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Sunflower seeds in wire mesh feeders?

BrianD3 · 2010-02-14 12:02:55

I put sunflower seeds (black seeds and hearts) in wire mesh feeders, do others do this? Or do you use port feeders? I am just wondering as the sunflower seeds in the mesh feeders go down very quickly. The birds (particularly starlings) seem to spill more than they eat and make a mess on the ground below. Although ground…

14-02-2010 01:02PM

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I put sunflower seeds (black seeds and hearts) in wire mesh feeders, do others do this? Or do you use port feeders? I am just wondering as the sunflower seeds in the mesh feeders go down very quickly. The birds (particularly starlings) seem to spill more than they eat and make a mess on the ground below. Although ground feeding birds generally hoover it up

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#2 15-02-2010 03:03PM

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Wire mesh feeders are too wasteful for any seeds. Either get a proper seed feeder or just scatter some seeds on the bird table and the ground.

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