 Sorry, tried to edit the last post twice and it all went somewhere wierd. Different birds feed their young on different stuff. Some do insects, others grubs and others seeds. Pigeons chew up the seeds and sick it up in a paste to feed their young. Its called pigeon milk but it aint milk. You need to tell us what kind of songbird it is if we are going to help Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cranfield Posted May 2, 2006 Report Share Posted May 2, 2006 Feed the parents the standard stuff (mixed seed, peanuts, fat balls, mealworms, etc) and they will feed the youngsters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king ratcatcher Posted May 2, 2006 Author Report Share Posted May 2, 2006 cheers, yea its bluetits, robins, sparows will just carry on with the nromel food then cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invector Posted May 2, 2006 Report Share Posted May 2, 2006 I thought peanuts were a no no during the breeding season? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beatingisbest Posted May 2, 2006 Report Share Posted May 2, 2006 I thought peanuts were a no no during the breeding season? If you do put out peanuts watch out for squirrels looking for an easy meal, king ratcatcher, do you still have that BSA Ultra? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chewyjack.22 Posted May 2, 2006 Report Share Posted May 2, 2006 (edited) I thought peanuts were a no no during the breeding season? I was told this too as they stick in the youngsters throats, i put bread out thats left over from my local shop. (free of course ) Edited May 2, 2006 by chewyjack.22 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferret Master Posted May 2, 2006 Report Share Posted May 2, 2006 Hi, Whole peanuts can be a problem but peanuts taken out of a small meshed wire feeder are fine. We have 2 very busy robins who are obviously nesting nearby who are always in the garden getting seed for their young. We always have some bread scattered in the garden as well but as I speak a very fat woodpigeon is annoying me beyond belief and waddling around the garden eating it all. It does have young though in the conifer in the garden so it is safe. I am thinking about getting some meal worms from a pet shop to feed the birds this time of year because they are ideal for young birds. I am going to use a feeder that has a bowl at the bottom to hold them but also has a lid to preven them getting wet and crawling out or drowning in the rain. Hope this helps. FM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chezney Posted May 2, 2006 Report Share Posted May 2, 2006 Use the normal stuff... plenty of protein (mealworms) and fat.... fat is good to make the little 1's porky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teal Posted May 2, 2006 Report Share Posted May 2, 2006 Boiled eggs mashed up, mealworms, soaked dog biscuits, waxworms and crickets is what I'm feeding a dozen rooks I'm hand rearing for part of my degree. They're not complaining (and yes I do have a license for this). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king ratcatcher Posted May 3, 2006 Author Report Share Posted May 3, 2006 cheers guys, hi beatingisthebest, its my brothers bsa ultra, i am still borowing it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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