Do you think it would work, for birdfeeding purposes, if I froze orange halves in advance?

[conuly]

Then I could just spike them and not worry about the oranges drying out or going bad if they weren't eaten fast enough. Or would this change the texture too much and then the birdies wouldn't like it? I guess I could still use the oranges for smoothies if that happened....

Comments

[rebeccmeister]

It seems like a simple enough experiment to just go ahead and try?

[bibliofile]

It's worth trying. I mean, worst case, they ignore one orange, so it seems worth it.

[offcntr]

My mother stopped feeding oranges to her orioles entirely--too spendy--in favor of a little cup of generic strawberry jam. So I think it's the juice/fruit/sweetness that attracts them, not the texture.

[movingfinger]

They sell special oriole-friendly jam that don't have some type of sugar they shouldn't eat (I forget just what---I don't have orioles). My mom found it worked well but she did have to use something to keep the ants out, I think one of those little water-cup hangers.

I'd try freezing orange halves, that sounds like it'll work.