Customer Reviews:
 Nice feeder December 12, 2008
I think the perches need to be extended completely for the little birds to be most comfortable, but other than that, it is working well. I especially like how the perches are staggered, so more than one bird can feed simultaneously.
bird seeds November 17, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Since I can't afford bird seeds any longer, I fill this up with dead tree bark. Alot of the birds land near it then see that it's useless tree bark and they look mad. Later on, the birds start hanging around my window and they look very, very mad.
Nice, but has issues October 19, 2007
6 out of 7 found this review helpful
I bought 2 of these to go on the sides of an arbor; one is filled with thistle and the other with sunflower seeds. The thistle one works perfectly. The sunflower seed's perches are constantly being closed by squirrels. I have tried to hold the perches open, but so far have not found the correct solution (my next try will be duct tape). Chickadees don't seem to mind the closed feeder and are able to perch without them.
Still, the feeders are inexpensive, look nice, and are easy to fill. If there was a locking mechanism on the perch I would have given this 5 stars.
 OK but not squirrel proof July 30, 2007
4 out of 6 found this review helpful
This feeder is fine for the price but not if you have squirrels at your feeders. The squirrels in my yard literally chewed through this feeder the first day I put it out. I have bought several feeders in the past, all of which eventually get chewed through but never this quickly. If squirrels are an issue, I would not suggest this feeder.
 LOVE IT! September 6, 2006
14 out of 15 found this review helpful
I have nothing bad to say about this product. I have been using it for several weeks now and it is definitely my favorite. The birds love it, too! ;)
The perches are adjustable from underneath the base. Supposedly this allows you to choose which size birds you would like to accomodate. I open it all the way, and the regulars (finches, sparrows, titmice, chickadees, cardinals, woodpeckers) have no problem using it. Larger birds may be able to use it, with some difficulty. I have seen the blue jay use it, and it was quite comical. He perched, squatted and maneuvered his body sideways to get the seed. The mechanism underneath sometimes gets stuck, but it always responds with some tooling around.
-NO WASTE!!! The lowest perches are on the very bottom of the feeder, which means the birds themselves are cleaning it out. There is none of that moldy old seed left in the bottom. You could easily get away with cleaning this once every few weeks.
-Extremely reasonable price.
-Pleasant green color, sturdy plastic, easy to clean.
-Select A Seed feature allows for nijer.
Filling it is easy but I "close" the ports first (move to nijer, with the tiny opening), fill it with hulled sunflower and safflower, then "open" the ports once again. There is some spillage, of maybe 15 seeds, which I save for the next filling. If you don't close the ports first, seed easily spills out while filling.
There are no cons for this product. But I will say that it is definitely NOT squirrel-proof, so if you have a problem with the voracious squirrels (and most people do), this is not a good choice for you.
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