Hello again,
One thing that came out of the bad weather was a greater awareness of who eats what and what 'they' want. Various mixes suite different collections of birds ~ everybody loves 'sunflower heart', Goldfinch go mad for nyjer seed, tits and blackcaps love suet.
BUT WHO LOVES CORN?
No matter how cold or what is on offer the corn always stays behind! No, not even the pigeons will eat it. So I collect it at the ned of a few days and throw it on the garage roof where the crows pick it over but I can see that corn still stays! So in a multi million pound bird feeding industry fuelled by fabulous programs like Springwatch, Autumnwatch and now Snowwatch, all backed up by special watching days and the brilliant work of the RSPB the question still stays for me. who eats corn?
Does yours get eaten, can you share who eats it. Manufacturers always say in large print NO CORN but never mention when they do add it!
Bring it on . . . . . .
David
I don't get corn in my bird food as I buy and mix it myself, had the same thing no one likes much corn, if i do get some I chop it up.
The place I buy my seed from has it in open bins so I pick and chose seeds I know will get eaten.
Hey farmer, farmer, put away the D.D.T now. Give me spots on my apples, but leave me the birds and the bees, please!
Hi David
My birds always left the corn, and the red and white millet. Not only did they leave it but if it was in the way they chucked it out onto the floor. So, like Janet, I now buy only what the birds will eat which in my case is peanut granules, safflower seeds, nyger seeds and sunflower hearts. I also buy raisins and, as you know, mountains of berry suet pellets!
The necessity of bird-watching is a really good reason for avoiding all forms of housework.
The dust will still be there tomorrow - the birds may not be!
My collared doves & wood pigeons eat the crushed corn in some wild bird mixes. I find they don't eat the whole pieces at all. I recommend mixing your own & buying a wild bird mix that has no corn from good online suppliers. Split peas are often in some pre made mixes & this also gets left.
I find the collared doves really like it (as did my old rabbit who could not get enough of the stuff!)
Suggest you get a rabbit!
Keep Norfolk for birds
Come to think of it whole dried corn is in my pet Conures mix, and they never eat it. I think manufacturers just use cheap grain etc to fill out mixes & make a profit.
The very cheap ones also have dry dog food added to bulk it out. Beware!
Cheers, Linda.
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Isn't it corn that's fed to the wildlfowl at the WWT centres? Certainly nothing eats it in my garden!!
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