I purchased one of these and loved it, but in the last two days, I've gone out to fill it and have found a small bird caught inside of it. Any ideas?
1868664
Sorry, I can't really help you. I didn't have that problem during the short period of time my feeder was in use. It was destroyed by a hungry bear shortly after I installed it! I guess if there is a space where a small bird could get into the feeder, it's a possibility. It's been quite a while since I had my feeder, so I don't remember much about it. You might want to call the Perky Pets folks -- they might be able to shed some light on the problem. They are an old, well-established bird-feeder company!
1868665
I have not had ant problem with that. The little bird must be getting under the glass. i do not how you can fix that sorry 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!
2165873
are you talking about the entire bottom of the feeder or just one of the little perches where the birds land? If it is the perches then make sure the perch is screwed tightly to the bottom of the feeder. If your talking about the entire bottom of the feeder, take a look at the back of the feeder. the small straight "connector" peices in the middle should look like an upside down check mark. If one of those "check marks" is missing than the bottom will not stay on the feeder. I had this problem once myself and it wasn't until I looked at the back closely that I was able to see the problem. Had to order a new feeder by the way. Its only plastic and will break eventually if your not careful. I am now more careful when I disassemble it to put in more hummingbird food. Hope this helps
1055600
How long has it been? It can take a week or two for the birds to notice it and trust it. Do you have other feeders the birds go to? Is this one out in the open? What kind of seeds are you using?
132728
I am not sure what you mean by the birds getting stuck. Do you mean they are actually trapped in the feeding holes? If so, I never heard of that happening. Often my feeders get empty before I can get them filled, and the birds just ignore them and come back when the feeders are filled again.
1578117
It will work maximum for about 2x weeks before the birds realise it is a dummy. It could be shorter - be sure to change its position daily
695470
Well, I'm here & the water feeder is at the beach, but I'm very disappointed in it. I put it back in the trees where they birds would feel protected, but none of them, including the little finches, have used it. I'd say the pools are about 3" long, just guessing since I can't go out & check for you, but I think the pigeons would be way too heavy & awkward for this thing. It's also very hard to fill & rehang. You can't fill it from the top. You have to take it down, turn it over, unscrew the bottle from the base, fill the bottle while someone else is holding it because the other end is not flat so you can't set it down. Then when you rescrew the base & flip it over, you lose a lot of water. It's also heavy once it's filled with water, so it's awkward lifting it over your head to rehang. I'd keep looking ...
2086897
The same thing happened to mine. The plastic on this feeder gets very brittle after a short time of usage. Let me know if you get a response about the replacement parts.
1890002
We have had ours up since April and have had some activity, but not inside the box where it should be. I bird built a nest on the top of the box, kind of funny. He was a larger bird so I am sure they could not get inside the house. Other then that nothing inside, hoping for some activity next spring.
2250758
It sounds like you are doing everything right-- offering a water source and trees and shrubs for shelter. Timing could be the issue here. Birds can be pretty suspicious of anything new, and it will take time before they will eat from the feeder (especially since their natural food sources are becoming available as we get further into spring). Just please make sure you are keeping the seed in the feeder fresh-- maybe keep a little less seed in the feeder and change it every few days until you start to get some visitors. Also, are you seeing Finches at any of your other feeders? If not, you may attract them to your area by planting some milkweed or composite plants.
418954
It can be tricky. I pull the top up and to the side so that the top is partially open. Then I balance it against something so it'll stay standing up and fill it from a bag. Creating a funnel out of paper might help. This is my second birdfeeder. I always seem to manage.
1280661
We have mostly sparrows that get in to the feeder at the moment, but not having had it that long, I'm not sure. We will get Cardinals later on, so will have to see if they can get in through the holes. The feeder is wonderful, and may have to get another one, as we have a smaller one, but the birds ignore it. It might be worth trying it, as other small birds would love it anyway.
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I am not sure. I have my birdbath close to the house and check it out the kitchen window a lot. I keep water in it all the time. I have not had any problems so far. I would unplug it if I left for a long period of time just in case. Mine gets filled about every other day. My friend has one and she has never complained about any problems either. She has used hers for years. If she had any problems she would have told me for sure.
1904935
I re-filled the feeder 2-days ago and there were small dead flies inside, but I have never seen bees at the feeder. bees fill up at bird bath. the opening is to small for small wrens that fed at my old feeder
1127051
I don't know the technical answer to that so you should google that and see what comes back, however, I do have two that are in the sun for a good part of the day and the birds seem to enjoy them and the group hasn't gotten any thinner.
1894654
I had a similar problem. I called Havahart and they mailed a new one to me and I returned the old one. This product has saved our pond fish. Last year the herons got 52 fish, NOT this year, yet.
1727139
We leave for 2 weeks as well and are always concerned about the water level. We have someone come in and fill it as it evaporates quickly in the winter. The birds need water more than seed. Our feeders run dry almost immediately which saddens us but there is nothing we can do about that. The short answer is I don't know having never allowed it to happen.