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Feeders:
After nearly twenty years of experimenting with commercial feeders and making my own, the best I have found are these simple polythene feeder. They screw onto an empty drinks bottle after firstly drilling two holes for the hanging loop.
Two designs are used:
Both are suitable for sunflower hearts or mixed seeds, but I find that the 4 hole type gives more protection in wet weather and does not clog-up so readily.
Being for the drier(?) American market, these feeders need drain holes which I drill around the edge of the tray. I also reduce the depth of the ‘tube’ bit of the yellow version as this improves the flow of the seed and prevents seed jaming in the neck. The only ‘fiddly’ bit is getting the seed into the bottle, but a cheap plastic funnel will do the job.
Ordering:
The green version is now available from certain garden centres: ‘Gardenlands’ between Wolverhampton and Bridgnorth is one. However, I got mine direct from the USA and if you have difficulty finding them I can either obtain them locally and pass on by post or I can always import aghain from the USA. Please e-mail me your detailed requirements or questions and I will supply total cost (multi orders save considerably on postage - try both types) and my address for your payment. Once your personal cheque has cleared your order will be dispatched.
e-,mail: williamsonclive@yahoo.com
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