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HomeWild Bird SuppliesWild Bird FeedersFinch FeedersPerky-Pet 398 Patented Deluxe Upside Down Thistle Feeder |
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| Customer Reviews: | | Average Customer Review: ( 10 customer reviews )
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4 of 4 found the following review helpful:
 Not very sturdy Oct 21, 2009
By R. DePrato
I've had this feeder for less than a year and I have to replace it. I took it down to clean it and the bottom part that keeps the seed in is broken and will not fit tightly back in. The only cheaply made part of this feeder is that part but it's pretty important!
3 of 3 found the following review helpful:
 Good design, bad execution Aug 07, 2011
By G. Froehle
We've used a similar design before, and it works well. The "upside down" feeding largely ensures only goldfinches will use it, and they tend to fly in and out, without hanging around the backyard deck leaving a mess. Our last feeder lasted over ten years; this will last six months. The greatest defect is the flimsiness of the main tube. It has to hold all the niger seeds; keep the perch bars in place and prevent them from spinning when the birds rotate; hold the bar that the unit hangs from; and securely keep the bottom "v" in place, which keeps the seeds from falling out, yet must occasionally be removed for cleaning. But this tube is such a thin plastic that it will never hold up under the sunlight and weather; its flexibility allows for too much movement of the stationary parts; and it it surely won't be an impediment for other animals. Mine arrived warped, and the small tabs of the "v" would not engage the tube's cutouts. The slightest flexing of the tube caused the "v" to disengage, causing the seeds to fall out. About 1" beneath the "v" there are two additional holes in the tube at the bottom of the unit (as for another perch) and as a fix I inserted a dowel and cut a piece of wood to make up the gap to the bottom of the "v". That should hold it in place... for as long as the tube itself holds up. I'm not hopeful.
In short, look for a feeder using this design, but avoid this product.
3 of 3 found the following review helpful:
bottom falls out Sep 19, 2010
By minor_mishap
It's fun to watch the goldfinches turn upside down to get the seed, while the purple finches are confounded by their inability to get their meal. But the feeder has an inane design. The bottom of the feeder - which has to support about 2 lbs of seed - is a flimsy piece of plastic held in place merely by small, short tabs that insert into slots in the cylindrical body of the feeder. As soon as the feeder deforms at all in the sun, the tabs slip and the bottom falls out. Along with all the seed. It isn't hard to fix by drilling four holes and weaving in thin wire for extra support (thus two stars instead of one), but whoever designed this should be sent back to kindergarten.
2 of 2 found the following review helpful:
Perky Pet Upside down thistle feeder Aug 26, 2009
By Marvin Zukerman
If you're bothered by squirrels stealing bird feed, DON'T BUY THIS FEEDER! The squirrels ate out the bottom of this one in just the first day it was up. Emptied the whole bottom section. Do not buy unless you can position it in a squirrel-proof location.
2 of 2 found the following review helpful:
 Great for for Small Birds Jun 03, 2009
By Anna D. Nguyen
"greenmonarch"
This is a great bird feeder and works really well. I had no problems attracting finches to my feeder. It only took a couple of days before birds started coming to the feeder. The only problem I have is that the plastic is not the most durable. Squirrels were able to eat through the platic easily and left a hole in my feeder. If you get this feeder you must have a squirrel guard or this feeder will not last long.
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