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Doe eating my birdseed

Posted By: 603Country

Doe eating my birdseed - 06/25/18 01:38 AM

I caught her in the act. I’d been wondering how the birds could be snarfing up the seed that fast. Looked out the front window just now and a doe, who had just finished eating corn at the yard feeder, walked straight to the hanging bird feeder and started bumping it around with her nose. She was munching seed direct from the deeper and then eating what she had spilled. Irritating...
Posted By: Nogalus Prairie

Re: Doe eating my birdseed - 06/25/18 01:43 AM

Yes there’s not a good solution that comes to mind for that. At least until November rolls around. smile

Wait maybe there is: hang it out of her reach?
Posted By: dogcatcher

Re: Doe eating my birdseed - 06/25/18 03:39 AM

rifle
Posted By: QuitShootinYoungBucks

Re: Doe eating my birdseed - 06/25/18 01:15 PM

pop her in the nose with the Bug ASalt!
Posted By: colt45-90

Re: Doe eating my birdseed - 06/25/18 02:03 PM

Originally Posted By: Nogalus Prairie
Yes there’s not a good solution that comes to mind for that. At least until November rolls around. smile

Wait maybe there is: hang it out of her reach?
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Posted By: Espy

Re: Doe eating my birdseed - 06/25/18 02:31 PM

A doe raised on bird seed are extremely tender compared to corn raised doe.
Posted By: Halfadozen

Re: Doe eating my birdseed - 06/25/18 03:23 PM

Originally Posted By: 603Country
I caught her in the act. I’d been wondering how the birds could be snarfing up the seed that fast. Looked out the front window just now and a doe, who had just finished eating corn at the yard feeder, walked straight to the hanging bird feeder and started bumping it around with her nose. She was munching seed direct from the deeper and then eating what she had spilled. Irritating...
Same thing is happening out here as well. Been so dry that the forbs are all brown and dying.
Posted By: White Falcon

Re: Doe eating my birdseed - 06/25/18 07:02 PM

My feeders hang 5 ft off the ground. They stand on there back legs and lick seed out of my bird feeders.
Posted By: 603Country

Re: Doe eating my birdseed - 06/25/18 08:14 PM

Well, there goes my plan to hang them higher...
Posted By: White Falcon

Re: Doe eating my birdseed - 06/26/18 12:51 PM

I started using Milo seed, $9.00 at weed store, Mix with 5# thistle seed.
Posted By: stxranchman

Re: Doe eating my birdseed - 06/26/18 02:35 PM

I use scratch grains and mix it with a milo/whole corn. I feed corn away from the yard to keep the deer out of the yard.
Posted By: okokmoon

Re: Doe eating my birdseed - 06/27/18 08:18 AM

well you know what bait feeder to use now
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