By Cookygirl41
mid glamorgan,
United Kingdom 
How long does it take for the garden birds to get use to a new feeder. I had 3 old rusty feeders and always loads of tits, robbins etc. there, so I thought Id replace them with some new ones about a week ago and I havnt seen a single bird there since.
4 May, 2011
Answers
the're probably busy with the babies and reluctant to try the new ones--the'll be back i'm sure
4 May, 2011
It can takes months on end for birds to become or get their confidence back, to say a month or less is being rather optimistic because there is no set time period - they'll go to it in their own time.
4 May, 2011
We've noticed our feeders are hardly being used now - natural for the time of year. We've removed most of them and will put back out in autumn.
4 May, 2011
I find it sometimes takes weeks for the birds to feel safe and trust a new feeder and some they never do. Also they have periods when they do not visit at all and then they just reappear.
4 May, 2011
Agree, i always wonder where else they go in those times !!!
6 May, 2011
There is plenty of wild food for them to eat at the times they don't come to the feeders Louise.
6 May, 2011
True.
I'd like a have miniature cameras on them to watch where they go and what they do though :-))))
6 May, 2011
Your looking at about a month maybe less for them to get used to the new ones. Well, that's how long it took for me. Good luck.
4 May, 2011