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Keeping The Ground Under a Bird Feeder Clean?

February 9, 2021

Birdseed inside a bin, keeping it out of the snow.I was tired of the birdseed getting buried under the snow. I put a green recycle bin on its side (our city no longer uses these bins). I put in the bowl of birdseed and then put an unused shovel over the birdseed like an "umbrella" by putting the shovel handle through the railing. It has worked great, it has snowed several days and the seed never got buried. Also I found the solution and put two unused items to work!

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April 25, 2007

How does one keep the ground below a bird feeder clear of the cracked seeds?

Olly from Victoria, Canada

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By bd (Guest Post)
April 26, 20071 found this helpful

It gives me such pleasure to feed the birds that I don't mind having to sweep up under the feeders every day, which is the only good way I've found to keep up with the mess. They love the black oil sunflower seeds so much, so this is what I mainly use, as the sunflower hearts are too expensive for me to use exclusively. I do have a peanut feeder for clinging birds, like chickadees and titmice, and several suet feeders, which don't make any mess at all.

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Aside from the shells, it's better for the health of the wild birds to rake and sweep up under the feeders regularly, just to keep it clean for them, especially after wet weather. Hope you have lots of interesting visitors to your feeders this spring!

 
April 30, 20071 found this helpful

The seed that falls from the feeder will benefit Mourning Doves, Brown Thrasher, Brown-Headed Cow Birds and other ground feeders... Get set to watch even more birds...

 
April 27, 20090 found this helpful

I sweep the hulls up and add them to the compost pile. This spring I have an abundant supply of sunflowers, of which I thinned and left to grow.

 
Anonymous
May 22, 20200 found this helpful

Lawn mower........

 
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