RE: CS>Hummingbirds

2017-05-24 Thread Floyd Petri
Don’t let it go. Try it at your location and maybe you can say it worked instead of I’ll let it go. Floyd From: MaryAnn Helland [mailto:marmar...@bellsouth.net] Sent: Tuesday, May 23, 2017 8:45 PM To: silver-list@eskimo.com Subject: Re: CS>Hummingbirds I know why they get sick -- an

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2017-05-24 Thread Nancy5454
. Nancy Sent from my U.S. Cellular® Smartphone Original message From: MaryAnn Helland <marmar...@bellsouth.net> Date: 5/23/17 8:44 PM (GMT-06:00) To: silver-list@eskimo.com Subject: Re: CS>Hummingbirds I know why they get sick -- and I know to keep the feeders c

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2017-05-23 Thread MaryAnn Helland
I know why they get sick -- and I know to keep the feeders clean, etc.  But some people do not -- and I thought maybe to help those birds that got sick elsewhere.  And to keep my own even cleaner. There's probably no problem finding bird people who know about Hummingbirds -- but how many of

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2017-05-23 Thread Rusty
The hummingbirds get sick from fungus on the feeders. When the nectar doesn’t get changed regularly, especially in the hot weather fungus begins to grow. When you keep your feeder clean and change the nectar regularly there shouldn’t be a problem. Rusty From: MaryAnn Helland

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2017-05-23 Thread Patricia Cassidy
also the county extension agent knows about those kinds of things. On 5/23/2017 6:45 PM, james-osbourne : holmes II wrote: Any local store that sells bird feed and feeders may know of someone who knows. James james-osbourne, house of Holmes American State National a/k/a: Red Pill Media On

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2017-05-23 Thread james-osbourne : holmes II
Any local store that sells bird feed and feeders may know of someone who knows. James james-osbourne, house of Holmes American State National a/k/a: Red Pill Media On Tue, May 23, 2017 at 4:31 PM, Lena Guyot wrote: > I read somewhere (forgive me I can't remember where)

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2017-05-23 Thread Lena Guyot
I read somewhere (forgive me I can't remember where) that this wouldn't be a good idea. The word is that the nectar should be changed every three days, at least, and if it's really hot weather, more frequently. Careful cleaning of feeders also very important. Be well, Léna On May 23, 2017, at

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2017-05-23 Thread MaryAnn Helland
Hm -- now to find a "bird guy"MA On Tuesday, May 23, 2017 11:27 AM, james-osbourne : holmes II wrote: It depends on their digestive flora.  Better to check with a bird guy before trying that.   James james-osbourne, house of Holmes American

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2017-05-23 Thread james-osbourne : holmes II
It depends on their digestive flora. Better to check with a bird guy before trying that. James james-osbourne, house of Holmes American State National a/k/a: Red Pill Media On Tue, May 23, 2017 at 6:48 AM, MaryAnn Helland wrote: > I've been reading a lot recently