My hummers won't use this feeder. What could I use to "paint" the flowers yellow that isn't toxic?
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Give them time and they should come around, if not try moving it to different spot. I would not paint the plastic.
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use bright colored nail polish and dot it around the hole of the red flowers - works wonders for me - do it every year!
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I doubt that painting the flowers yellow would make the difference. I suspect it has something to do with where you've hung the feeder. Give close attention to the light, the accessibility, things like that. My feeder is used every day, several times.
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I have three birds love them note that yellow attracts bees however if you insist all modern paints are non toxic so have fun and good luck
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I don't believe you need to paint anything. Hummers are already attracted to the red feeder. The hummers have slowed down here in Northern Calif. due to the colder weather.
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If you paint the flowers yellow, chances are you will have Bees and Wasps feeding from it. Bees and Wasps are attracted to the yellow color and not the red. Be patient and make sure that your Nectar is fresh, two to five days is the maximum that I would leave Nectar out. If in a few days you do not see results, try moving your feeder around. NOTE THIS FEEDER IS NOT COMPATIBLE WITH #384 NECTAR GUARD TIPS!
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My hummers love this feeder as it is. Perhaps they don't like what you're serving them? Four parts pure water, one part sugar. Never use commercial nectar that is colored, never honey. I use filtered water.
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Yes, fill the mote with plain water. Never use any chemicals for this as it can easily kill the humningbirds.
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We have evil black ants that get into everything. I have the feeder off the ground on a little plywood painted base that's raised about one inch off the floor.then I just use a cheap paint brush and brush the legs with dish soap. I have (dawn) I have to redo it from time to time just like I do with the base of our pet food buckets.
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Nothing. Actually, there are "ant" guards you can buy that can be forced into the hole that help. I mostly bring them out when we sit on the porch in the afternoon. The hummingbirds find it quickly, but the bees don't. The other option that's works temporarily on the one we leave out all the time is to spray the tip. It seems to affect the wasps but not the hummers.
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Hi Leanne, Thanks for your question. In response, its very simple and easy to use. Basically, you just add 2-3 drops of vegetable oil to the cup, swish it around and coat the inside, then dump out the excess. Then you hang between your shepard's pole/branch/whatever you hang your bird feeder on, and the ants won't be able to cross the oil barrier to get to your bird food. Just need to add more vegetable oil every week or so, as it eventually evaporates/gets rained on. Also, unlike many of our competitors, our ant moat is made to provide a NON-TOXIC way to deal with these type ants. Its safe for your kids and pets because no chemicals are used or needed. If you have any other questions, just let us know... Mark
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Try 4 oz aspect humming bird feeder they dont leak easier to clean and ive not had any large birds on mine Not sure if amazon sells i got mine at wild birds unlimited. Good luck
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I have not tried that model, but we have others with the yellow flowers. The birds don't seem to have a preference.
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Hung in a brushy shrub or evergreen, cardinals will visit them regularly. Black oil sunflower seed works best in them. They definitely aren't squirrel proof. I used a length of picture wire to wrap around the little ball on the cap and to the hanger so that if the squirrels get in, I don't loose my lids. Filling through the top with a canning funnel while it rests inside something that catches spilled seed works very well. The seed in these does not tend to stay wet, even when it snows-good air flow I guess. HTH!
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The birds feed from the yellow flowers. The top and bottom unscrew from the bottle. Be sure and wash the bottle and the feeder section with soap and warm water and rinse well I balance the bottle on the nozzle end to make sure the water drains out. To make the food I put between 1/4 and 1/3 sugar in a pan and fill it almost to the top with water, then but it on the stove and make sure you stir it until the sugar is dissolved then bring it almost to the boiling point and turn it off. Let the mixture cool before filling your bottle......Hope this was helpful....
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It's the perch. I presently use an IKEA metal bucket hanging from chains. Since July (in Texas) it has been popular with sparrows but no other birds. The titmouse loves to drink from the ant trap over the hummingbird feeder while leaning from a tree branch, which isn't always fresh. I finally added a branch across the bucket. More sparrows. Titmice don't care. I change the water every day. I tried a hanging bird bath but the squirrels broke it. I might try a regular bird bath next. Birds DO need water, but they also need to feel safe and may have another source that feels safer to them.
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i use oily sunflower seeds. i'm sure you could use any kind. because the feeder is not huge, i doubt the crows would fit. our biggest problem is the squirrels and chipmunks - but they are so funny to watch. hope this helps.
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In summer (I live in northeast Ohio). My hummingbirds love this feeder. I usually have dozens of them taking turns so I even bought a second one. I mix four parts water to one part sugar. Never use commercial food colored nectar.
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No, would not advise that. Unless you leave the top off, there's no way they could reach all of the jelly (remember it's not a liquid and can't flow even in very warm weather). Depending on temperature, sooner ot later it will go bad. I stopped using sugar water in the reservoir as my oriole's never used it. (They still go back to the hummingbird feeders). Instead I spread either Welch's Concord Grape jelly or Welch's Natural Concord Grape spread all over the top. (They prefer the jelly better).
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Have a palo verde tree in bloom in the back yard with hundreds of honey bees where we hang one of the hummingbird feeders. Haven't had one in the feeder�
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Go to the hardware and buy a can of Krylon spray paint for PLASTIC...i would recommentd only spray painting the outside..not the interior...might be unhealthy for the birds
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The easier way to prevent ants from crawling along the wire used to hang a hummingbird feeder is to spray the wire with a spray cooking oil. Ants do not like cooking oil and turn back from it.
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I don't use nectar; I just make plain sugar water. However, its made for both nectar and sugar water. There must be some issue with the feeder itself if the birds are not able to extract the sugar water from the holes. I have six of these exact feeders and there isn't a problem. I fill them up on day one and orioles and hummingbirds go at it. Other birds do try to feed but their beaks are too short. I would contact the seller.