Mountable feeder from WalMart!

[JohnBoy]

I looked at them this morning and I thought the seed tray was a bit too small. I pictured the birds making a total mess with them. I passed. Glad they are working out for you all.

[cindy]

John, so far in individual cages (one pair to a cage) it has worked out fine but in my bigger baby flights I use the hut type since the mountable ones will not allow for more than 2 to 3 birds at a time.

[BillD]

Thank you for sharing those. Think they might be useful in the aviary i'm still trying to build.

[cindy]

Bill what is nice is the bottom slides out from the top or you can add seed through an openeing in the back.

[dfcauley]

I don't have that one, but I did get a version of it and hung them in my aviary. I made a little tray to catch seeds and it works great!

[FeatherHarp]

Thanks for sharing about that neat feeder! I think I will see if I can find them at my Walmart.

Those square seed hoppers are nice but I dislike the flat tops. Do the finches stay off the tops of these feeders being they are a bit rounded?

And I like that nice 70's retro avocado green color.

[cindy]

Donna, I bought a few of those in green for the cages with mulitple birds and my shaftails. Mt shafties eat out of just about anything.

The wall mount one has a slick top, they land on it but not so long, the same with the small one like Donna has pictured. The larger ones with like a shingle pattern in the roof design allows the birds to roost...and poop on the top!

[6finchfriends]

That's what I like about them too. The birds try to roost on top but they just slip off. Sweet. So far they have been everything I needed. I really do like them a lot! There isn't even any poop on the perch.

[cindy]

Trish I find less seed/waste on the floor of the cage and the finches have to bend down to get the seed/pellets and back up a bit to eat, they don't eat over the little tray. So far so good, I am going to try one in the owl flight, see how they do with it.

[FeatherHarp]

Well I purchased 2 of the Walmart feeders (they only had 4 in stock) and they seem to be working pretty well once the finches stopped being terrified of them.

Here is my review.......

Walmart Feeder:

What I like:

The birds can't sit on top and there is no pooping and sleeping in the feeder like the seed hoppers.

I was able to remove the suction cup and replace it with a simple "S" hook which allows me to quickly move the feeder around or take it out without having to untie anything.

They hold a lot more than my seed hoppers.

They cost a lot less than the seed hoppers.


What I don't like:

I am noticing my Owl finches do seem to rake through the seed and I can hear and see it falling to the floor...not a lot though since I only have 2 Owls. The societies don't seem to rake the seed that I can tell.

That avocado green color.


The Seed Hoppers

What I like:

They have the seed catcher tray to keep the chaff off of the floor.

They are smaller and fit in more places in my flight cage.


What I Don't Like:

The birds use the flat top for a bed/potty and dance floor. I always hear them tapping and slip-sliding off the hoppers during the night.

I have to clean the seed hoppers more frequently.

The are not overly pricey but cost more than the Walmart feeders and you have to order them.

So I don't know yet which ones I like better.....somebody hurry up and invent a better bird feeder and for Heaven's sake make them ANY other color than avocado!

[cindy]

the sunny yellow would have nice!!!!!

I find they are working out nicely in all my cages and flights...very please. The green does no bother me so much, I have green accnts in the house and since I use silk plants and flowers, it blends in ok.

[CandoAviary]

Snapped some pics of mine... this one is not avocado green... I ordered mine years ago and don't remember from where... They also have a thermometer on the backside....


and the green one... I use these with small footed waxbills... I find they don't work well with the bigger finches. These are in the main goldbreast aviary


Mounted against the wall

[6finchfriends]

Deborah
The birds use the flat top for a bed/potty and dance floor. I always hear them tapping and slip-sliding off the hoppers during the night.

You are too funny! I can see the lights go off and the party begin!!

[cindy]

The seed hopper tops are a spot for roosting and the owls like to tap on it with their beaks...they need to make them slanted..they get to ditry.

[kenny]

hi
glad that all those feeders are working out for you,despite all the morse code messages your birds are sending you


ken