Re: [mou-net] cleaning hummingbird feeders
Sounds great. Are these bear-proof too? Carol Tveekrem Cook County On 9/21/2010 9:14 PM, Andrew wrote: Here is how!! Toss it in the garbage and get a good one.. Get a HummZinger feeder.. http://www.aspectsinc.com/2_HumFdrs.html These are simply the BEST feeders.. Easy to clean.. Freezing won't break them. Won't drip. Built in ant mote(not needed because they DON'T DRIP!!) Perfect measured distance from perch to feeding port. Bee/Wasps can't drink the nector.. NO YELLOW parts to attrach bees/wasps I have bought and given away about 100 of these to people as gifts.. -- Andrew Longtin Corcoran (Hennepin Co.) Minnesota See my WEB pages at: www.birderguy.com Email: birder...@comcast.net http://www.linkedin.com/in/andrewlongtin Hawk Ridge Bird Observatory Supporter http://www.hawkridge.org Minnesota Ornithologists' Union Member http://www.moumn.org Hawk Migration Association of North America (HMANA) Member http://www.hmana.org Cornell Lab Member (PFW) http://birds.cornell.edu/pfw -- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
Re: [mou-net] cleaning hummingbird feeders
Andrew's feeder is exactly the one I use--it really does everything he says. Laura On Tue, Sep 21, 2010 at 9:14 PM, Andrew wrote: > Here is how!! Toss it in the garbage and get a good one.. > > Get a HummZinger feeder.. http://www.aspectsinc.com/2_HumFdrs.html > > These are simply the BEST feeders.. > > Easy to clean.. > Freezing won't break them. > Won't drip. > Built in ant mote(not needed because they DON'T DRIP!!) > Perfect measured distance from perch to feeding port. > Bee/Wasps can't drink the nector.. > NO YELLOW parts to attrach bees/wasps > > I have bought and given away about 100 of these to people as gifts.. > > > > > -- > Andrew Longtin > Corcoran (Hennepin Co.) Minnesota > See my WEB pages at: www.birderguy.com > Email: birder...@comcast.net > http://www.linkedin.com/in/andrewlongtin > > Hawk Ridge Bird Observatory Supporter > http://www.hawkridge.org > Minnesota Ornithologists' Union Member > http://www.moumn.org > Hawk Migration Association of North America (HMANA) Member > http://www.hmana.org > Cornell Lab Member (PFW) > http://birds.cornell.edu/pfw > > > > > -Original Message- > From: Minnesota Birds [mailto:mou-...@lists.umn.edu] On Behalf Of Forest > Strnad > Sent: Friday, September 17, 2010 11:59 AM > To: MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU > Subject: [mou-net] cleaning hummingbird feeders > > How do you get the "dirt" out of the bottom of the feerer? > Greetings: > > How do you get the "dirt" out of the bottom of the feerer? Tooth brush > can't > possibly reach it all. Black "dirt" does not all come out with a tooth > prush. > Is there some solution that helps remove the black spots. > > Rev. Forest V. Strnad > > > > > > Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net > Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html > > > Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net > Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html > -- Laura Erickson For the love, understanding, and protection of birds There is symbolic as well as actual beauty in the migration of birds. There is something infinitely healing in the repeated refrains of nature--the assurance that dawn comes after night, and spring after the winter. --Rachel Carson Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail. Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
Re: [mou-net] cleaning hummingbird feeders
Here is how!! Toss it in the garbage and get a good one.. Get a HummZinger feeder.. http://www.aspectsinc.com/2_HumFdrs.html These are simply the BEST feeders.. Easy to clean.. Freezing won't break them. Won't drip. Built in ant mote(not needed because they DON'T DRIP!!) Perfect measured distance from perch to feeding port. Bee/Wasps can't drink the nector.. NO YELLOW parts to attrach bees/wasps I have bought and given away about 100 of these to people as gifts.. -- Andrew Longtin Corcoran (Hennepin Co.) Minnesota See my WEB pages at: www.birderguy.com Email: birder...@comcast.net http://www.linkedin.com/in/andrewlongtin Hawk Ridge Bird Observatory Supporter http://www.hawkridge.org Minnesota Ornithologists' Union Member http://www.moumn.org Hawk Migration Association of North America (HMANA) Member http://www.hmana.org Cornell Lab Member (PFW) http://birds.cornell.edu/pfw -Original Message- From: Minnesota Birds [mailto:mou-...@lists.umn.edu] On Behalf Of Forest Strnad Sent: Friday, September 17, 2010 11:59 AM To: MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU Subject: [mou-net] cleaning hummingbird feeders How do you get the "dirt" out of the bottom of the feerer? Greetings: How do you get the "dirt" out of the bottom of the feerer? Tooth brush can't possibly reach it all. Black "dirt" does not all come out with a tooth prush. Is there some solution that helps remove the black spots. Rev. Forest V. Strnad Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
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-- Forwarded message -- From: Victor Lewis Date: Sat, Sep 18, 2010 at 11:13 AM Subject: Re: [mou-net] cleaning hummingbird feeders To: Cal Paulson my favorite hummingbird feeder is BEST-1 hummingbird feeder out of Poteet Tx. can get them at wild bird stores orcall them at 800 248-1987 or google them great web site. i use them here and my winter residence in AZ Vic lewis On Sat, Sep 18, 2010 at 7:33 AM, Cal Paulson wrote: > Toss out the hummingbird feeders you are presently using and buy the wide > mouth, easy to take apart, easy to clean, cheap ($3.98) feeders at Walmart. > I did and am very happy with them. > > Delores Paulson > > > Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net > Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html > Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
