OMG Lynn. I completely forgot about you. I'll take care of it Monday. My face is red
I have been so busy in my yard and by the time I get inside, I almost just melt from exhaustion.
Anyway, back to twit's birds. I think the red bead thing is a great idea, unless they get some relatives over to visit that don't know the rules.
I'm sorry, but that's what went thru my head. I do hope you can find a way to shoo them off, before they become stew.
I'll look in my Jerry Baker books to see if he recommends anything to stop them from eating the berries.
Chris, this recipe was given to me by a precious lady on DG a few years back and it works wonderful for squirrels and such. I just pour it around any area I don't want them bothering.
This was her post:
Debbie, my sister swears by the following recipe to keep away squirrels, moles, mice, racoons, possums, etc. from her garden. She has used it for years.
I bet it works for geese and snakes too. The dogs go around my garden now. It doesn’t hurt the animals, but it does keep them out. It’s like an electric fence . They go up to it and turn around
Into an old milk jug add:
2 cups water
3/4 Tbsp ground cayenne pepper
1/3 Shake a bottle of hot tabasco sauce and pour in 1/3
1 Tbsp Caster Oil
Squirt of liquid dishwashing detergent (Dawn or any other)
Shake everything well
Pour on plants or the ground where bulbs are planted. It doesn't harm plants or environment. You can mix bottles ahead of time and store as long as you wish.
For birdseeds, another trick that I use (my DS gave it to me) is to put cayenne pepper and tabasco sauce in a big plastic baggie. Shake well. Then throw in bird seeds and shake. Doesn't hurt birds and they don't even notice the hotness, yet keeps away mice, raccoons, etc. I especially like this because it doesn't draw rats/mice when cracked seeds fall to the ground.
Martha
