Tips on feeding wild birds

[scothunter 12,609]

Well i have been feeding the birds in my garden,but my recent purchase of wild bird seed has rocketed in price.

Any ideas of other stuff they eat?Dont wanna give them the stuff that be bad for em.

[thepriest 0]

I love watching the wild birds in my garden. I havent got a bird table as such but im always throwing old bread and the like out for them. Once winter sets in proper the poor little blighters dont have a lot of luck finding food. It leaves a warming glowey feeling inside when you see them feasting on bread crumbs and animal fat and rotten fruit. Dont give them nothing to salty.

I must be getting soft in my old age, Well until the starlings turn up of course LOL LOL

[Guest jbswildlife]

halloween is over with supermarkets loaded with nuts see them and get a reduced price

[scothunter 12,609]

Im the same must be old age worrying about birds getting enought to eat lol

 

I will do that jb will check supermarket tomorrow

[ghillies 209]

awww guys.... blue tits! they breed all summer in the gardens then strip out all the near too copses and the likes, then nip home back for tea..in your garden..

 

i've witnesed a blue tit lack of numbers and the local habit thrived into a wild life garden... after the tit's were back up to speed it all disapeared.. i swear the grey squirrels were under preseure lol...joke..

[stubby 175]

sundays cooked chicken carcase, birds will go bonkers for it,

[scothunter 12,609]

sundays cooked chicken carcase, birds will go bonkers for it,

I will try that stubby.Will need to keep my lurcher shut in or the birds will get nowt lol

[LAKELANDY 29]

sundays cooked chicken carcase, birds will go bonkers for it,

 

I have put out a turkey carcass on the shed roof and a feeding frenzy begins, blue tits.sparrows and starlings all joustling for position even red kite joins in.

[dawnraider 2]

depending on what space you have you could always plant stuff that will feed birds,on the farm the boss is very into conservation and has planted alot of wild seed bearing plants one of the main ones being sunflowers.also alot of weeds that bear seeds are good.and ash keys are plentiful this time of year .

[Guest w.m.avian]

niger lasts a long time all wild finches love it

 

black sun flower seed ther good to

 

and british bird seed

 

these are all cheap in bulk sacks and last a good time

 

then all the usual nuts berrys fruit ect helps them even meal worms breed your own and its free food for them

[dogman89 0]

get fat off a butcher and render it down and mix sird seeds init and make it into balls. that way the seeds streatch further

[scothunter 12,609]

Cheers for the advice folks

[Guest w.m.avian]

go to your local animal feeds mill and they should have 25kg bags of whole wheat for about a fiver the birds will eat it as ive fed it to the birds in my garden

 

 

wish i could get wheat for a fiver here

[ghillies 209]

try not to move when your guns set up thugh..might scare um..

 

 

 

 

 

hehehehehe

[Kay 3,709]

Fat balls from the shop i offered one year but they didnt touch them