Hi,
Lately I've been wondering if sometimes the fluid level in the feeder might get low enough that the birds have trouble or can't reach it. I change feeders and fluid twice each week and clean out all signs of mildew and taste the sugar water so I know it's not fermenting in that time period. What I'm wondering is if the level in the base of the feeder can get low enough that the birds can't reach it. Out of concern that it might after dark when the birds have gone I've been tipping the feeders until bubbles rise up in the fluid and after that until a bit of fluid drips out of the feeding ports. Is that something we should do, or is it really not a concern because there's always enough fluid in the base of the feeder that the birds can reach it?
Thank you for any input about this!
David
Lately I've been wondering if sometimes the fluid level in the feeder might get low enough that the birds have trouble or can't reach it. I change feeders and fluid twice each week and clean out all signs of mildew and taste the sugar water so I know it's not fermenting in that time period. What I'm wondering is if the level in the base of the feeder can get low enough that the birds can't reach it. Out of concern that it might after dark when the birds have gone I've been tipping the feeders until bubbles rise up in the fluid and after that until a bit of fluid drips out of the feeding ports. Is that something we should do, or is it really not a concern because there's always enough fluid in the base of the feeder that the birds can reach it?
Thank you for any input about this!
David