hummingbird feeders
05-02-2011, 08:08 PM
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Originally Posted by Boscobd
I've been using the Perky Pet hummingbird feeders for years. To me, they are the "workhorses" of the hummer feeders. The attached pic is my favorite style.
05-02-2011, 08:15 PM
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[quote=Pinkrose4664]
I saw them at Lowes, I bought mine at the Backyard Bird shop. Yep, the hummers found it right away and seem to have no issues using it.
Originally Posted by rushdoggie
Get a HumZinger flying saucer type. Easy to clean, and they don't leak. My absolute favorite.
Rushdoggie, where did you get yours? Do Hummers really find the saucer types?
Rushdoggie, where did you get yours? Do Hummers really find the saucer types?
05-02-2011, 08:22 PM
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Originally Posted by Boscobd
I've been using the Perky Pet hummingbird feeders for years. To me, they are the "workhorses" of the hummer feeders. The attached pic is my favorite style.
This is my favorite style too. Mine warped a bit and so I fixed it with yellow duck tape. Works great!
05-02-2011, 08:50 PM
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Originally Posted by Pinkrose4664
Originally Posted by Boscobd
I've been using the Perky Pet hummingbird feeders for years. To me, they are the "workhorses" of the hummer feeders. The attached pic is my favorite style.
Enjoy - watching these little gems is one of life's simple joys! :lol:
05-03-2011, 03:22 AM
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Originally Posted by Prism99
I tried quite a few and finally found one that doesn't leak. I love, love, love it!
The brand is Homestead and I got it at Fleet Farm. The top is glass, the bottom is two pieces of plastic that screw onto the top. It's easy to clean too. I fill it upside down, carry it outside, then turn it rightside up to hang; never spills!
Mine has a hummingbird and flower etched into the glass on one side. I don't think it was any more expensive than all the other ones I had tried, and I had tried many. Someone told me that hummingbirds appreciate having something to rest their feet on while they drink, and this feeder has that too.
The flowers are a little different on mine, and I'm not sure it's the same size, but here's a link to this style feeder on Amazon:
http://www.amazon.com/Glass-Hummingb...dp/B0024E4NPS/
I use a round toothpick to make sure the flowers open easily for the hummers, so they haven't had any trouble feeding out of it. I also use toothpicks when cleaning with bleach to make sure the flower openings get totally cleaned.
The brand is Homestead and I got it at Fleet Farm. The top is glass, the bottom is two pieces of plastic that screw onto the top. It's easy to clean too. I fill it upside down, carry it outside, then turn it rightside up to hang; never spills!
Mine has a hummingbird and flower etched into the glass on one side. I don't think it was any more expensive than all the other ones I had tried, and I had tried many. Someone told me that hummingbirds appreciate having something to rest their feet on while they drink, and this feeder has that too.
The flowers are a little different on mine, and I'm not sure it's the same size, but here's a link to this style feeder on Amazon:
http://www.amazon.com/Glass-Hummingb...dp/B0024E4NPS/
I use a round toothpick to make sure the flowers open easily for the hummers, so they haven't had any trouble feeding out of it. I also use toothpicks when cleaning with bleach to make sure the flower openings get totally cleaned.
05-03-2011, 03:56 AM
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one year I had switched from a hanging bottle type to a saucer type. THe female hummers learned right away to feed from it, took the males about a month tho figure it out. Now I have to go look for mine and get it out there. I have hummers that hover in front to the windows and peer in at me if I don't get the feeder out in time.
05-03-2011, 03:59 AM
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I bought mine at our local feed store for $13.00 and it doesn't leak. The flowers are flat so the ants won't get in, according to the article I read.
Last year I had two that had big flowers for the hummers and the ants were terrible.
Last year I had two that had big flowers for the hummers and the ants were terrible.
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