How to Feed Wild Birds for Free!

Every day we all throw away loads of tasty titbits for wild birds, we have put together  a list common things we all throw in the bin, you will also find out what types of birds you can attract ant what items birds dont like to eat.
Fat
Fat including suet is a Particular favourite of the Tit familiy. All types of fat are also welcomed by spotted woodpeckers, thushes and wrens. You Should Not feed polyunsaturated Fats though as these lack the high energy levels that birds need in the Winter.
Cheese
Robins, dunnocks, Blackbirds and Song Thrushes love mild grated cheese, it is also great for wrens if placed under a hedgerow or anywhere you have seen them feeding.
Potatoes
We all Like Chips, well most of us, but Not birds, the prefer baked, mashed or roasted particluarly if you can add a little fat.
Fruits
Dried Fruits, raisins, sultanas etc are much sought afte by robins, Song Thrushes and Blackbirds, so if you have any at the back of a cupboard, why not put them out. Remember though soak them first in spring and summer. Fresh Fruit, apples, pears, etc even if bruised or part rotten are very popular with all Thrushes, Tits and Starlings, I am sure most of you will have some spare fruit after christmas
Pastrey
Cooked or un-cooked is a winner!
Bacon Rind and Other Fats
Fat from Unsalted cuts of meat is great for all birds and can be put out in large peices for birds to take morsels from. Try to Anchore it down or use a scrap feeder to prevent larger birds from taking away the large peices. Ther is a lot of debate about Bacon Rind as much of it is salted during curing. As long is it is not salty it is a great bird food and should be cut up into small peices.
Bread
All birds like bread, you should remember though that birds can not live on bread alone, it lacks the neccesary protein and vitamins that wild birds need to survive. That said it does make an excellent complimentary feed and most people have plenty spare. During the spring and early summer you should crumble bread into small peices as dry bread is not suitable for small chicks.

What not to Feed!!!
Wild birds are unable to metabolise salt, which is highly toxic, affecting the nervouse system. Under normal circumstances birds will not eat harmfull amounts of salt but in harsh conditions they might not have a choice, Never put out Salted Peanuts or salty foods on a bird table. Also do not use salt to prevent a bird bath from freezing!!
Mouldy foods are best avoided, most moulds are harmless but some do cause respiritory and other problems for birds. try to put our smaller amounts of feed regularly, rarther than say lots of food once a week

 Happy Feeding!!!!

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As many of you will know we manufacture our own range of quality rabbit hutches and runs here in north northumberland. This generates a lot of scrap material that we use to make bird feeders tables and other small items. We effectivly have little or no material costs for these items so we can be ultra competative on our prices.

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