Perky-Pet FF10 10-Inch Metal Finch Feeder

 (7 customer reviews)

I bought 2 of these to replace the sock feeders I have.
It took a day for the goldfinches to realize what it was.
I did shake the feeders a little so that some of the seed would stick out and placed them next to the sock feeders. After 24 hours the finches started to use it. It will hold about 20 finches at a time ( I have the large size) and they look beautiful next to the black metal.
It isn't difficult to see how much food is left if you look straight through the sides. You can also tell by the position of the birds on the tube.
Happy birding!

This is, for the price, the best thistle seed feeder on the market. A few improvements could make it really great:

* A different color.
* Provision for a seed tray. (I took the one off my old Droll Yankees feeder and attached it to the bottom.)
* Some sort of a latch to hold the lid on, for raccoon-proofing. (I'm using a little piece of bent coat hanger.)
* A rain shield of some sort to keep rain off the seed. (I'm using a squirrel baffle.)

Oddly enough, I didn't see this feeder on PerkyPet's main website, just here.

P.S. Finches took one morning to find it. Now they're coming around by the scads. They don't seem to care one bit about the black paint. Posted images of the mods I did, plus three finches attached.

This was our first bird feeder and the best one that we've purchased thus far...we now have two of these finch feeders...the finches hang around non-stop...we've lured some Pine siskins and sparrows as well...the squirrels seem to ignore this one - they thankfully are not too interested in the nyer seed...I would completely recommend this bird feeder...it is good looking, simple and priced well...

Nicole