Bird feeders and cereal (1 Viewer)

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Illvoices

New member

• Oct 21, 2017

• #1

Hello fellow bird feeders i've got a question to all you bird lovers. Does anyone know what is the difference between a copper top bird feeder and a regular bird feeder. Also, does anyone know how to prepare cheerios and brand flakes for the feeder. I know that different cereal will attract different birds. So i would like to know how to make these foods for the birds and the bird feeder. o

 

Lisa W

I really need to get out and bird more

Staff member

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• Oct 21, 2017

• #2

Hello, not sure what you are asking in the first question, both types are fine just a matter of aesthetics (I think). As far as cereal, not the best thing to feed the birds, similar to bread, they will eat it just don’t think it is good for them. Most birds that come to feeders are seed eaters, worm eaters or nectar feeders.

 

Kits

Picture Picker

Social Media Editor

• Oct 23, 2017

• #3

Cereals are not a good idea as bird food. There will be too much salt and sugar in them.

 

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Peter_Bowley

Member

• Oct 23, 2017

• #4

Hi there, I feed the birds in my garden everyday, and it really is one of the pleasures of life.
Human food is not designed for birds, and often leads to health problems. Cereal could be used as a "padder" to approved bird food such as mealworms, penuts, niger seed etc, but shouldn't be fed in isolation. A helpful guide can be found here: https://www.rspb.org.uk/birds-and-wildlife/read-and-learn/helping-birds/feeding/whatfood/

Enjoy feeding!

 

elkcub

Silicon Valley, California

• Oct 24, 2017

• #5

So it says:

...Any breakfast cereal is acceptable birdfood, although you need to be careful only to put out small quantities at a time. It is best offered dry, with a supply of drinking water nearby, since it quickly turns into pulp once wetted. ... [/url]

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Hmmm,

Ed

 

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fugl

Well-known member

• Oct 24, 2017

• #6

elkcub said:

So it says:

Hmmm,

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Hmmm, indeed! I must say that I’ve never been entirely comfortable with these lists of suitable/unsuitable bird foods which, as far as the “unsuitable” side is concerned, strike me as based as much on prejudice against human “junk food” as on any kind of science-based research.

 

Last edited: Oct 25, 2017