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Niger feeder recommendation
Having read recommendations to use Niger seed I have just bought some.
The seed is so fine I doubt it will stay in my cheap and cheerful vertical plastic tube. I can see specialist Niger feeders on line. Any recommendations? Cheers Dave R -- Pan in Vista on second Vista PC. |
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Niger feeder recommendation
David.WE.Roberts wrote:
Having read recommendations to use Niger seed I have just bought some. The seed is so fine I doubt it will stay in my cheap and cheerful vertical plastic tube. I can see specialist Niger feeders on line. Any recommendations? Cheers Dave R I don't know of one that the finches will not spill as much as they eat. So my recommendation is to ensure that you can attach a large tray to catch spillage. Then (e.g.) woodpigeons will keep the tray cleared... Mike. -- If reply address is (invalid), remove spurious "@" and substitute "plus" for +. |
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Niger feeder recommendation
On 18 Jan 2013 14:03:32 GMT, "David.WE.Roberts"
wrote: Having read recommendations to use Niger seed I have just bought some. The seed is so fine I doubt it will stay in my cheap and cheerful vertical plastic tube. I can see specialist Niger feeders on line. Any recommendations? I use a droll yankee one mounted on a pole but it could hung from the top, I choose the twenty perch one as Goldfinches often come in large numbers but shorter ones will work just as well. Niger seed is so fine that even with the tiny slit holes in a Niger feeder some still gets dropped. A catch tray is a must. Most sold by the various feeder makers are way overpriced IMHO. A large plastic pot plant saucer drilled in the middle and a number of drainage holes is far cheaper if you have the tools. G.Harman |
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Niger feeder recommendation
"Mike Coon" wrote in message o.uk... David.WE.Roberts wrote: Having read recommendations to use Niger seed I have just bought some. The seed is so fine I doubt it will stay in my cheap and cheerful vertical plastic tube. I can see specialist Niger feeders on line. Any recommendations? Cheers Dave R I don't know of one that the finches will not spill as much as they eat. So my recommendation is to ensure that you can attach a large tray to catch spillage. Then (e.g.) woodpigeons will keep the tray cleared... Mike. -- If reply address is (invalid), remove spurious "@" and substitute "plus" for +. This one http://www.google.co.uk/products/cat...=0CHoQ8wIwCDgK the "Cranswick Pet Products All Seasons Nyger Feeder" seems to suit my goldfinches. As Mike said either be prepared for spillage or attach a tray. Filling it can be a little fiddly. The whole tube is drilled with lots of tiny holes. The manufacturer includes a plastic insert which you insert, fill the tube and then remove. However, you'll still get some leakage as you remove the insert and I've found that holding the feeder without the insert over the box I keep the seed in and simply filling it like any other feeder results in much quicker filling and the spillage/leakage that occurs then falls back into the box. |
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Niger feeder recommendation
"David.WE.Roberts" wrote in message ... Having read recommendations to use Niger seed I have just bought some. The seed is so fine I doubt it will stay in my cheap and cheerful vertical plastic tube. I can see specialist Niger feeders on line. Any recommendations? Cheers Dave R -- Pan in Vista on second Vista PC. Good luck with your Niger/Nyger seed feeder I haven't seen a single finch on mine - total waste of money. Bill |
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Niger feeder recommendation
Bill Grey wrote:
Good luck with your Niger/Nyger seed feeder I haven't seen a single finch on mine - total waste of money. Bill I have to admit mine was never popular. On the other hand the teazels get used each autumn/winter and they come free. A bit of a long-term project, though... (BTW I notice that more than usual have been sprouting while still upright on their stems in this damp summer. That was how I initially found one in the countryside to take home and plant!) Mike. -- If reply address is (invalid), remove spurious "@" and substitute "plus" for +. |
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Niger feeder recommendation
Good luck with your Niger/Nyger seed feeder I haven't seen a
