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re: Hummingbird Swarm
Posted on 9/18/16 at 8:01 pm to SportTiger1
Posted on 9/18/16 at 8:01 pm to SportTiger1
I've never had ants mess with my feeder ... Until this year. I hang the feeder from a shepherds hook that is stuck in the ground. No matter where I put it, the ants sniff it out and get in it. We've had a ton of ants in general this year.
I put some Ortho poison at the base one time, and that seemed to slow them down.
I put some Ortho poison at the base one time, and that seemed to slow them down.
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Posted on 9/18/16 at 8:02 pm to AlxTgr
My numbers were doing good until I left town and the feeders went dry. Had 50-100 and numbers were growing. I'm back up to about 20 or so right now.
Posted on 9/18/16 at 8:04 pm to SportTiger1
You need an ant guard. I made one out of 2 liter coke cap. They say to use water in the moat. I use cooking oil. The oil eventually dries out and is sticky as one of those mouse glue traps. Ants no more and don't have to add any oil.
Some feeders have a built in ant moat. Fill #4 in the pic with cooking oil and you will be good to go.
Some feeders have a built in ant moat. Fill #4 in the pic with cooking oil and you will be good to go.
This post was edited on 9/18/16 at 8:08 pm
Posted on 9/18/16 at 8:25 pm to weadjust
last few years have been better and better for us. Have no way to count them but we have quite a few, of course my wife loves feeding them and I can't even tell you how many feeders we have at the moment!
Posted on 9/19/16 at 11:18 am to Da Hammer
Prob 5 or 6 around today, hard to tell cause I got two mean little males that swoop in on anything that comes around em. I am irrationally mad at them and their bad attitude.
Posted on 9/19/16 at 11:44 am to weadjust
Well thats a damn good idea.
Posted on 9/19/16 at 3:06 pm to weadjust
Perky Pet makes an ant guard that works well too and is pretty cheap at Amazon.
It has either insect killer or repellent inside that the ants would have to cross. They don't.
I've now got 8 hummingbirds on my feeder outside my office. Earlier in the year I would only have a few sightings a day but my house was new and they were learning where the feeders were. Hummingbirds do nest near feeders and the young often return to breed where they were born so over a few years the numbers can go up after you start feeding them. The birds now are mostly migrants from further north, though.
It has either insect killer or repellent inside that the ants would have to cross. They don't.
I've now got 8 hummingbirds on my feeder outside my office. Earlier in the year I would only have a few sightings a day but my house was new and they were learning where the feeders were. Hummingbirds do nest near feeders and the young often return to breed where they were born so over a few years the numbers can go up after you start feeding them. The birds now are mostly migrants from further north, though.
Posted on 9/19/16 at 3:20 pm to Bagger Joe
I've been running the 3 feeders. I've had 2 or 3 regulars all summer. About a month ago it went to 8 to 10. It dwindled back down to 2 or 3 the last 2 weeks.
A buddy across town sent me a video of them going wild at his mom's place yesterday.
I think what I had has moved on, some new ones came through, and now just a few know about the feeders. I've put out a feeder in the past, but this is my first year running multiple ones and keeping the sugar water fresh. I think the longer I stay on it, my spot will become a more established stop.
A buddy across town sent me a video of them going wild at his mom's place yesterday.
I think what I had has moved on, some new ones came through, and now just a few know about the feeders. I've put out a feeder in the past, but this is my first year running multiple ones and keeping the sugar water fresh. I think the longer I stay on it, my spot will become a more established stop.
Posted on 9/21/16 at 2:37 am to Bagger Joe
Hi - I love hummingbirds.
I feel the best way I can contribute to this excellent thread is to link a similar hummer thread earlier this year from late April - late July:
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Simply amazing birds. I know you will love the thread. Enjoy.
I feel the best way I can contribute to this excellent thread is to link a similar hummer thread earlier this year from late April - late July:
LINK /
Simply amazing birds. I know you will love the thread. Enjoy.
Posted on 9/21/16 at 8:37 am to TaserTiger
What's the ratio for the sugar water yall make?
Posted on 9/21/16 at 8:44 am to CypressTrout10
I have been using 1 cup mix to 4 cups water. But my numbers suck, so maybe I'm doing it wrong.
Posted on 9/21/16 at 8:51 am to Bagger Joe
Mine here in the mountains have already left and headed south.
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