Re: rats & birdseed

My birds do miss some, and I always end up with sunflowers every year,
which of course is fine. I think I'm going to go to the Feed and Seed store
tomorrow and see if I can find the shelled though. The seed hulls do make a
mess and you're right about the chemical thing. I've got large bare patches
of ground (covered with sunflower seed hulls) in several places.



Andrea H
Beaufort, SC 


> [Original Message]
> From: Theresa <tchessie@comcast.net>
> To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> Date: 3/31/2005 11:29:56 PM
> Subject: Re: [CHAT] rats & birdseed
>
> Some seed falls, but the birds eat what falls.  It's the sunflowers 
> shells that are messy.  Except for niger seed- they don't sell shelled 
> niger (too teeny) so I do still have a mess from niger seed.
>
> Theresa
>
> Donna wrote:
>
> >Hum.... my birds are really messy types. Tend to spill and displace as
much
> >as they can as soon as they can. (they are only allowed one 'fill' per
day,
> >so they better get there early to get any).
> >
> >So do you still find seed everywhere, or is it just due to the shells
that
> >mine are making this mess?
> >
> >Donna
> >And the first time I see a rat at the birdfeeder, we may never have a
> >birdfeeder here again!
> >
> >  
> >
> >>Add to the other advantages, if you use the shelled seed, you
> >>don't have the shells falling to the ground.  Sunflower seeds
> >>contain some substance that inhibits growth of other plants.
> >>I'm sure someone more knowledgable can tell us what it is.
> >>I don't know that rats don't like it -haven't had a problem with
> >>them - but I know squirrels love either kind.  We buy the
> >>shelled seeds by the 50-lb. bag at a feed store.  Not really
> >>too much more pricey than the other kind in smaller bags
> >>at the grocery store, and so much neater.
> >>Auralie
> >>    
> >>
> >
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