single finch on mine - total waste of money. Bill It took quite a while with mine before the Goldfinches found it. Now they're here in large numbers every day, and other birds also eat the Nyjer. Anne |
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Niger feeder recommendation
On Fri, 18 Jan 2013 17:36:25 -0000, "Mike Coon"
wrote: Bill Grey wrote: Good luck with your Niger/Nyger seed feeder I haven't seen a single finch on mine - total waste of money. Bill I have to admit mine was never popular. On the other hand the teazels get used each autumn/winter and they come free. I "refill" some well pecked teasels with a sprinkling of Nyger seed. Finches seem to like it. G.Harman |
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Niger feeder recommendation
On 18 Jan 2013 14:03:32 GMT, "David.WE.Roberts"
wrote: Having read recommendations to use Niger seed I have just bought some. The seed is so fine I doubt it will stay in my cheap and cheerful vertical plastic tube. I can see specialist Niger feeders on line. Any recommendations? If you know that you have Goldfinches in the area then go for Droll Yankee, if not I suggest that you buy a cheaper, perhaps plastic, feeder to start with and when it wears out replace it with a Droll Yankee. -- rbel |
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Niger feeder recommendation
On Fri, 18 Jan 2013 18:20:51 -0000, Janet wrote:
In article , damduck- says... I "refill" some well pecked teasels with a sprinkling of Nyger seed. Finches seem to like it. How do you get the seeds to stick/stay in? (I've got some teazel skeletons in the garden). I just drop them over like you would hundreds and thousands on a cake. Enough seem to drop in far enough to stay, I do buy my seed in a 25kg sack so may a bit more liberal with it than I should. G.Harman |
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Niger feeder recommendation
On Fri, 18 Jan 2013 16:03:21 -0000, "Bill Grey"
wrote: "David.WE.Roberts" wrote in message ... Having read recommendations to use Niger seed I have just bought some. The seed is so fine I doubt it will stay in my cheap and cheerful vertical plastic tube. I can see specialist Niger feeders on line. Any recommendations? Cheers Dave R -- Pan in Vista on second Vista PC. Good luck with your Niger/Nyger seed feeder I haven't seen a single finch on mine - total waste of money. Bill I also bought some niger seed, filled the feeder and waited.......... After a week the feeder was still full. I emptied the seed out into a bag to give to a friend who does have finches and refilled the tube with seed mix. I looked up niger seed to see what it would grow into and it is a boring coltsfoot/dandelion-looking type of flower. I wasted my money! Pam in Bristol |
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It took my finches a couple of weeks, and they were visiting regularly for the lavender. Now they are part of the garden furniture - it's difficult to be in the garden without seeing them. You could try kibbled sunflower hearts. They are liked by goldfinches (in some areas of the country, preferred to nyger) but taken by other species.
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Niger feeder recommendation
On 2013-01-18 17:46:00 +0000, Anne Burgess said:
Good luck with your Niger/Nyger seed feeder I haven't seen a single finch on mine - total waste of money. Bill It took quite a while with mine before the Goldfinches found it. Now they're here in large numbers every day, and other birds also eat the Nyjer. Anne We've had a Nyger feeder up for two years and I think the squirrels probably take the seed. I've never seen a single finch on it. But they come to the garden towards the end of summer. -- Sacha www.hillhousenursery.com South Devon www.helpforheroes.org.uk |
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Niger feeder recommendation
"Bill Grey" wrote in message ... "David.WE.Roberts" wrote in message ... Having read recommendations to use Niger seed I have just bought some. The seed is so fine I doubt it will stay in my cheap and cheerful vertical plastic tube. I can see specialist Niger feeders on line. Any recommendations? Cheers Dave R -- Pan in Vista on second Vista PC. Good luck with your Niger/Nyger seed feeder I haven't seen a single finch on mine - total waste of money. Bill Would you believe it? Having just written the above, a Coal Tit was seen feeding on my Nyger seed feeder. Hopefully he will atract others. Bill |
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