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Secret Tube Birdfeeder Clump & Clog Trick
This is the Rainbow Finch Feeder, and when all perches are filled…its’ truly a breathtaking site! The longer tube feeders come with their many advantages, like less filling and excellent views of more birds feeding at once, but they can also tend to clump and clog at the bottom.When using a tube birdfeeder, sometimes it seems impossible to keep seed fresh and mold-free at the bottom. Birds won’t eat it and it goes to waste-which really stinks if you spend a small fortune on wild bird food!
An interesting article with this brilliant trick showed up in one of the bird forums, and I can’t wait to try it with the next filling. Ready? Here it is: Ping Pong Balls! Yes, the person said they had placed a few in the bottom of their tube bird feeder to help disperse the seed. They also said this ended the problem of seed clumping and clogging at the bottom of the feeder!
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Tube Birdfeeders: To Cling or to Perch?
Versatile tube birdfeeders…but which kind?Tube feeders are made to hold either sunflower or mixed seeds, thistle or nyjer seed, whole peanuts, or shelled peanuts. Some birds perch and some birds cling, so it depends on who you’re looking to attract.
Clinging birds for example, like Chickadees, Nuthatches, Titmice, and Woodpeckers will frequent tube birdfeeders that offer shelled peanuts. They have strong feet, and are known as “polite” birds, because they tend to take one seed and fly away to eat, or store it. They’re most entertaining to watch with their aerobatic antics. and, as a group, clinging birds are quite desirable to have around your patio, deck, or even window!
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Some Forums Better than Bird Books
Recently I was milling through some birding forums, and was pleasantly surprised to find some great information there! I mean real, useful, and practical tips for backyard birders.
Here’s a great idea you won’t find in bird books:
A person wrote of a great solution to the too-well known problem with tube feeders. The seed condenses and clogs at the bottom…happens all the time. This person took their bird feeder apart and placed a few ping pong balls in the bottom. Sounds kinda crazy but solves the problem of clogged tube feeders!
The seed disperses around the balls instead of clumping up at the bottom of the feeder…genius!
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This is the Rainbow Finch Feeder, and when all perches are filled…its’ truly a breathtaking site! The longer tube feeders come with their many advantages, like less filling and excellent views of more birds feeding at once, but they can also tend to clump and clog at the bottom.
