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At 12:34 PM 8/24/2008, you wrote:
>I have just become aware of a problem with our hummingbird feeder
>and even though late in the seaon I think it is worth passing on.
>...snip...
>This morning I inadvertently pulled the base off instead of
>unscrewing it exposing the interior of the base which is actually
>the reservoir for the syrup.
>I was dismayed to realize that ,in my ignorance, I had not been
>cleaning inside that area when I usually cleaned the feeder, and
>this reservoir from which the feeding tubes emerge was coated with a
>slimy film.
The solution, Andy, is to buy a feeder that comes completely apart.
We use a "Best One" feeder from Texas that is glass and the base
comes apart for easy cleaning. It's available in 8 oz and 32 oz sizes
from http://www.backyardbird.ca/hummingbirdfeeders.html. The only
problem with these feeders is that the mouth of the bottle is small
so you'll need to find a bottle brush...hope this helps!
Phil
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Dr. Phil Schappert
27 Clovis Ave.
Halifax, NS Canada, B3P 1J3
Home: 902-404-5679
Cell: 902-460-8343
www.philschappert.com
www.aworldforbutterflies.com
"Just let imagination lead, reality will follow through..."
Michael Hedges
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At 12:34 PM 8/24/2008, you wrote:<br>
<blockquote type=cite class=cite cite=""><font size=2>I have just become
aware of a problem with our hummingbird feeder and even though late in
the seaon I think it is worth passing on.<br>
...snip...<br>
This morning I inadvertently<b> pulled</b> the base off instead of
unscrewing it exposing the interior of the base which is actually the
reservoir for the syrup.<br>
I was dismayed to realize that ,in my ignorance, I had not been cleaning
inside that area when I usually cleaned the feeder, and this reservoir
from which the feeding tubes emerge was coated with a slimy
film.</font></blockquote><br>
The solution, Andy, is to buy a feeder that comes completely apart. We
use a "Best One" feeder from Texas that is glass and the base
comes apart for easy cleaning. It's available in 8 oz and 32 oz sizes
from
<a href="http://www.backyardbird.ca/hummingbirdfeeders.html" eudora="autourl">
http://www.backyardbird.ca/hummingbirdfeeders.html</a>. The only problem
with these feeders is that the mouth of the bottle is small so you'll
need to find a bottle brush...hope this helps!<br><br>
Phil<br>
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Dr. Phil Schappert<br><br>
27 Clovis Ave.<br>
Halifax, NS Canada, B3P 1J3<br>
Home: 902-404-5679<br>
Cell: 902-460-8343<br><br>
<a href="http://www.philschappert.com/" eudora="autourl">
www.philschappert.com<br>
</a><a href="http://www.aworldforbutterflies.com/" eudora="autourl">
www.aworldforbutterflies.com<br><br>
</a>"Just let imagination lead, reality will follow
through..."<br>
Michael Hedges</font> </body>
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