I am replacing our feeder with a new one to keep the turtle doves from eating all the feed. Does anyone know if this feeder works for this?
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we dont have turtle doves here but we do have mournig doves and they are too big to stand on the feeder to eat. They do hang out underneath and eat whatever has been knocked to the ground by the smaller birds and squirrels.
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I'm not sure if it will prevent them from eating at the feeder. The doves at our feeder eat off of the ground though. Maybe that is why?
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The NATORPEDO is designed to work on a birdpole - not sure how functional it would be for a bird feeder on a wire. I have other feeders with a dome over the top and that works pretty well. If you use the largest diameter dome with your feeder underneath, it will keep the seeds dry from bad weather (rain, snow, etc) keep out the Starlings (they don't like to go under it) ... and the squirrels don't seem to be able to hang on to reach under to grab the feeder. The dome I use is the 'Aspects 182 Super Dome.' It's 18" in diameter and works great!
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My best suggestion is one should put a sign that no doves, pigeons are allowed to feed from this bird feeder. If they are decent they will read the sign and never come back. For the bad ones you should make it more weight sensitive by rotating the inner rod so that only light birds can sit on the perch. In general this is the best bird feeder we found which keeps the squirrel away. Before the squirrels were the sole eaters from our bird feeders.
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Yes this feeder prevents doves from perching on it and feeding, I cannot say about pigeons since I never get any in my yard. This is as advertised a "squirrel buster" which is why I bought it because squirrels were cleaning out my feeders almost on a daily basis. No more!!
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Yes. It should work for your adult turtle. Mine is about 10 yrs old and it works beautifully. The canister that holds the pellets is fairly small but you should get at least 1 week of feedings without having to refill it. Example: I went on vacation and was gone 5 days. Came back home and my turtle still had plenty of pellets left to probably last another 4-5 days. And this was feeding him twice a day. I love this feeder! It runs on AA batteries and even when it gives you the "low battery" status, you still have 3 days worth of feedings before the batteries run out. Hope this helps you with your decision! Yes. It should work for your adult turtle. Mine is about 10 yrs old and it works beautifully. The canister that holds the pellets is fairly small but you should get at least 1 week of feedings without having to refill it. Example: I went on vacation and was gone 5 days. Came back home and my turtle still had plenty of pellets left to probably last another 4-5 days. And this was feeding him twice a day. I love this feeder! It runs on AA batteries and even when it gives you the "low battery" status, you still have 3 days worth of feedings before the batteries run out. Hope this... » Read More Yes. It should work for your adult turtle. Mine is about 10 yrs old and it works beautifully. The canister that holds the pellets is fairly small but you should get at least 1 week of feedings without having to refill it. Example: I went on vacation and was gone 5 days. Came back home and my turtle still had plenty of pellets left to probably last another 4-5 days. And this was feeding him twice a day. I love this feeder! It runs on AA batteries and even when it gives you the "low battery" status, you still have 3 days worth of feedings before the batteries run out. Hope this helps you with your decision! « Show Less
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i dunno go to drollyankees.com and ask or 800.352.9164 customer service, good luck droll .... is the best feeder - we have 8
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Hi Christine, Thanks for your question. In response, yes absolutely, this bird feeder works great for Cardinals & Red Bellied Woodpeckers. Basically, we typically see our customers use black oil sunflower seeds and fill the center portion (called the seed tank). When filled, some seeds stick out, and due to the double cage design, it allows birds to be able to stick their head/beak in between the outer cage holes and get to the seeds without problem. However, Squirrels cannot fit their heads or mouths through the outer holes as its too small and uncomfortable. Hope this helps! Mark ======= Skinny Squirrel Cages
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Yes! I have a ton of cardinals who use it every day. Now I'm seeing a bunch of fledglings. The doves are ground feeders at my place. I feed in the feeder and on the ground. Blue jays can't use it. They eat on the ground.
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Here's some info on keeping pigeons away: http://www.backyardchirper.com/bird-info-237.htmlWe have two of the Brome feeders and some mourning doves; I've never seen a dove perch on our feeders. I think you'll be happy with the Brome. David, Great Falls, VA
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Due to the small perches only sparrows and smaller birds feed. The feeder needs to be redesigned. The cage catches on the upper lip. It does not pevent squirrel as they stand on the bottom lip and push the cage up. It may have been desiged by someone who does not feed birds or the item was not field tested. I send the compaany an e-mail but I never heard from them.
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Thanks for your question. In response, yes, we absolutely do. If you do a search on amazon for the product id B00MEVCD6W (we can't add direct url links in our responses) you'll see our feeder that is specifically built to address larger birds like grackles, etc. It's also made from durable stainless steel, and has all the same great features / good looks as the ORIGINAL "Skinny Squirrel" feeder, but will be a better fit for your needs.. Hope this helps. If I can be of any additional help, just let me know.. Have a blessed day, Mark
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My birds do not use this feeder. Once in a while there is a small bird but most birds avoid it. I purchased this feeder to deter squirrels and to provide a large feeder for doves (shown in the picture). Turns out the tray is too small for ground feeding birds (ie. doves) and so I regret buying this feeder. Perhaps most birds avoid it because it shocks them. I have another feeder close by that is busy.
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We used the Aspects 429 Hummzinger Highview Feeder, Aspects HummZinger HighView 12 oz Hanging Hummingbird Feeder and it works perfectly. It took our hummers a few tries to realize they had to push through the "nipple" of the guard, but now they don't have a problem and it keeps the bees away, than goodness. I think the other Aspects hummer feeders would work with it as well; but I don't think the oriole feeders would work with it.
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We have doves and they don't use the feeder, I think they are to heavy when they land on ring. We have it set so Cardinals can feed. Also Crows can't use it, we love ours. Saving money on bird feed.
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Yes, birds will sometimes poop inside this feeder, especially smaller birds, which often like to hop inside and scratch around. (Although, I've even had a dove go in and lay down as though she were nesting :)
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Yes. The size of the wire mesh around the feeder tube is far too small to allow grackles or anything larger than the smaller hedge birds; chickadee, wren, finch sized birds. I've had to replace the center tube as the plastic died from three years of UV exposure. Not hard to do and a $7 tube from Lowes was an almost perfect fit. I also created a coroplast cover to keep off the rain and discovered it gave some immumity to the smaller birds from a local Kestrel. Zero squirrel access.
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I have been sprinkling it in the aspen shavings for my birds nest boxes. ( Cockatiels, conures, lovebirds and parrotlets) and it works great, just sprinkle it not too much. I would think it would work also for doves. Worth trying.