Re: Hummingbird food

Gil — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 01:47:35 GMT

wow. that's really interesting.

i'll have to try that next year. i've never had any luck with my home-made concoction either.

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immortal_suby — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 16:37:23 GMT

I had no luck with hummingbirds at the beginning of the summer using the powdered mix you get at lowes.

Started making my own at a 1:4 sugar to water ratio.
At first that didn't help much, was using filtered water from the refrigerator, boiling it, mixing, and food coloring. Not many birds.

Then I hit on it. For the past month I have been using bottled water, and the usual boil and 1:4 sugar. No food coloring.
I have hummingbird fighter jet shows all day long. 2 window feeders and 1 hanging from the deck on a shepherds hook. They are nuts! They'll come right up to feed even when I'm on the deck.

I think the bottled water was the difference. The birds here just have expensive taste.

I let my dad know, and he tried the same thing at his house and right away he had hummingbirds all over too. Give the bottled water a try if your hummingirds are being picky!

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