You can provide a healthy refuge for birds during the cold, winter months. According to Audobon.org, more than a hundred bird species supplement their natural diets with foods offered at feeders and they often rely most heavily on feeders in winter, when other food is scarce.

Wintering Birds

Feeders

There are five main types of bird feeders and your choice depends on which type of bird you’re trying to attract and support over the winter months. Pleasant Hill Pet & Livestock sells all these types. Shopping for bird feeders is fun, too, with a wide variety of prices. Stop by our store and take a look. If you have any questions, we’ll be right there to help.

Tube Feeders. These are the most all-around type of feeders that you’ll hang from posts (to avoid squirrels).

Hopper Feeders. These feeders are also placed on posts but are designed to open when a bird lands on it to release the seeds.

Suet Feeders. Suet feeders look like little cages dangling from a sturdy cord or pole. Woodpeckers and chickadees love suet!

Thistle Feeders. Designed for small-beaked finches, you’ll pack these with nyjer (thistle) seeds and hang them from a tree or prop on a pole.

Ground Feeders. These feeders are placed closer to the ground and usually come with a wire mesh to keep on squirrels and crows. You’ll want to put these away from trees or shrubs to keep your bird friends safe from predators.

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Bird Feed

Birds will need high fat options to give them additional energy to stay warm.  Blackoil sunflower is a very popular diet. Pleasant Hill Pet & Livestock has a wide variety of bird seed blends, including our custom bird seed mixes that have nuts, seeds and oils that appeal to a variety of birds. Do you prefer a specialty blend? No problem! We mix these up as well!

We also sell suet cakes and mixes to keep activity at your bird feeders all winter long.