Feeding

[DARK30]

I started using shingles under the feeders a few years ago. It works really good for the hoppers and keeps the grass down. I'll throw a cup or so of the finch mixes down under the sunflower feeders and it all gets used. I quit feeding red millet because they don't seem to like it at all. A lot of the feed you get has a lot of millet in it...just a filler.

[eyeguy 54]

some birds love millet, specially sparrows and doves. I only put black oils sunflowers in my feeders. Nice idea with the shingles. Have not cleaned the ground for a few years under my feeders.

[DARK30]

The white millet is ok but they always leave the red for last. Some seeds like to grow. The birds love the little "jungle" that comes up but it can get too thick. This way there's always open areas for easy munchies. I'll have to look for some old photos of the little jungle.

I feed cracked corn in a couple other spots out on the edge of the yard...got some deer lappin that up at night

[eyeguy 54]

I get a sunflower forest... lol easy to pull them up tho. I'll get a pic when the sun hits it.

[eyeguy 54]

3 tubes and a house with the oils. blue one is for meal worms, white for a drink. Bottom right is for jelly when orioles start to show up. Also have 3 suet stations. Bird bath on the far end. Gotta love the birdies

[delcecchi]

Problem I have is racoons and possums like grape jelly too.

[eyeguy 54]

yepper, even in town. buggers! they raid me once a week or so in the summer and gotta put things back together.

[delcecchi]

There are ways of dealing with them.

[eyeguy 54]

if bad again this summer I might grab a live trap from the city. middle of the night raiders.

[delcecchi]

What do you do with them once they are in the trap?

[eyeguy 54]

call the city and they would pick it up.

[ESSGuy]

I need to stop feeding in early April. I've had all my feeders destroyed by bears, I had a big boy tear down a hummer feeder on my front porch in mid May last year. Cool idea with the shingles, my feeders will go back up in late November.

[MN Shutterbug]

I need to stop feeding in early April. I've had all my feeders destroyed by bears,

Can't say that's ever happened to me. My largest culprit besides the squirrels is an occasional striped gopher. One of these times my pooch will catch him. Sure close at times.