How can I feed my birds without attracting mice ?
Precaution 1 – Food Storage Store your food in sealed, waterproof containers. Do not simply put the bag on a shelf in the garage. If you do, your garage will soon be infested with mice. I buy food in 50 lb bags now, so I bought a stack of 5 gallon paint pails from the local hardware store. But even before I started buying food in bulk, I was recycling jars and plastic milk jugs for storing small quantities of bird food. Precaution 2 – Keep Food Away from Buildings I learned the hard way not to fill my feeders in the garage. Since it is nearly impossible to fill a feeder without spilling some seed on the floor, I soon had a minor mouse infestation. I now store my food in weather proof containers outside. I am also careful to fill my feeders far away from my house and garage. Precaution 3 – Avoid Ground Feeders Ground feeders are useful for attacting some kinds of birds (such as Chipping Sparrows), but in most cases a large platform feeder stationed near but not on the ground will do the
