Does the front door pull down to feed envelops? Do they have to be fed one at a time or can a stack of them be placed in the feeder?
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The front feeder drops down. It can accept several sheets of paper. I am not sure the capacity of the front feed. I have loaded 25 8.5 x 14 with no problem.
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Hi, In answer to your question. I have not seen any bird droppings in the feeder, as the food gets towards the bottom, I just dump what few stray seeds are in there and fill with fresh seed. They really are still shy and do not sit inside for long, and I still enjoy this feeder and get lots of birds everyday.
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Well, they won't get in from above as the top locks on, though isn't air tight. The food is dispensed with a turning mechanism, but not air right either. If your pet leaves food in the tray, that might attract ants. Hope my answer is helpful.
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It is a gravity feeder. So, there is a opening in the bottom portion where they eat as needed but there in nothing holding anything back. If they keep on eating the food will all keep flowing down (but not out).
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As you can see in the graphic, the feeder is suspended under the dome. I would think a 4 sided feeder would work fine unless it is unusually large. I first purchased the small dome, but then purchased the large dome, and it is much more satisfactory for my needs. I hope this helps. Blessings. navydoc
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Not a bit...cardinals feed at mine all the time. They're usually the first ones there in the morning and the last ones there at dusk. We've even had normally ground-feeding birds like juncos and grackles feed regularly (the grackles are PIGS). apparently the tray is just large enough that these birds feel comfortable.
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I used about a palm full of food inside of the cage, opposite end of the trap door. You dont want to put the food directly on the other end otherwise they will pull the food out. You need to give them a reason to go inside to grab the food. I did not have to cover the cage and I was able to move a family of 5 from my area. Haven't had any issues since.
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Yes it can be set to only one feeding. Just make sure the others are turned to off. I can range in feeding but te instructions will tell you about how many lbs will disperse in how many secs. Very easy timer and best ones I've used. Batteries last a good amount of time as well.
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I dont think anything u can do except I have several feeders. The young ones in spring seem to get along better and sometimes 4 or 5 will be feeding at same time. The older ones do tend to dive bomb the others tho. Really aggressive sometimes. My only advice is try to add another feeder. Good luck.
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The doors open to form a trough, there is room for only ONE head, so pets cannot feed at the same time. If a pet pushes another out the way the feeder detects the new tag and accrues feeding to the new pet. If the pet does not have an allowance or is locked out the feeder doors immediately shut.
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Wow, it would have to be one smart bird to figure how to get the food, but not impossible I guess. I would bet(heavily) not though because the door is weighted and a bird wouldn't be able to push/hold it open and get the food. This should indeed solve your bird problem.
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I have the same problem. the feeders are great with plenty of room for everyone but they seem to fight now matter what kind of feeder I use. But eventuallu they all get fed:)
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I am afraid that it would clump up inside and not feed out properly. If you used "dry" feed pellets then this feeder would do a great job.
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I have six Tidy feeders and they are GREAT. They can be lifted up easily for escape, but I use a small bungee from Home Depot around all of my feeders and the problem is solved. Just unhook the bungee and lift off the feeder for service; a quick and easy process.
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You can prop open or even remove it. Either way. Won't affect feeding. Door is just to keep flys and such out.
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if you are talking about a guillotine-stile door that slides up and down, no. there are only 2 doors on the front. there IS adequate room in either back corner to hang a nest box in for small birds, like a budgie.
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Maybe you need to design an elevated system that would contain the Northmate Feeder. Perhaps you could place the Feeder on top of a storage box that has a lid with a raised edge.