Birds aren't using ours, We didn't want to get rid of squirrels AND birds! How do you get birds to feed at the small troughs?
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We had the same problem at first but finally the birds are using it. However it is NOT squirrel proof. We spent a lot for this and one from Lowes would be just as good. Went out one morning and the squirrel was inside it having a feast! Had to tape the top closed. They hang from the pole and push the feeder back and forth til the seed falls out. Good luck.
1111323
Hi Grace......at first our birds would come and peck at it and fly away. I thought this is not going to work, but then low and behold they started coming back and figured out how to feed from it. Now we have them all back plus the morning doves, raccoons and squirrels. The spring is too tight to close the doors when the doves and squirrels get on it so we close it at night with a small bungie cord. Hope this helps :)
1111324
I honestly don't know. I haven't had any birds either. I am waiting for the cooler fall weather to get here. I was thinking that when natural food becomes scarce they will learn how to get the food. We had a late spring here in Colorado. Right now all the natural food is plentiful. I realize that this doesn't really answer your question but it is the best I could do.
1111325
We use black oil sunflower seeds and the birds love. If you want it to be squirrel proof you need to keep it out of reach. if they can grab it from a pole or tree limb, no feeder will be squirrel proof. Ours hangs on a cable about 5 feet off the ground and 8 feet from a tree limb and we have no problem with squirrels.
1111326
I have had no trouble with birds feeding at this feeder. They looked at it for about a day as they do all new additions to the yard. The squirrels liked it too until I set the tension on the bars to nothing and they can't feed from it any longer. I do get some big birds but they don't seem to be feeder hogs. All my birds like this feeder and it hangs from a huge Oak Tree in our yard and they even feed when it rains.
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I am using a premium bird seed I bought at Tractor Supply. I add about 20% sunflower seed to the mix. We are covered up with Chickadees, Wrens, Eastern Towhee's, Cardinals, Finch, Downy Woodpecker, Indigo Bunting and many others I cannot identify. None of them seem to have any problem feeding at the small trough. Have you added the 1/4 inch plastic tubing to the perch as I outlined in my review? That gives the small birds a much better grip on the otherwise slick metal perch. Sometimes I add some Niger seed to the mix but it really does not seem to make much difference. I live in the mountains of Western North Carolina where we have many varieties of small birds. My land is covered with Pine trees so there is lots of spaces for birds to rest. Hope this helps.
1111328
I think some birds cannot sit and reach into the small seed-holding squares,very few birds use ours. However, rain gets in and concretes the seed, has to be dug out. Does keep out squirrels though!
1111329
Hmmm, I don't share that problem, in fact our squirrels took about 5 minutes to figure out how to feed from this feeder. So nothing has changed here. What do you feed your birds? We feed them safflower seed. Squirrels don't like it at first, but after a year or so they give up and decide to eat it anyway.
1708482
We have ours by a porch that is frequented by squirrels and never had one go inside the feeder. Not many chipmunks in my area so I can't speak for that.
1945127
My suggestion is move it to another spot. I had a whistle feeder that was never used (hung there for 2 months) so I moved it about 30 feet and now have finches on it all the time needing to refill it at least once a week. Have since moved it back closer to my house to see the birds better and they followed and still use it sunrise to sunset. Hope this works for you!
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Try 4 oz aspect humming bird feeder they dont leak easier to clean and ive not had any large birds on mine Not sure if amazon sells i got mine at wild birds unlimited. Good luck
939023
I does have very small openings for small birds and should keep the big birds out. I actually had to cut a few bigger hole, so that the cardinals could get in to eat.
611171
I do not know because I did not want the birds around. Worked well so try different places and see what your radius is. Not sure where your bird feeders are. Good luck.
2158959
well, the problem here is in the winter, this will still attract squirrels. During the summer since there are other food sources out there they tend to leave it alone.Basically not much you can do about them!
132730
Mine feeder is never kept full all the time. How can it be. Birds keep coming as the contents of the feeder diminishes until it reaches the level at which the birds cannot get to the remaining seeds. I don't see how birds can get "stuck" in the feeder under any conditions.
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We have no idea why birds stay away from this bird bath. But they do. Could be that the water doesn't move or there is enoughwater in other locations. We moved it and still no birds. I would not recommend this bird bath.
1735644
I have a round feeder which is a cage that encloses a feeder that is also in a wire enclosure. This lets the small birds get into the cage to eat seed, but keeps the squirrels and large birds out. I believe it is also a perky pet feeder. I also have feeders that look just like the one pictured but they close up the feeding holes when a squirrel gets on them because of the weight of the squirrel and these work very well. Good luck!
2103171
The feeder is too small for birds the size of crows. Make certain that you check on the type of crows prefer, then find a feeder that will work.
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I took out the 2 plastic walls (they slide right out) for the dispenser so that birds could fly through. I can remember if peanut pieces fit through but seem to recall that they did. Actually that might be why I had to give it away - a squirrel kept getting to it.
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I agree with the first comment. Cardinals can use the feeder, but seem to prefer a platform style feeder. I have seen them sitting on the ground under the Squirrel Solutions Feeder waiting for another bird to spill seed onto the ground!
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I just buy regular bird food. I left up the top of the bird feeder and put it in. Then I put the top back down on it. I then take a piece of black electrical tape and put it around the bottom of the top. I do this because I have watched squirrels push the top of it up and over so they can get food from the top. I hope this helps you out some.
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We screwed a hook into the bottom of a horizontal tree branch, with no other branches around it and hung the feeder from there.We also bought one of those plastic domes that goes over the top of the feeder. It was actually kind of fun to watch the squirrels first try to go over the dome- with no luck- then they take a flying leap onto the perch which closes the little door.- They finally have given up and go elsewhere!
1963190
There is no cure! My squirrels just remove the top and chow down. I'm no help to you. Sorry.
23619
Do you have water for the bigger birds nearby? I have a hanging birdbath in the tree next to my feeders and have never had any issues. If you are in the southwest like I am, all the animals are suffering from lack of water due to drought right now. They get it anywhere they can. Otherwise, it's better to be replacing the solution more often anyway. It's healthier for the hummers to keep the feeder cleaned and replaced every couple days in the heat anyway. LOTS of bacteria builds in sugar water in the heat which can kill the hummers. The big birds are actually keeping everyone healthier!