Feeding station

[tWITCH]

Quite a bargin in my book. B&M who have moved into the former location of Woolworths have a bird feeding station for £9.99.



The dapper white bird house in front of it isn't included (Christmas present from my sis) but it does block out a water dish platform.

[tWITCH]

Oh and say hello to 'Bob', my concrete grim reaper in the bottom left hand corner of the picture.

[sleipnerofasgard]

Similar to mine tWITCH but those green netting fat balls are a no no and the water dish underneath the feeder table is always a bad idea as it soon fills up with bird droppings and discarded seed, that reminds me, i must get a separate bird bath cum water dish

Frank

[tWITCH]

Thanks I'll move that tomorrow. I do fish out droppings from the seed tray daily. What do I need to do different with the fat balls?

[Pam_M]

A great bargain tWITCH! Looks good! I would replace the fatball and peanuts in the netting with proper feeders for them, much safer for the birds! Love the bird house, you have a very kind sister!

Hi Bob!

[tWITCH]

I've had to clean the bird house of food regularly as not one single bird has ventured in it! Still hopeful though. So should I do away with peanut bags and fatball bags and use wire feeders instead for peanuts and fat balls?

[Pam_M]

Originally Posted by tWITCH

I've had to clean the bird house of food regularly as not one single bird has ventured in it! Still hopeful though. So should I do away with peanut bags and fatball bags and use wire feeders instead for peanuts and fat balls?

Yes, you can buy both feeders relatively cheaply! You don't have to buy the expensive ones! Your feeding station being high should hopefully keep squirrels at bay, that is if you get them in your garden!

See if B&M are selling the feeders!

[tWITCH]

I have a wire feeder



but get this... it's in the wash! It looked a bit grim so it's in a bucket soaking. That's the peanut sorted but what is the best feeder for fat balls?

Many thanks to all on this thread for the helpful advice. x

[sleipnerofasgard]

FAT BALL FEEDER (STANDARD SIZE)

This one seems quite reasonable and the seed prices are quite good too, must check them against my current supplier

Frank

[tWITCH]

Cheers everyone for your comments and advice. This time next week I hope to be a better bird feeder.