Re: [mou-net] cleaning hummingbird feeders

2010-09-22 Thread Jim & Carol Tveekrem
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.. Freezin

Re: [mou-net] cleaning hummingbird feeders

2010-09-21 Thread Laura Erickson
ell 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] clea

Re: [mou-net] cleaning hummingbird feeders

2010-09-21 Thread Andrew
ab 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 "

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2010-09-18 Thread Victor Lewis
-- 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

Re: [mou-net] cleaning hummingbird feeders

2010-09-18 Thread Cal Paulson
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://li

Re: [mou-net] cleaning hummingbird feeders

2010-09-17 Thread Sunny or Steve Slocum
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 p

Re: [mou-net] cleaning hummingbird feeders

2010-09-17 Thread Rick Hoyme
ta 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"

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2010-09-17 Thread Holly Peirson
, 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

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2010-09-17 Thread Pat S.
M 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

Re: [mou-net] cleaning hummingbird feeders

2010-09-17 Thread Laura Erickson
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

[mou-net] cleaning hummingbird feeders

2010-09-17 Thread Forest Strnad
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. Fore