leftover porridge

[Nursey]

I put some leftover porridge out on the table this morning as an experiment, and the starlings went mad for it, as did a pair of magpies. There was quite a bit of scrapping going on.
On a normal day , I always have seeds and peanuts, bits of apple and breadscraps, plus suet or grated cheese. Am I missing anything obvious or essential?

Nursey

[salty]

it just goes to waste on my table! - strange how different birds like certain foods.

[roger hill]

Hi Nursey
Try some niger seed and black sunflower. Also no-grow scatter seed.
Also you could visit www.noahsarkgardens.co.uk.and click on the featured foods to give you some idea of what to use to attract a variety of birds without costing you a fortune or having to prepare loads of different foodstuffs.
Remember that whatever level you decide to feed at should be a level that you are prepared to sustain. because the birds come to depend on it.
Hope this helps

Regards Roger.

[Nursey]

Hi Nursey
Try some niger seed and black sunflower. Also no-grow scatter seed.


Regards Roger.

No-grow seed sounds like a genius idea, I think half the weeds in my garden start on my bird table.
And don't worry - my birds never go hungry, and I even get my neighbour to fill my feeders when I'm away.

Thanks,

Nursey

[Nursey]

it just goes to waste on my table! - strange how different birds like certain foods.

Perhaps it's to do with your porridge-making skills? ;)

[Mary Evelyn]

I don't like no grow seed .....Great for me - but seed should grow.(Come on guys don't take the easy way out)....If it doesn't grow - there is something wrong.

Quality seed grows.If it didn't then we would have something to complain about.

Its a problem in spring ......but safe.

We wouldn't experiment on our own fam. - so please don't do it with the birds.

[Nursey]

I don't like no grow seed .....Great for me - but seed should grow.(Come on guys don't take the easy way out)....If it doesn't grow - there is something wrong.

Quality seed grows.If it didn't then we would have something to complain about.

Its a problem in spring ......but safe.

We wouldn't experiment on our own fam. - so please don't do it with the birds.
That's a really good point which I hadn't considered, so I won't switch over to no-grow.
thanks

Nursey

[Johnny1]

Nursey if you put out the oats dry you will find that robins love them.

[Jaxman]

I put some leftover porridge out on the table this morning as an experiment, and the starlings went mad for it, as did a pair of magpies.

Nursey


You actually had porridge left over?? BBBBBBrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr! too cold for me to not eat all of mine!