Pine Needles As Nesting Material

[OLDYELLOW]

well we collected a large sack full of pine needles at the weekend and ive stored them in a cupboard in the utility room that has heating pipes running through it . so heres hoping they use them in the spring ?

one there dry take them out or they'll sweat hang them in a shed

[THE FIFER]

have got piles of them on the road and park outside my front gate

[OLDYELLOW]

have got piles of them on the road and park outside my front gate

get them bagged up

[billt]

I did wonder where you had put them

Could've been worse, might've had a lump under the mattress

[andy Burgess]

Could've been worse, might've had a lump under the mattress http://forum.pigeonbasics.org/public/style_emoticons/default/rolleyes.gif

i am the only lump on the mattress Bill

[Diamond dave]

i am the only lump on the mattress Bill

[Diamond dave]

I cut and keep lavender stalks - keep them in a dry shed - Good enough for me nan, good enough for the birds!!!

[sammy]

well we collected a large sack full of pine needles at the weekend and ive stored them in a cupboard in the utility room that has heating pipes running through it . so heres hoping they use them in the spring ?

got any spare bags

[W.D.]

I cut and keep lavender stalks - keep them in a dry shed - Good enough for me nan, good enough for the birds!!!

Yes me too, got two bags full ready for next year. Read somewhere that they repell insects as well, dont know if thats true but dont remember ever seeing any greenfly on them during the summer? The birds love them too for nesting, and will collect them quicker than the straw I put down at the same time for them.

[andy Burgess]

got any spare bags

if you want to collect Sammy , i will fill a barley sack for you

[peter pandy]

PINE NEEDLES, nesting material, birds building nests quicker than using straw !!! Have I done a RIP VAN WINKLE and its April 1st ?. or are we serious !!

[andy Burgess]

PINE NEEDLES, nesting material, birds building nests quicker than using straw !!! Have I done a RIP VAN WINKLE and its April 1st ?. or are we serious !!

so do you wait until 31st of March before getting your nesting materials in ??

[peter pandy]

Aye aboot then ! bit its jist that av fell asleep oan them an scratched fur a foart nite gettin them oot ma claes an the prickly rash wis awfu. wife wis kin vinced ah hud smapoax.

[just ask me]

i use straw after its been put in a microwave for a min or so

[Babybird]

i use straw after its been put in a microwave for a min or so

 

Awww that's nice be like an electric blanket for them all cosy and warmed up :emoticon-0136-giggle:

[just ask me]

Awww that's nice be like an electric blanket for them all cosy and warmed up :emoticon-0136-giggle:

 

 

only you could come up with that :emoticon-0136-giggle:

[Babybird]

only you could come up with that :emoticon-0136-giggle:

 

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[Dooheed 5]

the last house in Wales Bill before i moved to Scotland when i put the foundations for my loft down there was a pair of "woodies" building a nest in the hawthorn trees surrounding the garden . the cock was very tame coming as close as a few feet away from me many times. he actually stole a pencil i had resting on a column and flew up to the nest with it

work at st fergus gas terminal and there is quite alot of woodies nest down in the modules on cable trays and nearly every nest is built with pieces of thin wire,electric cable and plastic tie raps

[andy Burgess]

work at st fergus gas terminal and there is quite alot of woodies nest down in the modules on cable trays and nearly every nest is built with pieces of thin wire,electric cable and plastic tie raps

mother nature eh , great at re-cycling

[just ask me]

work at st fergus gas terminal and there is quite alot of woodies nest down in the modules on cable trays and nearly every nest is built with pieces of thin wire,electric cable and plastic tie raps

 

 

ive found all sorts when i take the hens away from the cocks they will use anything