This feeder is advertised as being for sunflower. How does it perform with white millet, hulled safflower and hulled sunflower seeds?
176581
Works fine. I am married to the neighborhood Bird lady... we feed all the birds in s fla from my back yard ...LOL
1592638
I love this tray feeder and so do the the birds. I use ONLY sunflower seeds as most birds love them, even goldfinches. I live in FL.
1731473
I am sure it will. This is the best feeder we have had, bar none. The birds agree, we feed a mixture of Sunflower seeds and other types. We have other feeders and all the birds choose this one first.
356068
I don't believe caked food would work for this type of feeder. It's meant for seeds.
1805999
Yes the holes are small so not much seed ( I use sunflower seeds only ) is wasted or kicked out. As for mounting on a pole, I have it mounted on a pipe pole that has a flange on top. This is a nice and good looking feeder.
1838466
As long as it's not a really heavy one. Something plastic. I currently have a tube feeder(for thistle or sunflower seeds) on mine. If your feeder is wood, it will be heavier & I doubt it would hold it.
1908579
Quakers are bigger than my cockatiels, but this has seeds in it that all birds can eat-- millet is the smallest seed in it . After some reasearch, apparently most birds can even eat grain as small as amaranth-- so I would think your birds could eat this too. Safflower seeds are better than sunflower for most house raised birds, which is why I chose this for my tiels... These seeds work well for sprouting too & that is also good for all birds. Good luck!
1511117
i use oily sunflower seeds. i'm sure you could use any kind. because the feeder is not huge, i doubt the crows would fit. our biggest problem is the squirrels and chipmunks - but they are so funny to watch. hope this helps.
940234
I'm using it for thistle. I think the holes are too small for sunflower seeds unless they are out of the shells.
746372
Most definitely. I bought this feeder specifically for safflower and watched four mourning doves perch on the ledge. There
98274
I use hulled sunflower seeds and have no problems. I would guess that your mix has items too large to go through the holes. It's designed for birdseed.
2191193
I myself just use regular birdseed, it has some sunflower seeds in it. I can't keep mine full enough.
2275559
I have tried mixing some shelled peanuts in the regular bird seed mix. They are a bit too big and do get stuck. Smaller seeds work better. This is an excellent feeder! It works very well and squirrels can't get to the seeds since it closes with their weight.
2206503
Cardinals seem to have no trouble feeding on Sky Cafe. I have two of these feeders, one with oil sunflower seeds and one with safflower. The cardinals feed on both.
1676439
So far, I have not had a problem with any type of seeds. Just have to pour slowly into feeder from top. Since I used this feeder, I have several new types of birds in my yard.
2013856
It is fairly large and I have seen Cardinals at the feeder. Holds a good 2 lbs or more of sunflower seed. Most of my feeders are wire feeders and attract a large number of Quakers or Monks Parakeets prevalent in my area.
1511111
Hulled sunflower is best, mixed with a few shelled peanuts. If you don't want a mess that is the way to go.