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dennishoddy

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Feeder out for a week. No takers yet, but they will come. We usually end up with around 20 by the end of season using almost 1/2 gallon of nectar a day. Wife puts up 4 or 5 feeders when it's peak season. Washes them out every two days. She read somewhere that the hummers can get sick from nectar left too long in a feeder.
 

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Just had two males in serious battle. They locked beakes and were wrestling on the ground for quite a while. The victor came back to the feeder. The loser flew off but he’ll be back.
 

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Feeder out for a week. No takers yet, but they will come. We usually end up with around 20 by the end of season using almost 1/2 gallon of nectar a day. Wife puts up 4 or 5 feeders when it's peak season. Washes them out every two days. She read somewhere that the hummers can get sick from nectar left too long in a feeder.
By all means, don't leave the mixture out for too long, especially after it gets hot this Summer. If you do, you will find slimy things growing in it. I hit mine with a vinegar wash every two or three fillings in the Summer.
 

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By all means, don't leave the mixture out for too long, especially after it gets hot this Summer. If you do, you will find slimy things growing in it. I hit mine with a vinegar wash every two or three fillings in the Summer.

We got our first on Easter Sunday. Nice ruby throat male.
My wife is in charge of feeders. In the summer when we get 20 or so, she goes through a lot of sugar water.
She also cleans and sanitizes the bottles every two days in the dishwasher. She found a source for wide mouth feeders that don’t need a hand brush to clean, letting the dishwasher do the job.
Like you, she uses the vinegar wash on the flowerets and the base that won’t fit the dishwasher without getting destroyed.
She puts a lot of effort and time in her feeders. [emoji106]
 

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I’ve got two males and a female hanging out. There’s been a few squabbles over the feeder and the female.
My feeders are squirrel proof, in fact he’s given up but still scavenges under the feeder for seeds. He’s never bothered the hbird feeders til today. I look out and he’s hanging from a branch with the feeder in his hands. He’s got it tilted and is drinking the food running out. Time for some pan fried tree rat!
 

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I haven't seen any Hbirds since I put m feeders out a few few weeks ago. I did have to pull them down for about week when house exterior was repainted. Do you think they found other feeders or might they return? Not to mention the days on end of rain probably haven't' helped.

I live in the city but my 10 year old has a plan on thinning the tree rat heard around my house. He is counting down the days till May 15th.
 

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