Kaytee Finch Station 2

 (15 customer reviews)

I own this product and finches love it however it is too porous. Much of the precious nyjer is wasted on the ground beneath. For a fraction of the price I bought a THISTLE SAK FEEDER by Gardner/Homestead and remedied the situation. The mesh is finer yet sturdy. I am now visited by dozens of finches without mounds of wasted uneaten seeds. Give it a try, you'll more than make up the cost in no time!

I've been using "thistle socks" to feed the finches in my yard for a long time now. The ones I've been using are disposable "socks" filled with thistle seed that are available in grocery stores for around $4-$5. The birds love them.

So when I saw the KAYTEE FINCH STATION 2, I decided to give it a try. It's considerably larger than the disposable socks I have been buying, and I figured it would save me time and money over the long run.

The feeder is easy to set up -- all you do is turn the thing upside down, stretch the elastic tops of the two "socks" over the rings in the filling station, and then hang the feeder. Thistle seed is easily poured into the feeder once it's hung, and the two socks fill up quickly. The reservoir at the top of the station holds additional thistle seed, which falls into the socks as the birds feed.

I've had this hanging off my deck for two weeks now. The finches do come, but not in the numbers they did before. I'm going...Read more

This was a replacement for one I'd had for several years. The finches used to leave my yard when the weather turned warm, but now they stay all year! In mid-winter, I have had as many as 36 little birds on the feeder at a time. The seed reservoir in the top means you don't need to replenish seeds nearly as often.