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Nancy5

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Hummingbird Feeders
« on: May 13, 2020, 12:27:07 pm »
I have one hummingbird feeder and saw my first hummingbird today.  Do you make your own feed or do you buy yours?  I usually buy mine, but this year I made it and it seemed to draw the bird.  Not sure if I should continue to make it, or buy it.
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Re: Hummingbird Feeders
« Reply #1 on: May 13, 2020, 12:35:39 pm »
which do you like better?  I think that's what you should do.

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Re: Hummingbird Feeders
« Reply #2 on: May 13, 2020, 01:20:59 pm »
I have long wanted a hummingbird feeder and wanted to get one for hubby but alas he passed away before I got one.  I think next time my lawn guy goes to Lowes I will get him to get me one or I will check to see if they have one on Ace Hardware site. 

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Re: Hummingbird Feeders
« Reply #3 on: May 13, 2020, 02:25:35 pm »
I have two hummingbird feeders for years, decades actually, I started off with the kit food & changed to just regular sugar & water, & the hummingbirds have loved just the sugar & water (& bonus no red dye).   I recently purchased the kit stuff again from Home Depot when this shelter in place order went through & sugar was a rare commodity, & the birds didn't care too much for it. So I had to shell out $13 for 8 lbs of sugar from Costco delivered, to keep them happy & me & my family happy, they are very cute to watch :)

The hummingbird feeders, that worked out the best over the years, i've purchased from lowes -- they're glass with painted flowers on the outside.

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Re: Hummingbird Feeders
« Reply #4 on: May 13, 2020, 03:26:00 pm »
I made my own most of the time but can't have the feeder where I live now

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Re: Hummingbird Feeders
« Reply #5 on: May 14, 2020, 03:41:56 am »
The hummers have been here for a bout 2 weeks. I make my own food for them.   They will come to the window we are sitting  at, when the feeder gets low.

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Re: Hummingbird Feeders
« Reply #6 on: May 14, 2020, 08:47:43 am »
I too had my first hummingbird visit yesterday.

I make my own food....no red dye
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Re: Hummingbird Feeders
« Reply #7 on: May 14, 2020, 08:49:58 am »
I have long wanted a hummingbird feeder and wanted to get one for hubby but alas he passed away before I got one.  I think next time my lawn guy goes to Lowes I will get him to get me one or I will check to see if they have one on Ace Hardware site. 
They have them on Amazon. We got ours there and make our own nectar. They have not been coming around lately, but we keep it up anyway
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Re: Hummingbird Feeders
« Reply #8 on: May 14, 2020, 12:43:56 pm »
When I had a Hummingbird feeder I bought the food.  My grandmother before she died would make her own food for her feeder.  She loved to watch the Hummingbirds.

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Re: Hummingbird Feeders
« Reply #9 on: May 14, 2020, 02:23:18 pm »
I make my own juice for them. Also I have a bunch of red and pink flowers below the feeder for them as well so they have a variety

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Re: Hummingbird Feeders
« Reply #10 on: May 14, 2020, 07:51:33 pm »
I live in the country so I can't have a hummingbird or any type of feeder. I have cats that go in and out as they please and a feeder would just be something to get the poor birds attention while my cats are hunting.

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Re: Hummingbird Feeders
« Reply #11 on: May 14, 2020, 10:55:46 pm »
Hummingbirds are so beautiful. In our old home we used to have hummingbird feeders and we purchased the feed for it. Didn't know you could make your own. We don't have one where we live now.

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Re: Hummingbird Feeders
« Reply #12 on: May 15, 2020, 06:41:53 am »
We make on our own food.  It is less expensive and we can make it up quickly when the feeder runs out.  We had a couple of weeks where they were  not coming around and then a couple of days ago started coming back in mass.  Love to watch them.

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Re: Hummingbird Feeders
« Reply #13 on: May 15, 2020, 07:40:08 am »
I have one hummingbird feeder and saw my first hummingbird today.  Do you make your own feed or do you buy yours?  I usually buy mine, but this year I made it and it seemed to draw the bird.  Not sure if I should continue to make it, or buy it.

Do what ever you want to.  My uncle made his own and was not something most would have done. But he had birds on his feeder all the time. I recently acquired a hummingbird feeder but have not done anything with it.

Nancy5

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Re: Hummingbird Feeders
« Reply #14 on: May 15, 2020, 08:03:04 am »
I decided to make my own and put up the feeder.  I was so happy and surprised when I saw one hummingbird on it.  Now I just hope more of his buddies will join him soon.
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