doddsy1970 9 Posted December 2, 2010 Report Share Posted December 2, 2010 I was sat looking out of my office window at my back garden and all the snow that lay on the ground and all the birds clamouring for the nuts and fat balls that i have put out and wondered what everyone else is doing.? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bert the fert 28 Posted December 2, 2010 Report Share Posted December 2, 2010 I had a go at making my own fat balls with fat, suet, nuts, seeds, and mealworms, but they seem to have been a resounding failure. Think i'll stick to making pies Other than that, i've got high energy bird feed scattered in various locations round the garden. I've hung some bought fat balls [ they love them ! ] on the trees, and filled the nut feeders. Ohh, and keep a plastic tray with water as ice free as possible so they've got summat to drink/bathe in. Got legions of little birds now. I can see this getting really expensive this winter Quote Link to post Share on other sites
KittleRox 2,147 Posted December 2, 2010 Report Share Posted December 2, 2010 Aye expensive awright,I,m feeding them my parrots mix, Quote Link to post Share on other sites
trappa 518 Posted December 2, 2010 Report Share Posted December 2, 2010 Black sunflower seeds for the tits, then bread for the blackies and some monkey nuts for whoever! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
undisputed 1,664 Posted December 2, 2010 Report Share Posted December 2, 2010 Mine are doing a lot better than that woodcock in your 1st pic...usual bird feeder treats and fatballs Quote Link to post Share on other sites
byron 1,185 Posted December 2, 2010 Report Share Posted December 2, 2010 fat balls,,instore 49pence for six.. cheap tesco raisens.. and a good seed mix.. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kay 3,709 Posted December 2, 2010 Report Share Posted December 2, 2010 the sparrows here are getting wild bird seed & some fat balls & water to help them a bit Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mick20 23 Posted December 2, 2010 Report Share Posted December 2, 2010 Robin/Songbird seed mix for general population with sultanas and raisins thrown in for Blackbirds. Nuts for the various tits, Niger for the Goldfinches and black sunflower seeds for Greenfinches. Water for all. Oh yes and nowt left to buy a pint Quote Link to post Share on other sites
doddsy1970 9 Posted December 2, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 2, 2010 Robin/Songbird seed mix for general population with sultanas and raisins thrown in for Blackbirds. Nuts for the various tits, Niger for the Goldfinches and black sunflower seeds for Greenfinches. Water for all. Oh yes and nowt left to buy a pint Haha......I never seem to attract anything with niger seed. i know that the goldfinches love it..... They just dont love mine Quote Link to post Share on other sites
leegreen 2,180 Posted December 2, 2010 Report Share Posted December 2, 2010 (edited) Mine empty a two foot feeder full of sunflower hearts every day and a sixteen inch nut feeder in two days. We have in order of greatest numbers, Blue tits, Great tits, Gold Finches, Chaffinches, Green Finches, House Sparrows, Dunnocks, Coal tits, Marsh tits, Siskins, Nut Hatch and Great Spotted Woodpecker. Occasionally we get groups of Long Tail Tits, we have Wag Tails(Pied) on the floor with our resident Doves of various X breeds. We also get, which I have never seen on any other feeders Reed Buntings, just a pair but they have come for the last two years. I have also seen recently a Brambling, oh and we also get our resident Black Birds, Robins and the Wrens have roosting nests around the place. We get lots of winter birds visit the orchard and these mainly consist of Field Fares, Starlings, Thrushes, Red wings along with other resident birds that feed on the fallen fruit. I get through over 140kg of seed and nuts a year mainly sunflower hearts which mostly every species likes. Edited December 2, 2010 by leegreen Quote Link to post Share on other sites
scottishlass 57 Posted December 6, 2010 Report Share Posted December 6, 2010 seed, nuts and fat balls had loads at the table last week but it was really windy on friday and there seems to be a hell of a lot less birds coming in to the table this week Quote Link to post Share on other sites
eddy cochran 0 Posted December 6, 2010 Report Share Posted December 6, 2010 Robin/Songbird seed mix for general population with sultanas and raisins thrown in for Blackbirds. Nuts for the various tits, Niger for the Goldfinches and black sunflower seeds for Greenfinches. Water for all. Oh yes and nowt left to buy a pint about the same as i have out, sultanas favourite for the blackies nice Quote Link to post Share on other sites
byron 1,185 Posted December 7, 2010 Report Share Posted December 7, 2010 been soaking dry dog food...blackies and stinkies love it....... and robbing the local shoots wheat feeders ,, was getting 30/40 yellow hammers and a dozen or so tree spugs feeding,but the pratts ain't bin to top em up since all this snow/ice appeared.. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bert the fert 28 Posted December 7, 2010 Report Share Posted December 7, 2010 I made some suet laden dumplings for the chooks this morning, but when i put them out the chooks barely got a look in. The pheasants, woodies and magpies had a beano ! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Meroman 105 Posted December 7, 2010 Report Share Posted December 7, 2010 Niger, Peanuts & sunflower hearts for the hardbills, with live mealworms for the softbills. You may as well give them cardboard as give those dried mealworms which have no nutrition at all. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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