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04-29-2016, 12:35 AM
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Somebody mentioned ants a while back. I put a thick layer of petroleum jelly or mineral oil on the hanging string. This works well.
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08-03-2016, 12:27 AM
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Last edited by wintergirl; 08-03-2016 at 12:30 AM..
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08-03-2016, 01:50 AM
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Unbelievable. One day perhaps I too shall have something akin to this in a yard of my own. Thank you for sharing!
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08-06-2016, 02:33 PM
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When you get this many hummingbirds, it's like a full time job.
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08-06-2016, 09:26 PM
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They are demanding little fiends. I only have one feeder, and about eight hummers (I really need more feeders). I have to fill the feeder in the morning before I leave for work, and then fill it again when I get home in the afternoon. If I don't fill it fast enough, I get buzzed, and a very stern talking to from the alpha female.
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08-07-2016, 12:24 AM
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Wintergirl, your videos are amazing. Makes me want to try. I do feed the song birds, but so far just see an occasional hummer on my flowers.
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08-07-2016, 01:26 AM
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It can take over a week for them to find a new feeder, so don't give up. It also helps if you plant things in the garden they like. If I lived in a northern climate I would have huge clumps of Monarda, hyssop and Lobelia for the hummers. My great aunts in Wisconsin had these and there were always hummers around.
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08-07-2016, 12:24 PM
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I am using about a gallon and a half a day right now. I put up around 14 feeders but I am refilling though out the day. By the end of the season I am ready for them to go but miss them until they return.
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08-07-2016, 01:53 PM
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Amazing. I need to try and plant more things they like. I got buzzed the other day but every time I put up a feeder they go away, so I stopped putting it up.
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08-07-2016, 01:57 PM
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If you leave the feeder up, and change the solution so it stays fresh, they will find it and start using it. It can take a while. Try and not hang it over anything you don't want having sugar dripping onto.
I was once watching a diabetic dog. His blood sugars were higher than they should have been. Then I saw him licking the ground under the hummingbird feeder. I had to put a fence around the drip spot.
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