The birds

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Tbear said:
As bread is mainly wheat grains I never really understood this until I asked a friend who does a lot of work for the RSPB (temp warden) and he said as long as you soak it in dry weather it will not bloat them and a few calories are better than none. Seeded whole meal is better than white I am guessing. Birds will survive on this so better to give bread than nothing. At worst the poor little things will feel a bit better to have something in their stomachs.

Richard
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I used to sell bird food in my last job, so did quite a lot of research on the subject so I could advise customers on what was best for the birds in their gardens.

I quote from the RSPB:

"Bread does not contain the necessary protein and fat birds need from their diet, and so it can act as an empty filler. Although bread isn't harmful to birds, try not to offer it in large quantities, since its nutritional value is relatively low. A bird that is on a diet of predominantly, or only bread, can suffer from serious vitamin deficiencies, or starve."

I rest my case
 
Why waste your gravy? Soak it up with bread and put it out for the birds.

Any waste food can be put out.

Magpies even eat dog poo ( and that is not a dig at Newcastle United supporters). :lol-061:
 
mitzimad said:
i put bread out on the deck every day it saves on cat food
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I'd like to put a special filling on the bread just for the cats:lol-049: but I don't think they would eat it,,,,,,or would they?
 
maingate said:
Why waste your gravy? Soak it up with bread and put it out for the birds.

Any waste food can be put out.

Magpies even eat dog poo ( and that is not a dig at Newcastle United supporters). :lol-061:
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You are certainly not doing the birds any favours!
 
I have just been watching a Crow in our Apple tree, he is trying to get at one of the seed feeders and at full stretch from the nearest branch he can just get a hold of the feeder perch in his beak,so he grabs the perch and starts the feeder swinging and as it swings towards him he grabs some seed from the hole in the feeder in his beak, eats it and starts the feeder swinging again, meanwhile his mate is on the ground below catching any seed that drops, very amusing to watch at very clever team work.
 
signman said:
I'd like to put a special filling on the bread just for the cats:lol-049: but I don't think they would eat it,,,,,,or would they?
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I save out of date eggs for the cats - I throw them when the blasted things come into the garden. Mind you, went out there one day when I heard the blackbirds and sparrows complaining and instead of a cat, saw this in the bottom of the hedge. No throwing of eggs on this occasion!

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If you have a problem with cats then just shoot them like I used to do.

Before anyone gets upset and replies............. use a water pistol.:raofl:


Just a cheap one will do, it does not harm them but stops them being a nuisance in your garden, they just go elsewhere.

With 4 Whippets (who hate cats), I no longer need one.
 
Hia

I use to enjoy feeding the birds
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I watched a squirrel on the bird table dropping food onto the patio and then Roland rat would appear and take the food from the floor

I also have watched a Roland take food from next doors garden and under the fence to the neighbouring garden then out of site

I do live in the town and so now I don't feed the birds so trying to keep any Rolands at least 10 feet away as that is what they say that we are all are in a 10feet range of a Roland Rat
 
Nut-feeders refilled, seed-feeders refilled, suet balls hung up, suet/seed/fruit/mealworm mixtures in position, coconuts cut in halves and hung in trees, fresh water put out.

Rat poison already placed in purpose-built boxes and safely positioned.

Owls, buzzards and fox on patrol for vermin.

Cat put on full alert. Dog supervising cat!

That's me done then!! :cheers:
 
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