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A Clean Feeder Is A Healthy Feeder

At Bird House Nature Company we like to stress the importance of keeping a healthy environment for the visitors to your bird feeders.  Here is a reminder list and resources for the curious you that wants to learn more in the care of feeding wild birds.General Bird Feeder Cleaning Tips* Make sure all tools used for cleaning feeders are solely used for feeder cleaning and are kept outside.* Avoid feeders that let seed get wet.* Remember that if you are not using a no mess seed mix without shells, that you rake up the empty hulls from under the feeders. Hummingbird Feeders - As sugar breaks down over time it can ferment which encourages the growth of bacteria, mold and...

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