Re: [mou-net] cleaning hummingbird feeders
Toss out the hummingbird feeders you are presently using and buy the wide mouth, easy to take apart, easy to clean, cheap ($3.98) feeders at Walmart. I did and am very happy with them. Delores Paulson Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
Re: [mou-net] cleaning hummingbird feeders
vinegar also works well on mold. - Original Message - From: "Rick Hoyme" To: Sent: Friday, September 17, 2010 9:21 PM Subject: Re: [mou-net] cleaning hummingbird feeders Be sure the "dirt" isn't mold. Some molds are quite toxic to birds. If there is any possibility that it's mold I would either replace it or clean it out with bleach and then be sure you rinse the bleach out very well. Rick Hoyme -Original Message- From: Minnesota Birds [mailto:mou-...@lists.umn.edu] On Behalf Of Forest Strnad Sent: Friday, September 17, 2010 11:59 AM To: MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU Subject: [mou-net] cleaning hummingbird feeders How do you get the "dirt" out of the bottom of the feerer? Greetings: How do you get the "dirt" out of the bottom of the feerer? Tooth brush can't possibly reach it all. Black "dirt" does not all come out with a tooth prush. Is there some solution that helps remove the black spots. Rev. Forest V. Strnad Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
Re: [mou-net] cleaning hummingbird feeders
Be sure the "dirt" isn't mold. Some molds are quite toxic to birds. If there is any possibility that it's mold I would either replace it or clean it out with bleach and then be sure you rinse the bleach out very well. Rick Hoyme -Original Message- From: Minnesota Birds [mailto:mou-...@lists.umn.edu] On Behalf Of Forest Strnad Sent: Friday, September 17, 2010 11:59 AM To: MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU Subject: [mou-net] cleaning hummingbird feeders How do you get the "dirt" out of the bottom of the feerer? Greetings: How do you get the "dirt" out of the bottom of the feerer? Tooth brush can't possibly reach it all. Black "dirt" does not all come out with a tooth prush. Is there some solution that helps remove the black spots. Rev. Forest V. Strnad Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
Re: [mou-net] cleaning hummingbird feeders
Or you could use the old restaurant coffee pot cleaning method: put a little shaved or small pieces of ice in, along with some lemon juice, swirl it around a few times and then rinse with water. Works like a charm on cooked on coffee and other grime at the bottoms of jars. Holly Peirson Columbus, Anoka Co. -Original Message- From: Minnesota Birds [mailto:mou-...@lists.umn.edu] On Behalf Of Pat S. Sent: Friday, September 17, 2010 6:20 PM To: MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU Subject: Re: [mou-net] cleaning hummingbird feeders Put some uncooked rice in, add water, and shake it hard. Pour out and do again if needed. This was abrasive enough to get the black spots out. Pat S. - Original Message - From: "Forest Strnad" To: MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU Sent: Friday, September 17, 2010 11:58:54 AM Subject: [mou-net] cleaning hummingbird feeders How do you get the "dirt" out of the bottom of the feerer? Greetings: How do you get the "dirt" out of the bottom of the feerer? Tooth brush can't possibly reach it all. Black "dirt" does not all come out with a tooth prush. Is there some solution that helps remove the black spots. Rev. Forest V. Strnad Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
Re: [mou-net] cleaning hummingbird feeders
Put some uncooked rice in, add water, and shake it hard. Pour out and do again if needed. This was abrasive enough to get the black spots out. Pat S. - Original Message - From: "Forest Strnad" To: MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU Sent: Friday, September 17, 2010 11:58:54 AM Subject: [mou-net] cleaning hummingbird feeders How do you get the "dirt" out of the bottom of the feerer? Greetings: How do you get the "dirt" out of the bottom of the feerer? Tooth brush can't possibly reach it all. Black "dirt" does not all come out with a tooth prush. Is there some solution that helps remove the black spots. Rev. Forest V. Strnad Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
Re: [mou-net] cleaning hummingbird feeders
I wash my hummingbird feeders in the dishwasher. If they're too long for that, into the garbage they go. I prefer several small feeders scattered around to one big feeder anyway. But my mother-in-law uses a bigger feeder, and a long bottle brush to clean it. Best, Laura On Fri, Sep 17, 2010 at 11:58 AM, Forest Strnad wrote: > How do you get the "dirt" out of the bottom of the feerer? > Greetings: > > How do you get the "dirt" out of the bottom of the feerer? Tooth brush > can't > possibly reach it all. Black "dirt" does not all come out with a tooth > prush. > Is there some solution that helps remove the black spots. > > Rev. Forest V. Strnad > > > > > > Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net > Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html > -- Laura Erickson For the love, understanding, and protection of birds There is symbolic as well as actual beauty in the migration of birds. There is something infinitely healing in the repeated refrains of nature--the assurance that dawn comes after night, and spring after the winter. --Rachel Carson Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail. Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
[mou-net] cleaning hummingbird feeders
How do you get the "dirt" out of the bottom of the feerer? Greetings: How do you get the "dirt" out of the bottom of the feerer? Tooth brush can't possibly reach it all. Black "dirt" does not all come out with a tooth prush. Is there some solution that helps remove the black spots. Rev. Forest V. Strnad Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
