Seattle audubon offers some interesting insight into tending to hummers that are braving the cold.
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Heat lamps used for baby chicks or reptile houses can be used to provide more heat.
Hygiene is important for hummingbird feeders at any time of year.
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Feeders are a hummingbird s only source of food in the winter so a bellingham woman wrapped lights around a feeder during the cold snap.
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Learn how to prevent your hummingbird nectar from freezing.
The larger the hummingbird feeder the more heat is required.
Hummingbirds tend to start the day early and hungry though so don t dawdle if you use that strategy.
Two winters ago i posted some suggestions for helping hummingbirds through winter weather including boosting the sugar content of the feeder solution taking advantage of heat radiating from windows creating shelters and using heat lamps a lot of people are dealing with frozen feeders already this season so here are a few more suggestions gleaned from the winter hummingbird community.
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The heat of a 7 watt or 15 watt light bulb in the hummer hearth keeps the nectar from freezing without allowing the nectar to get too warm.
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Depending on wind conditions a 15 watt bulb can keep smaller feeders thawed to lower temperatures as low as 5 degrees f or 15 c.
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Heat lamps or lights may melt poor quality plastic of discount store feeders.
Perky pet pinch waist glass hummingbird feeder the clear reservoir makes it easy to see nectar levels and the base is easy to keep clean.
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