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  • Red food coloring in feeder solutions - I'd like your opinions
      • (Login RonDEZone7a)
      Hummingbirder 2008
      Posted Oct 14, 2008 10:48 PM

      Can anyone point me to some information about the possible dangers associated with using red food coloring in hummingbird feeder solutions? I know it is generally frowned upon and probably few people on this board use it. I never use it myself because I think there's a chance it could be hazardous (since even people are worried about food coloring sometimes) - so why risk it? Plus I doubt it makes a difference in attracting them. But does anyone know of any real research that says definitively, that it is hazardous or risky to hummer health (and even if there isn't, it still doesn't mean it's safe to use it, of course - it just means it hasn't been fully tested).

      I want your wisdom because I know someone who insists their hummingbirds "like it" better than clear - which I think is probably a not-well-researched claim and they are just being lazy not making their own. I can't see how the color of the solution could matter as long as the feeder has red on it.

      So - does anyone have some words of wisdom here? Or links they can give me to read more???
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