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My wife and I spend about£15 a week on bird food. Is this a lot? Imust add that we don't begrudge a penny. We get enormous pleasure from the birds in our garden.
Is it a lot,or not much?
Is it a lot,or not much?
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Good on you for doing it Mexican. They can do with all the help they can get.
I suppose cost depends how big your garden and how many feeders you need to keep your visitors happy.
If you're buying good stuff and not cheap rubbish and have a large garden and lots of feeders then it is about what you would expect to pay.
I suppose cost depends how big your garden and how many feeders you need to keep your visitors happy.
If you're buying good stuff and not cheap rubbish and have a large garden and lots of feeders then it is about what you would expect to pay.
If it gives you pleasure (and you can afford it, of course), it seems like an excellent thing to do.
My friend (in northern Italy) feeds a very large colony of feral cats every day, which must cost her thousands of euros every year, but she's not short of a euro or two and she obviously gets great pleasure from doing it, so the expenditure must be worth it to her. (Many of the locals in her area wouldn't agree though. She regularly gets abused and sworn at by them!)
My friend (in northern Italy) feeds a very large colony of feral cats every day, which must cost her thousands of euros every year, but she's not short of a euro or two and she obviously gets great pleasure from doing it, so the expenditure must be worth it to her. (Many of the locals in her area wouldn't agree though. She regularly gets abused and sworn at by them!)
Can I say as someone who used to make a living selling pet food I wonder how you think birds have survived all these thousands of years in the wild? Fair enough feral cats need a bit of help but birds really don't as long as they have access to fresh water. But if it gives you pleasure then who am I to question it?
Yes, Susan. My friend, Margaret, works with the local cat santuary ( http://
I buy bird food as and when required, it varies depending on the time of the year. They're not getting through very much a the moment because they are feeding on high protene food like caterpillars and aphids etc.
I try not to think too much about the cost otherwise I'd have even more sleepless nights than I'm getting already.
I've found a very good supplier,who will deliver the following day. They sell all kinds of bird related items (not just food). They also keep customers well informed with regular news letters. They are known as Vine House Farm and I beleive they're based in Norfolk.
Peanuts are the main staple here and the large cadge that I bought from them has saved me a fortune, as the larger greedier birds can't get through the bars of the cadge.
I try not to think too much about the cost otherwise I'd have even more sleepless nights than I'm getting already.
I've found a very good supplier,who will deliver the following day. They sell all kinds of bird related items (not just food). They also keep customers well informed with regular news letters. They are known as Vine House Farm and I beleive they're based in Norfolk.
Peanuts are the main staple here and the large cadge that I bought from them has saved me a fortune, as the larger greedier birds can't get through the bars of the cadge.
On hobbies & interests, £780 a year isn't unusual. As long as you get the enjoyment. But aren't many birds supposed to be eating bugs, grubs and stuff in the warmer weather ? Perhaps consider cutting down of the food this time of year and providing water, nesting boxes and bird baths instead to attract them ?
