Want to borrow my cat? He's not interested in the little birds, he's been trying for the last 2 weeks to catch one of the pheasants that come in to feed . Yesterday he made one fly to the top of a sycamore tree. I'm sure he'd like pigeons too
hi flowerpot you should se the top of my double dog kennel we have 3 seed trays and 2 seed holders. we sometimes have about 15 collar doves and 2 regular woodies .dunnets house sparrows .robins blue tits /coal tits and we get finchs.. we get a 20kilo wild bird seed the ones we don't like is the( starlings) all others welcome . ps last week we had a chicken on the dog kennel and in the garden my lab just layed on decking on guard duty Michael
Hi, I have the same problem the pigeons take over my bird table I had about ten on top and inside I took a photo it was crazy, can't show as I don't know how out it on here but looked so funny, ive started puting fat cakes on the table now and I do get less of them I still have plenty of small birds thought have loads of goldfinch as last year the parent birds brought the little ones they love the sunflower hearts I've counted 20, there so lovely to watch.
I put cheap grain-based feed in a large pot saucer on the ground - the pigeons would much rather eat that than balance precariously on hanging feeders.
Just remember to get it in at night and put it out again in the mornings, otherwise you'll attract rats to the garden.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
I got a cheap hanging basket : you know those flimsy mesh grid ones? And zip tied it to the top of my feeder that sat on the table. The grid is large enough for the little birds to hop in and out but stops the pigeons.
Perhaps you could get some sturdy thick mesh and create a frame around yours?
Chicken wire would also do the job. Any hanging basket will be fine.
As has been suggested - take a look on a similar thread we currently have here. Unwelcome Garden Visitors. You might find some tips there too flowerpower
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
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Want to borrow my cat? He's not interested in the little birds, he's been trying for the last 2 weeks to catch one of the pheasants that come in to feed . Yesterday he made one fly to the top of a sycamore tree. I'm sure he'd like pigeons too
hi flowerpot you should se the top of my double dog kennel we have 3 seed trays and 2 seed holders. we sometimes have about 15 collar doves and 2 regular woodies .dunnets house sparrows .robins blue tits /coal tits and we get finchs.. we get a 20kilo wild bird seed the ones we don't like is the( starlings) all others welcome . ps last week we had a chicken on the dog kennel and in the garden my lab just layed on decking on guard duty Michael
I put cheap grain-based feed in a large pot saucer on the ground - the pigeons would much rather eat that than balance precariously on hanging feeders.
Just remember to get it in at night and put it out again in the mornings, otherwise you'll attract rats to the garden.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
I got a cheap hanging basket : you know those flimsy mesh grid ones? And zip tied it to the top of my feeder that sat on the table. The grid is large enough for the little birds to hop in and out but stops the pigeons.
Perhaps you could get some sturdy thick mesh and create a frame around yours?
Chicken wire would also do the job. Any hanging basket will be fine.
As has been suggested - take a look on a similar thread we currently have here. Unwelcome Garden Visitors. You might find some tips there too flowerpower
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
How do you find threads like the Unwelcome Garden Visitors? I can't see a search on the Forum page.
Hi, if you go into wildlife gardening it's there