tobacco stalks

Great nesting material but seems to be a shortage this year. Pigeons love them and some build skyscraper nests plus they're supposed to keep mites at bay.
Got the last bunch from feedstore earlier in week and they said that's the last of the stock they can get hold of. Maybe a brexit thing?

i would use them myself and have done but last few boxes had mould on them in the centre ,just cant get a good supplier locally so now use a a felt and wood shavings ,the stalks are great for keeping creepy crawlies away to ...there about £7 a box down the farm stores

these are sold in bunches darren, and I know what you mean about mould in the boxed ones, had same issue years ago. Maybe these being not boxed dry out better? Anyway put the last few in today and they're all gone. The birds always seem to prefer twig type material to straw, sometimes you just got to get whats on hand at the time, especially now how things are.

Our barry prefers them but I like good old fashioned straw.  Used to soak it before but not this year. Hopefully its ok

yeah they would dry better being loose eh ....bits and bobs are getting scarce locally here,mind they never been that good i got plenty grit ,mins,clay and felts elsewhere in november need to get another bag of shavings though

I.m pleased we have a nan bring our corn or whatever to literally our door .

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I.m pleased we have a nan bring our corn or whatever to literally our door .

they will do that here ray but the order has to be in excess of £300

A man sorry ...this lad comes every Sunday and only about 5 or 6 get corn off him then but he does go all over the place so we'll worth it for him. Otherwise he wouldn't bother

Tobacco farmers east of here. I pull long grass, twigs and cannabis stalks when I grow it.

Do they build "high" nests.....

Good one!