OK to put peanuts out now?

[HamieRaptorcliff]

Hi All,

I've read in various places that peanuts should not be out for birds during the breeding season.

I have one of those mesh feeders, that I think make it impossible for birds to take a full peanut. Will it be ok to put it back out in the garden now? I took it in when there were lots of chicks / fledglings in the area.

Any advice on this?

Cheers.

[witham]

we have a small meshed peanut feeder out at the moment and have lots of young birds in the garden it is regularly used by an assortment of birds from tits to a great spotted woodpecker as long as they can't get to a whole nut should be ok

[astarsdad]

Hi,

Other people will have their own point of view about this, but I would not put peanuts out till about late august (even crushed peanut).

Terry

[KentYeti]

Originally Posted by witham

we have a small meshed peanut feeder out at the moment and have lots of young birds in the garden it is regularly used by an assortment of birds from tits to a great spotted woodpecker as long as they can't get to a whole nut should be ok

I've done the same after talking with a couple of life long bird enthusiasts.

[tameblackbirds]

I find if I don't put a peanut mesh feeder out our squirrels take all the other seed. The small birds don't get a look in.

[actionfinch]

Observing the fledglings i get in my garden, the nuts i put out are for the squirrels ( to stop them eating the ground seed i put out for the birds, which doesnt work..)
they all seem to hit the sunflower seeds and coconut shells i have put up...
and also the fat balls and fat cake ....
so they dont seem to be intrested in them...

[Elizabeth B]

Originally Posted by astarsdad

Hi,

Other people will have their own point of view about this, but I would not put peanuts out till about late august (even crushed peanut).

Terry

Why? I'd be interested to know your reason for this.