Hey Jazz or any Humming Bird Person

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dems4me

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When can I start putting my hummingbird feeders out? I hadthem out till late last year but the hummingbirds stopped coming by when it got cold. I put them in the basement. Now with spring springing and birds all outside chirping... when can we expect our little buddy hummingbirds to come back to this area? Is it too soon to put the hummingbird feeders out? :shrug:
 
Nanny Pam

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I always put mine out the last week of March. :dance:

So when the kiddies get up from their naps, out go the feeders. Last year, I had one land on the picnic table when I was drinking coffee. Pretty cool!!
 
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Nanny Pam

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I use this recipe.

Boil 4 parts water.
Mix 1 part ordinary white granulated sugar.
Stir and allow the mixture to cool.
When the nectar is room temperature, fill your clean hummingbird feeder.
 
cattitude

cattitude

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I usually one put one out until around June. They do show up now but it's sporadic and there aren't that many. Then around the middle to end of May the go off to mate and have their babies. Then they don't really get going full force until June..sometimes mid-June.

I usually have tons of them and they empty 5 feeders daily (sometimes I fill twice a day). But until then, I just use the one and empty it every couple of days and clean it.
 
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dems4me

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Thanks! Sorry for being a redundant thread :blushing:

All info is very helpful!! Thanks! :huggy:
 
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dems4me

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cattitude said:
I usually have tons of them and they empty 5 feeders daily (sometimes I fill twice a day). But until then, I just use the one and empty it every couple of days and clean it.
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Wow!!:shocking: That's alot!!! Here, I was just happy to see the same three come around :lol:
 
baileydog

baileydog

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I dont have to boil water, mine is sooooooo hot now. Guess I should turn down the water heater. I mix suger and hot water and go. DO NOT use red food coloring to get your clear feeders red.
 
baileydog

baileydog

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cattitude said:
I usually one put one out until around June. They do show up now but it's sporadic and there aren't that many. Then around the middle to end of May the go off to mate and have their babies. Then they don't really get going full force until June..sometimes mid-June.

I usually have tons of them and they empty 5 feeders daily (sometimes I fill twice a day). But until then, I just use the one and empty it every couple of days and clean it.
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Hey Cat, how full do you fill your feeders that you have to refill them every day. I change mine once a week or so andf I get a ton of humbirds. Do you have really small feeders?
 
Nanny Pam

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baileydog said:
Hey Cat, how full do you fill your feeders that you have to refill them every day. I change mine once a week or so andf I get a ton of humbirds. Do you have really small feeders?
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Her birds must have a serious sweet tooth! :lol:
 
jazz lady

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Nanny Pam said:
Her birds must have a serious sweet tooth! :lol:
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Yes, they do. It's an amazing sight to see. I know she's posted pictures of it before.

She hogs all the hummingbirds in the area I think. :lol:
 
Nanny Pam

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jazz lady said:
Yes, they do. It's an amazing sight to see. I know she's posted pictures of it before.

She hogs all the hummingbirds in the area I think. :lol:
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I must have missed the pics. Post some more this year, Catt. Please. :notworthy:
 
cattitude

cattitude

My Sweetest Boy
baileydog said:
Hey Cat, how full do you fill your feeders that you have to refill them every day. I change mine once a week or so andf I get a ton of humbirds. Do you have really small feeders?
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Nope, they're 32 ounces each. You'd really have to see how many I have...it's amazing.
 
baileydog

baileydog

I wanna be a SMIB
cattitude said:
Nope, they're 32 ounces each. You'd really have to see how many I have...it's amazing.
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My gosh, I thought I had a ton. They dive bomb us every time we go outside, they get in the garage and thats a pain to deal with. This year I plan to try real hard to get one to land on my hand. I love my hummingbirds. It does appear that you and I are bird hogs. :huggy:
 
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dems4me

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jazz lady said:
:mad: I'm so jealous. :tantrum

http://forums.somd.com/showthread.php?t=55185

There are a bunch of links to the pictures in there from a couple of years back. You have to copy and paste the address into the browser window but it looks like they still work.
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I like this one of Catt's!! :clap: Wow!!! :clap: :clap: Good job Catt and Ott!!! :clap:
 

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