They are not eating the food I bought at the Pet Store.
2006-06-13 18:58:57 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Birds
Feed hummingbirds a mixture of 1 part sugar and 4 parts water. Boil the water and then mix in the sugar. Let cool. You can store this mixture up to two weeks in your refrigerator. Change the liquid in your feeders every three days. Keep the feeders and tubes clean. Do not add red coloring to the liquid.
Hummingbirds are attracted to red, so tie a red ribbon on the feeder or buy a feeder that is red. Bees are attracted to yellow, so do not buy a feeder with yellow plastic on it.
2006-06-13 19:04:21 · answer #1 · answered by soplaw2001 5 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Nectar Recipe
I have found that this is the best recipe for making your own nectar--I feel the birds prefer it over the various instant mixes.
1 Part Sugar
4 Parts Water
Boil 1-2 Minutes
Cool & Store In Refrigerator
Never use honey or artificial sweeteners! Honey ferments easily, and can cause sores in a hummers mouth. Artificial sweeteners have no food value. DO NOT use red food coloring in your solution, as this could be harmful to your hummers. No testing has been done on the effects dye has on birds. Most feeders have red on them and that should be enough.
2006-06-13 19:03:13 · answer #2 · answered by jennifersuem 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
boil a cup of sugar and a cup of water, and then let it cool down and stick it right in the humming bird feeder. It doesn't have to be red like they make you think. it's actually the sugar that attracts them.
2006-06-13 19:03:44 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Boil one cup of water and one cup of sugar until clear. Add a drop of red food coloring and put in the fridge to cool. When its cool, it's ready to use.
2016-03-15 04:03:41 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
mix sugar and water then add red food coloring, i mix a lot at a time in to an empty milk jug then put unused portion into the fridge
2006-06-13 21:04:02 · answer #5 · answered by mntchegirl98 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Stir one part sugar into three parts boiling water (i.e., 1 c. sugar, 3 c. water) until sugar dissolves completely. Cool before putting in feeder. Rinse feeder thoroughly each time you refill it.
2006-06-13 19:04:59 · answer #6 · answered by momnsouth 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hey, it is ruthless to make those birds your food just for the fact that they didn't eat what you've bought for them. Pity those tiny creatures...
2006-06-14 00:50:51 · answer #7 · answered by pitdak2002 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
One part of sugar for one part of water. You do not need the red coloring, it is the sugar they like.
2006-06-14 03:08:07 · answer #8 · answered by jolynn46 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i think they like sugar water. put red food coloring in it to attract them. then put it in one of those flower hummingbird feeder things.
2006-06-13 19:02:55 · answer #9 · answered by Dana Renee 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I just mix together some sugar and water...Kool-Aid and water works too
2006-06-20 09:50:55 · answer #10 · answered by MJ 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