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When to give up feeding.
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My neighbors say there are suit eating birds in my neighborhood.I put out a suit feeder with commercial suit (= no peanut butter) in the first week of November. It is 6 weeks later and I have not…Continue
Started this discussion. Last reply by Mary Thall Feb 14, 2011.
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Mary Thall replied to Richard Guffanti's discussion 'When to give up feeding.'
I'll take your suit feeder. I go through a suet cake every other day. I have mine out all year and it never last long. Maybe they don't like where you have it. My suet is not near my seed feeders either. It's on the other side…
Richard Guffanti replied to Richard Guffanti's discussion 'When to give up feeding.'
My original question "When to give up feeding?" has been answered.
I was trying to attract suit eaters to my suit feeder.
At this point I have had my feeder in three locations for a month at a time.
Two of the locations have many seed…
J B Maberry replied to Richard Guffanti's discussion 'When to give up feeding.'
Depends on the kind of suet you use....like I said much earlier, the sparrows have flocked to the suet with pepper in it...they absolutely love it. However, it all boils down to what, where and when they discover it and so on.
Claire Nemes replied to Richard Guffanti's discussion 'When to give up feeding.'
Juncos and sparrows will not typically come to hanging suet feeders; they prefer to scratch for their seed on the ground as opposed to clinging onto a suet cage. I did have one opportunistic house sparrow (boo) who hung out beneath my suet feeder…
Richard Guffanti replied to Richard Guffanti's discussion 'When to give up feeding.'
I wish to thank everyone who replied to my post.
I have not seen any evidence of a bird visiting my suit feeder for 8 weeks. The suit is completely in tact and is not rancid.In response to your suggestions, the day after the blizzard (12/28) I moved…
Brigitte Peck Ki Laou replied to Richard Guffanti's discussion 'When to give up feeding.'
Just be patient or you can add a sunflower feeder to make your feeding station more appealing.
Adam Kurta replied to Richard Guffanti's discussion 'When to give up feeding.'
Nicely said. Black oil sunflower seed is almost a miracle food for birds. I have 2 suet feeders, a safflower seed feeder, and a black oil seed feeder in my yard. In the time it takes the birds to go through a 10 lb bag of safflower, I'll go…
Paul Schmitt replied to Richard Guffanti's discussion 'When to give up feeding.'
I think you do have a problem if you've waited six weeks.
First, is it possible that your suet cake is rancid? Birds are no dummies when it comes to food. Just a possibility. The cakes aren't that expensive to replace and would…
Daniel A. Parelius replied to Richard Guffanti's discussion 'When to give up feeding.'
Daniel A. Parelius replied to Richard Guffanti's discussion 'When to give up feeding.'
No! Be patient. Or perhaps try a new location to improve the presentation. Your neighbor's cat may also be hanging around. Good luck!
Adam Kurta replied to Richard Guffanti's discussion 'When to give up feeding.'
I wouldn't give up. Sooner or later you'll get birds. I haven't had many visitors to my feeders as or late. There's always a little ebb and flow but I'm guessing there's a predator near by in my case. If it was me,…
Richard Guffanti replied to Richard Guffanti's discussion 'When to give up feeding.'
Very helpful. Thanks
J B Maberry replied to Richard Guffanti's discussion 'When to give up feeding.'
If the suet feeders haven't been touched in that long of a time, you may want to try moving them to other locations. I've found that hanging them on trees has worked well. I also have luck with having one by the seed feeders. The ones that…
Mitchelle Levone Wright replied to Richard Guffanti's discussion 'When to give up feeding.'
If you're willing to sacrifice a bag of hulled suflower seeds, if you're willing to find a way to keep it dry and plentiful, I recommend you put a feeder of that near that stuff you bought. Maybe the birds in your hood just aren't hip…
Richard Guffanti replied to Richard Guffanti's discussion 'When to give up feeding.'
Hi Laura,
Thanks for your reply.
I live in Philadelphia, PA. This is my first feeder. Birds do not perch in the tree in my yard. Two neighbors (75-200 ft away) have seed feeders that attract lots of sparrows. They have seen…
Vernon Hearns replied to Richard Guffanti's discussion 'When to give up feeding.'
You should take Laura`s advice. I was having the same problem when I first put my feeders out and the advice I was given, was to have patience and low and behold the birds started coming into my feeders. So just wait they will show up. Good luck.
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