Gardeners Should Scatter Chilli Powder in the Garden to Help Feed the Birds
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Gardeners are urged to scatter chilli powder in their gardens in January for an important reason. It does sound strange, but the method is the perfect way to leave food out for hungry birds - without it being stolen by other animals and in winter, especially when birds and wildlife struggle to find food
Most scavengers that are not of the feathered variety will not eat food that has been sprinkled with chilli powder , yet it has no effect on the birds
So you can confidently put out some seeds or nuts knowing they are going to the correct recipients and not yogi bear
www.express.co.uk/life-style/garden/1994986/gardeners-urged-sprinkle-chilli-powder-garden-january
Thanks for the heads up TMum feeds birds in her back garden but every other week there's a lawn massacre and we find a pile of feathers but no bird.This might help.Must admit though I usually get to to the chilli powder first.I often drink cayenne in water..livens you up it does.
telmel That's better than any I could find in a hurry.Thanks."No sense no feeling" my dear dad used to say about me.I was often called a lummock as well.Truth is I am a bit clumsy.We could handle insults a lot easier in those days lol.I loved him to bits.He was both funny and audacious.I inherited his good sense of humour .I think you have more than one funny bone as well.
MelissaLee1 I love humour M , we need more in the present climate
Funnily enough i watched a documentary celebrating the life of Dame Edna Everage last night , He had such a sharp wit and left his guests in fear of what he would say next
He was a fantastic comedian , we need more like him
telmel Barry Humphries was a great character actor.Many of the best comedians have left us sadly.Can't say much without getting shot down in flames these days.
MelissaLee1 That's very true M , and i just realised i was calling him by his character name not his real name as you just did, it shows how believable he was in his alter ego
Probably sounds awful of me but I have a couple of squirrels who are daily visitors but the birds keep pinching the nuts I put out for them!
Lynibis I suppose they all get hungry at some point L, possibly separate a portion for the birds and a portion for the squirrels, and just sprinkle some powder around the bird section so the squirrels don't take it all , although it won't stop the birds taking the squirrels portion , maybe put a bird scarer there to keep them on their own territory 
Lynibis You got feathered gangsters lol.My birds don't stand ground too well with the squirrels.Except for the crows.They are masterly and mean lol. 
Unfortunately not a good idea when you have five cats. This can make you cat very I’ll with stomach troubles and vomiting plus your cats eyes can get watery and can get a runny nose.
eyeballkerry But i think the whole idea is that cats or other animals like squirrels wont go near the food with chilli in it E , they will smell it a mile away with their heightened senses and not go near it
It's not put down to harm anyone , just to deter them from eating it
telmel I have five very curious cats and I’m sure one of them would try and eat it they pretty much try and eat and drink everything else, mice, frogs, whiskey!
Dam squirrels always raid our bird houses lol we have loads of them around here, will give this a try, see what happens
I didn’t know that. That’s handy to know - we always have chilli in the house. Thanks for sharing
Wow that's a great idea didn't know that. We have issues with rats where I live. Not other animals
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