Calling Hummers
Nov 5, 2019 11:14:58 #
Have you ever tried calling in hummingbirds? When I was very young, before my dad returned from WWII I lived with my mom on my grandparents farm in Northern Indiana. It was her job to feed the chickens in the morning and I would help. We would go out to the barnyard with our pans of food and she would call out, “chick-chick-chick!” in a high pitched voice. The chickens would come running and peck up the food. It was great fun for me and I’ve discovered I can call in the hummingbirds in a similar fashion by imitating their peeps. Sometimes I can hear them hovering near my cheeks while they wait for me to hang the feeder. If you haven’t already, you can try a whistling psst-psst-psst-psst sound and wait a few minutes for them to get the message. A new flock may have to be reconditioned but they seem to learn quickly. It’s been great fun to make this connection.
Nov 5, 2019 11:29:35 #
Nov 5, 2019 13:02:03 #
Hamltnblue
Loc: Springfield PA
You can use a little bell every time food is put out.
the animals will learn it.
the animals will learn it.
Nov 6, 2019 09:43:49 #
Thruxton wrote:
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Thank you very much for this fantastic idea. I shall try it next spring.
Nov 6, 2019 10:35:34 #
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Nov 7, 2019 12:04:29 #
Nov 7, 2019 14:39:14 #
Thruxton wrote:
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My father's best friend fed them for many years. They would sit on his hat, shoulder, hand while he filled feeders.
They nested in the hedges in the yard.
The nest is the size of a US quarter.
Usually four eggs. Pea size. The babies are about one half the size of a honey bee.
Bill
Nov 7, 2019 19:12:21 #
That would be so cool. Mine are just passing through, not nesting.
Nov 7, 2019 22:29:58 #
My sister is a "farmer" and raises steer on over 600 acres. She is a city slicker and tries really hard to be authentic. It is evident that she is a city slicker when she goes out with "treats" for the steer and calls "Here cows, here cows". The amazing thing is, she conditioned them to be ready to be called at about the same time every day. They come running. She has about 15 or 20 head. She puts their "treats" in their feeding troth and they eat it all gone in seconds. The love her for the treats. I assume because they are bored out of their skulls just eating grass all day. So she HAS learned the calling sound of her herd. I just thought they had trained her to come out with treats every day.
Nov 8, 2019 00:59:23 #
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