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Peanuts for Birds
trevor.appleton wrote:
Back in September my bird feeders were covered in greenfinches, colat tits, blue and great tits, the odd tree sparrow too. In October they suddenly stopped coming so I threw the peanuts away and put up fresh - they returned. A few weeks ago I spent 20 quid on a large sack of peanuts, and guess what, yes they've deserted me. It it likely to be the peanuts (they are also ignoring the black sunflower seeds). I've noticed the peanuts are all slightly pecked along the full length of the feeders. Have I blown £20? 'Have to admit that I always buy peanuts in smallish quantities because I was concerned that they can 'go off'. I suppose that it is all down to how you store them. If they are kept cool and air tight - to prevent moisture evaporation, and dry - to prevent mould, then by rights they should do OK. Since I am restocking the feeders every three days, my stock is kept handy - which might be dry but its not as cool and airtight as it might be. So, over time, a large quantity tends to dry out and look a bit sorry. -- ned |
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