Can the side glass or plastic pieces be removed, making this a fly-through feeder?
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On the side the top flips up it is easy to remove plastic window. On the other side, however, you will have to tap the roof off with a hammer to remove window. Staples hold half the roof on, but it's not hard to put back together... I've done it myself. Also, the plastic windows a very flexable, and you may be able to bend it enough to pop it out of the slot it's in.
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Only one side comes all the way out. We love the feeder and if you remove the sides all the seed will fall out. This holds a lot of bird food and if I had more money for seed it would be full more often. Sometimes the wind will blow the top open but really no problem.
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the tank and stand are attached, so if your trying to remove the plastic tank and replace it with glass....I would advise against it :)
1039862
feeder tubes and cover, tray is plastic- there is metal around the feeder opening.
134388
I would not put the plastic piece in the dishwasher it may cause it to become brittle and later crack. I had one of these feeders for about 7 years. I bought a special brush to clean the inside of the glass. In the summer it gets very hot where I live and algae starts to grow in the bottle. It would not do me any good to put it in th dish washer. I'm very happy with these feeders. For me they are the best ones on the market. They can take the heat, and don't leak. I have two of them in my yard and have many hummingbirds drinking from them. I also refill them as soon as they are empty.
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I feel sure you can. Unfortunately, I ended up throwing mine out because of a bad leaking problem. It could have been an isolated incident to just me as I have another Perky Pet feeder, a little larger than this one, & have never had a problem with it and I do wash it in the dishwasher. Hope this helps some!
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Depends on the size of the flakes. I would crush the food so that the flakes broke up a bit before loading the feeder. The issue is that if the opening is large enough for the larger flakes then you can over feed when the larger flakes are gone.
1255323
I suspect that would be a little difficult as the plastic is probably pretty dense. Are you able to remove the plastic bottoms? That's what I did with mine. I had little round plastic feet which I removed by wedging a small screwdriver under and prying out.
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The feeder is pretty slippery and my squirrels cant seem to get a grip on the feeder itself, so I really dont think that will be an issue with them eating through the plastic.
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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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The solid plastic tray is, not the wire part. The sides collapse down to the bottom for storage. (The perch and dishes need to be removed, of course.) There is a clip at the bottom to hold it together.
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Yes. Each "side" is separate so you can assemble them into as large a box as you wish. The supplied "corners" pup in and out easily. To make my bird feeder protectors more solid, though, I clamped them shut an additional way, which also can be removed.
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The bolts and nuts are friction fit into the plastic. You might be able to remove them, but would risk breaking the plastic or the bolts/fasteners not seating in the plastic properly thereafter.
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Yes, a plate could be screwed to the bottom of the feeder, accessing from inside. It is a good feeder. Very happy with it.
1395319
The brand of feeder is called Birds Choice. They have an extensive website that would probably have a replacement screen tray. They also have a place on the website to ask questions.
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Plastic windows. I like the product, the birds love it. Difficult for large birds like Blue Jays to hog the food because they can't hang on well. It is hard to fill when suspended because it is tippy and food spills out. You need to hold in your hand while filling.
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it's on hinges so it's not made to be removed but you could do it yourself but you'd have to attach the chains it hangs by to the sides...we actually have a couple of short bungee cords holding our feeder to a post on our deck ...that way we get a closer look at our birds and nocturnal flying squirrels that are small enough to fit inside
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I suppose you can in an indirect way. I don't think there's an attachment on the bottom to do it, but if you rig a pole so that the bird feeder would hang from it, that should work. I have a suet feeder as well that hangs from an iron pole that I got at Big Lots. That pole I think was designed to hang plants, but there's no reason you couldn't use it for this bird feeder.