andrewluke Posted September 16, 2019 Report Share Posted September 16, 2019 if so aldi's are doing a bucket of 50 fat balls for £1.99 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simonm Posted September 16, 2019 Report Share Posted September 16, 2019 Recently got a feeder as my daughter wanted one. All we get in the garden are woodies and magpies, with large numbers of kites circling overhead. Don't know what's happened to all the others? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
islandgun Posted September 16, 2019 Report Share Posted September 16, 2019 21 minutes ago, simonm said: Recently got a feeder as my daughter wanted one. All we get in the garden are woodies and magpies, with large numbers of kites circling overhead. Don't know what's happened to all the others? sounds like your feeding the full spectrum Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adzyvilla Posted September 16, 2019 Report Share Posted September 16, 2019 I had to stop feeding the birds as our house is surrounded by cats (3 one side, 4 the other) who are out 24 hours a day, and the cats were using my garden as a hunting practice ground. Shame as I got a lot of pleasure from seeing all sorts come and go. Hardly see anything out there now, which is good for them I suppose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
figgy Posted September 16, 2019 Report Share Posted September 16, 2019 (edited) Simonm perfect opportunity to thin out the magpies and help the song birds and finches. I feed all year and we are getting some regular families of tits and finches, along with blackbirds etc. Magpies and jackdaws are dispatched if possible. Andrew thanks for the heads up. Edited September 16, 2019 by figgy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince Green Posted September 16, 2019 Report Share Posted September 16, 2019 In the towns bird tables feed the rats and mice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malmick Posted September 16, 2019 Report Share Posted September 16, 2019 Saw a guy in the park this morning feeding crows and magpies, my dogs were like '***' but calmly walked to heel looking backwards and forwards at me and the birds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henry d Posted September 16, 2019 Report Share Posted September 16, 2019 Crows around here just remove the balls, net and all, and retire elsewhere to enjoy. If you are going to feed, ensure that you secure the feed so it can't be removed easily. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pigeon Shredder. Posted September 16, 2019 Report Share Posted September 16, 2019 Wild birds are not interested in fat balls in my garden, hung them out last year and they went mouldy, this year we have been putting out peanuts, sweetcorn, sunflower hearts , niger seed and mixed flakes. The influx of birds has been thrice fold and their costing an arm and a leg to keep topped up 🤗 The other upside is the squirrels coming in to pick up the spoils, pass the H and N’s please 🤫 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redial Posted September 16, 2019 Report Share Posted September 16, 2019 Used to love feeding the birds. That was until the rats moved in. I am thinking about giving it another try. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Geordie Posted September 17, 2019 Report Share Posted September 17, 2019 I don’t put any feed out for birds until the trees are bare and there is snow on the ground! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mice! Posted September 17, 2019 Report Share Posted September 17, 2019 13 hours ago, Pigeon Shredder. said: Wild birds are not interested in fat balls in my garden, hung them out last year and they went mouldy, this year we have been putting out peanuts, sweetcorn, sunflower hearts , niger seed and mixed flakes. The influx of birds has been thrice fold and their costing an arm and a leg to keep topped up 🤗 The other upside is the squirrels coming in to pick up the spoils, pass the H and N’s please 🤫 I have fat balls out most of the year in a cage, were yours in nets? Always have something coming to them from finches to jays. 12 hours ago, redial said: Used to love feeding the birds. That was until the rats moved in. I am thinking about giving it another try. try just feeding something like sunflower hearts, if you feed mixed seed that's when a lot of stuff gets scattered attracting unwelcome visitors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pigeon Shredder. Posted September 17, 2019 Report Share Posted September 17, 2019 1 hour ago, Mice! said: I have fat balls out most of the year in a cage, were yours in nets? Always have something coming to them from finches to jays. try just feeding something like sunflower hearts, if you feed mixed seed that's when a lot of stuff gets scattered attracting unwelcome visitors. Yes always caged, but they wouldn’t get a look in, mesh nets not good for little feet/claws getting hooked up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benthejockey Posted September 17, 2019 Report Share Posted September 17, 2019 Do pheasants count 😂 MIL stopped feeding the birds after FIL's insistence on blasting the squirrels with his SG. Very effective but the former wooden feeder disintegrated having been held together mostly with lead shot for several years!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manthing Posted September 17, 2019 Report Share Posted September 17, 2019 Yes, all year around. May as well as the ducks are in the garden anyway. We get loads of sparrows and finches and for the last few years a woodpecker has brought their offspring. Also the farm chucks keep getting in and the pheasant and partridge visit. The odd magpie, squirrel or woodie that ventures in gets a really bad headache if I see them. Had two lots of rats but sorted them. It's a farm I try but they are a fixture. Never going to win that war but I'll take a night every now and again when practical. The wild birds are used to my morning routine and as soon as I've filled everything up and taken a couple of steps away they are back on the feeding station. Loverly to see but can cost a small fortune if I bothered to add it up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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