Posted in Bird Food on Sep 29th, 2008 No Comments »
Millet
Millet is a small white seed about the size of a pin head
When one type of seed is bought on it’s own it is called either straight seed or single seed.
Millet is a good single seed to use
Millet has a very good food to energy ratio This means when a bird eats millet it soon changes this [...]
Posted in Bird Food on Sep 15th, 2008 No Comments »
I plant each seed in a small pot of compost and start them in a cold greenhouse when it looks as though the worst frosts are over.
They are quick to start and very vigorous growers once established in the ground.
The size of plant and flower head is very variable depending on type. It is pot [...]
Posted in Bird Food on Sep 1st, 2008 No Comments »
I was going to sort myself out with my bird feeders, bird food and bird food containers. I was going to get ready for Autumn and Winter bird feeding. I like to have a sort out, tidy things up and wash and clean all the containers in summer - it’s too cold to do it in [...]
Posted in Bird Food on Aug 30th, 2008 No Comments »
Have just been topping up the bird feedrs and also been melting some fat and coating some bird seed and scraps and moulding them into fatballs. Have put together three different fatball recipies I use. -
Recycled Scraps Fatball,
Easy Peasy Fatball,
The No-Fatball Fatball.
Interested - read more
Posted in Bird Food on Aug 15th, 2008 No Comments »
Different birds have different ways of feeding. That’s one reason why I put out different feeders and different bird food.
NUT FEEDERS are popular with members of the
tit family and finches.
Sometimes they can be used by
sparrows and even
jackdaws.
SOME BIRDS THAT FEED ON SEEDS
Finches,
sparrows,
tits Seed feeding birds have beaks that let them crack open the husk and get the seed from inside. Many [...]
Posted in Bird Food on Jul 16th, 2008 No Comments »
Should we feed bread to birds? There have been some reports that bread is bad for birds and not very nourishing.
Bread is high in carbohydrates but lowish in protein.
Surely, if during a period of bad weather, there is there is a lack of high protein food for birds to feed their young ,then bread is better [...]
