08-01-2021, 11:52 AM
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Re: I Am Feeding 'my' garden Birds Again.
Originally Posted by pauline3
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I am thinking about putting some fat balls out, Tiff, I’m not going to take the chance of visiting Wilco at the moment, to risky.....have you seen any more rats?
If you do, make sure to put them somewhere where your dog can't eat the bits of fat the birds drop, as it could be harmful.
08-01-2021, 11:55 AM
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Re: I Am Feeding 'my' garden Birds Again.
Originally Posted by Tiffany
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Are fat balls poisonous to dogs, Mups?
It's the high fat content Tiff.
I don't use them for that reason.
Here's a bit of info here:
" Fat balls for wild birds - the inherently high fat content makes these very attractive to dogs, but if eaten could result in pancreatitis. Store fat balls safely away from your dog, and site the feeders high up and out of reach."
08-01-2021, 11:58 AM
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Re: I Am Feeding 'my' garden Birds Again.
Originally Posted by Mups
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It's the high fat content Tiff.I don't use them for that reason.
Here's a bit of info here:
" Fat balls for wild birds - the inherently high fat content makes these very attractive to dogs, but if eaten could result in pancreatitis. Store fat balls safely away from your dog, and site the feeders high up and out of reach."
08-01-2021, 01:17 PM
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Re: I Am Feeding 'my' garden Birds Again.
Originally Posted by Tiffany
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No, I haven't Pauline, thank goodness. If they're only around at night I'll not see them anyway, it's when they are out during the day that it worries me. Having not actually fed the birds for nearly a year I hope they have gone elsewhere.
The rat I saw, Tiff, was out in the day,it had a dead bird in its mouth, plus I saw it walking along the top of my fence,
But then, how would I know it was the same one, I tell you, it was huge!...
When I fed my birds, their favourite was sunflower hearts, the problem was, I also had pigeons, they would sit on the top of my tv Ariel ,my decking is directly under it, when they poo it went all over my decking,...if i didn’t clean up behind them every day, especially in the summer, if that poo dried, what a job I had getting it off.
That reminds me, I must check to see if they have still been sitting up there, as I haven’t fed the birds in months, I haven’t checked my decking in ages.
08-01-2021, 02:10 PM
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Re: I Am Feeding 'my' garden Birds Again.
Originally Posted by pauline3
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The rat I saw, Tiff, was out in the day,it had a dead bird in its mouth, plus I saw it walking along the top of my fence,But then, how would I know it was the same one, I tell you, it was huge!...
When I fed my birds, their favourite was sunflower hearts, the problem was, I also had pigeons, they would sit on the top of my tv Ariel ,my decking is directly under it, when they poo it went all over my decking,...if i didn’t clean up behind them every day, especially in the summer, if that poo dried, what a job I had getting it off.
That reminds me, I must check to see if they have still been sitting up there, as I haven’t fed the birds in months, I haven’t checked my decking in ages.
Today I have a Robin, a Great Tit, a Blue Tit, a Blackbird, a Blackcap & a charm of Goldfinches in my garden, plus the usual Corvids. Word is getting round that there is food here.
08-01-2021, 02:14 PM
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Re: I Am Feeding 'my' garden Birds Again.
Originally Posted by Tiffany
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Did you stop because of seeing a rat as well?Today I have a Robin, a Great Tit, a Blue Tit, a Blackbird, a Blackcap & a charm of Goldfinches in my garden, plus the usual Corvids. Word is getting round that there is food here.
I did indeed, yes, it doesn’t take long for the birds to find food, especially in this weather.
You have some lovely birds, visiting your garden.
10-01-2021, 12:13 AM
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Re: I Am Feeding 'my' garden Birds Again.
We were awoken to an awful racket.Two young Black Cockatoos demanding to be fed by their parents and they were all in the tree outside our window.They like the small grubs under the bark and it took a long time before they were satisfied.10-01-2021, 12:20 AM
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Re: I Am Feeding 'my' garden Birds Again.
Originally Posted by Psmith
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We were awoken to an awful racket.Two young Black Cockatoos demanding to be fed by their parents and they were all in the tree outside our window.They like the small grubs under the bark and it took a long time before they were satisfied.
I don't think I've ever seen a bBack Cockatoo, I'll have to google that.
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Just had a look, and I think the other colours are much prettier.
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