[leasbirds] Re: Home bird feeder
- From: "Dolan, Tom" <tom@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: leasbirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 3 Feb 2014 16:53:42 -0600
I buy Producer's Pride scratch grain 50# at Tractor Supply for $11.99 - it
seems to be mostly millet, milo and cracked corn and may have a little bit
of rolled oats or barley in it - I throw it on the ground for ground
scratchers and mix it 2 parts scratch to 1 part sunflower seed for the
hanging feeder. Producer's Pride cracked corn 50# is $8.99 at Tractor
Supply.
On Mon, Feb 3, 2014 at 4:41 PM, rOB lEE <robertclee@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> You might call Economy Mills on Av A. They have a 50# wild bird mix for
> about $15-16. They have 50# chopped corn for about $10. Corn not the best
> diet, but is calories and most yard food goes to House Sparrows and doves.
> Despite the rhetoric, corn is not "bad"; just not the "best". If you feed
> it, they will come.
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> *From:* leasbirds-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:
> leasbirds-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] *On Behalf Of *Floyd & Clarice Robertson
> *Sent:* Sunday, February 02, 2014 2:52 PM
> *To:* leasbirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> *Subject:* [leasbirds] Re: Home bird feeder
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> hahaha, we too have large numbers of birds at the feeders, including a
> beautiful Cardinal this morning.
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> We go through 4 each 40 pounds bags of bird seed each month, though the
> birds would eat more!! We get it at Gebo's at $14.99 per bag.
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> Any info on a better priced source would be good.
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> Floyd and Clarice Robertson
> 4702 61st St
> Lubbock TX 79414-4527
> 806-799-4174 home
> 47robertson02@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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> ----- Original Message -----
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> *From:* Dolan, Tom <tom@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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> *To:* leasbirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
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> *Sent:* Sunday, February 02, 2014 1:38 PM
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> *Subject:* [leasbirds] Home bird feeder
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> My wife corrected me as the junco's returned today - they are Oregon
> junco's - male's have obvious black cape. Counted six in the group and fun
> to watch and learn their behavior compared to the house sparrow. I'm
> assuming I'm the rare house feeding in the snow as all the neighborhood
> birds seem to be hanging out on my patio today. First time to see the
> local cardinal family and a couple of mourning doves. Also had never seen
> doves as a group chase grackles away. The mockingbird comes and tries to
> play king-of-the-hill and chase everyone away, but that doesn't last long.
> More than the usual number of finches on the thistle feeder.
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> Tom Dolan
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