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Docter Robert
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 Posted: Mon Jan 12, 2009 11:27 am Post subject: Bird feeders and rodents |
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Hi
The various tips and comments on here have inspired me to do more for our bird friends inthe garden but I have a question regarding bird feeders. Are rodents attracted in any way to the seed / nuts etc that fall to the ground from the feeders ?
Or is there a special mix that birds like but are unattractive to the mice ?
Thanks in advance, Doctor Robert. |
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James Kilkelly, was GPI.
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Joined: 30 May 2006
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Location: West of Ireland
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If rodents are a worry then using a platform bird feeder will allow very little seed to fall to earth. Get or make yourself a good wide table and the rodents will be unable to climb it.
See an earlier thread about them here Docter Robert....... Platform bird feeders
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Docter Robert
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| Cheers GPI, Thats a great idea. |
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corfiot
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Location: ballaghaderreen-roscommon
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| Sorry not been around much--terrible problems with the Fairymount signal--another problem i had with feeders was rodents climbing the trees to get to seed feeders---hang the feeders by fishing line -they can't manage to get to the seed |
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Sb
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Location: east coast
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| corfiot wrote: | | Sorry not been around much--terrible problems with the Fairymount signal--another problem i had with feeders was rodents climbing the trees to get to seed feeders---hang the feeders by fishing line -they can't manage to get to the seed |
Those damn faries.  But seriously I feel your pain as my connection is flakey at the best of times, then I come back here to a backlog of new posts. Good Idea about the fishing line, but would it be worth giving it a quick wipe with a paint brush just to prevent entanglement of passing birds with bad eyesight.  I swear we do so much for these birds they should be paying rent. |
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corfiot
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Location: ballaghaderreen-roscommon
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| SB---i use green fishing line so there are no problems----you could also use a fly line and they come in some really bright colours. |
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