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    Nyjer seed - birds avoiding it?

    They've got American grown niger seed now that is not irradiated. It lasts a lot longer and the birds seem to like it even better since it's not toasted. I buy it here: http://www.nigerthistle.com/
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    Hawk Attack!

    Well, all the activity at our nyger feeders has brought some new birds - two different types of hawks. We frequently see hawks high in the air hunting in general or sitting on a fence post, but now they are hitting our feeding stations. The hawks we have been able to identify in the past have...
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    Leaky (concrete) Bird Bath

    Thanks Helen and Bartolli...Koi ponds!!! Never crossed my mind, but great idea. I'm heading out to surf the net for koi pond sealant |=)|
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    Leaky (concrete) Bird Bath

    My favorite bowl cracked last year due to ice also. I replaced it, but it was a great bowl...very wide and shallow, so I kept it. It has the same type of cracks in it, only three of them. Structurally, its rock solid with the concrete built on some kind of wire mesh skeleton. I tried a few...
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    How do i steal my neghbors gold finches....errr

    Yep, we added sunflower hearts to our Goldfinch setup about 2 weeks ago, and they are still all over the live nyger. The sunflower hearts were a good add, as the Goldfinches snack on them, but they live on the nyger feeders. I have to fill our live nyger tubes daily...the sunflower hearts tube...
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    How do i steal my neghbors gold finches....errr

    Well, my Goldfinch count is now at 13! A group of 5 showed up 3 days ago and so far are sticking around |:d| Am heading out to buy a sunflower heart feeder to add to my niger feeders as they are starting to fight over available space. Right now I have a tube feeder with 6 perches and tear...
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    Are certain birds "pests"?

    Thanks for all this good information, Joe |:d| I'm going to start thinking about mixing my own blend or start feeding individual seeds at individual feeders like you mention. In fact I like that idea a lot so I can better see who's eating what!
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    Water freezing!

    I've got the same problem here in Tennessee. In fact the frozen water cracked my concrete bird bath bowl last year. Then I got an electric bird water heater for Christmas. It looks like one of those electric charcoal starters for a bar-b-q but it's submersible. Sometimes it doesn't heat the...
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    Are certain birds "pests"?

    Hi Joe, I'm using Purina Premium Picnic which has these ingredients: Black Oil Sunflower, White Millet, Safflower, Sunflower Kernel/Chips, Peanut Pieces, Raisins, Cherries. I've got one of those standard looking pagoda style feeders on a pole on the other side of the yard from my niger...
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    Are certain birds "pests"?

    I was going to ask the same question...what to do about the Cowbirds that dominate my feeder put up for the Cardinals and Bluejays? I know the Cowbirds have got to make a living too, but holy cow, they run off the Cardinals in particular. Oh well...:'D
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    How do i steal my neghbors gold finches....errr

    Hi Mike, It just hit me...the tree where the "live" niger seed is hanging is a "Redbud." Its bare as a bone right now, but this spring the Goldfinches should love it!
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    How do i steal my neghbors gold finches....errr

    LOL, That's a hoot, Jaff!!! I'm afraid they would put a net over my head if they caught me doing that :-O
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    How do i steal my neghbors gold finches....errr

    Hi etudiant, Thanks for the info on the sunflower and Goldfinch/Chickadee feeders. I saw fudl's post about the specialized feeders (thanks, fudl |=)|), but when I started looking around the internet I couldn't figure out exactly what I was looking for (there's a gazillion different types that...
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    How do i steal my neghbors gold finches....errr

    Hi Joe, Yeah, the live niger is about twice as much |8.| But they eat it all gone and I don't end up throwing a bunch away like I used to with the imported niger, so I figure its about a wash. Plus I've got Goldfinches sticking around for the first time |=)| I'm going to try the sunflower...
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    How do i steal my neghbors gold finches....errr

    Thanks, everyone! I'm going to forget about the rock salt idea and just offer a regular grit. Hi Katy, Your note got me worried, so I Googled "Is Guizotia abyssinica a noxious weed" and its not, hooray!!! :clap: I found these links: "Although G. abysinnica itself is not a noxious weed...
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    How do i steal my neghbors gold finches....errr

    Hi KC, Most of the finches ignored my thistle feeders too! They would nibble a bit, but I would usually just have to throw the thistle seed out after a while as it would just sit there. A Goldfinch would come by once in a while, but then just move on. You might want to try the live niger...
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    How do i steal my neghbors gold finches....errr

    Ok Mike, thanks for the tip about red |=)| Hi Etudiant, I've got a bird bath near the tree with the niger feeders. I also saw a tip on another thread here that said they like rock salt - didn't know that. So that is the next thing on my list to add to my setup. We get quite a bit of rain...
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    How do i steal my neghbors gold finches....errr

    How do i steal my neighbors gold finches? LIVE Niger seed! Bought some about 2 months ago at www.nyger.com and have been doing great. Can't wait to get up in the morning and watch the finches come in for breakfast. I used to only see a few Goldfinches now and then. But within a couple of...
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    Gold finches

    Hello All, Don't know about elsewhere, but imported niger here in the states is sterilized, so it is dead seed. That is why I think my wild birds are "iffy" about it at best. But I just found a shop here in the states that is selling domestic niger and BANG, the Goldfinches, Tits, Chickadees...
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