Yes, I’ve found that too. Niger seed gets old. I read somewhere that it’s good when it’s shiny.
Sent from my iPad > On Feb 20, 2021, at 12:13 PM, Marty Schlabach <[email protected]> wrote: > > > I’ve been feeding niger seed all season. Even though we have plenty of birds > coming to our feeders, few birds have been visiting the niger feeders and I > rarely have to refill them. The seed is some I purchased last season. > > The other day I decided to purchase new niger seed. The birds are now > clamoring to get to the feeder and refilling needs to happen regularly. > > Must be that niger seed does not age well. The benefits of aging will have > to remain with things like wine. > > Marty > =========================================== > Marty Schlabach [email protected] > 8407 Powell Rd. home 607-532-3467 > Interlaken, NY 14847 cell 315-521-4315 > =========================================== > > -- > Cayugabirds-L List Info: > Welcome and Basics > Rules and Information > Subscribe, Configuration and Leave > Archives: > The Mail Archive > Surfbirds > BirdingOnThe.Net > Please submit your observations to eBird! > -- -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
