No More Wet Goldfinch Feeders
As I mentioned in my last post about cleaning your bird feeders , I completely replaced my two Perky Pet upside-down goldfinch feeders. The design on the old ones was such that every time it would rain water would run down from the hanging wire into the side of the feeder and would accumulate at the bottom. Needless to say, this created a constant problem trying to keep the thistle from clumping and rotting. I tried using bicycle tire patches and that worked for the all-rubber kind. After they switched to a rubber/plastic combination, they wouldn’t seal around the hanging wire as well and would wear out quicker. I finally had enough and looked for new ones to replace them with.
My Wild Birds Unlimited Flyer
Last month I just happened to get a sales flyer from Wild Birds Unlimited that featured Woodlink Tails Up finch feeders on sale. It was perfect timing so I thought I’d give them a go. I knew we still had some nasty weather before spring really took hold so they’d get enough testing before the summer.
It wasn’t two days after I got them up that we got several days of rain at some point each day. Guess what? Dry as a bone! This really impressed me. Now, let me tell you what Woodlink addressed that the others have ignored.
The Woodlink Difference
Every finch or tube feeder I’ve gotten has the same flaws that appear to be a strengths. They have either a hanging wire that connects directly to the side of the feeder or connects to a central peg that runs through the center of the tube and sticks out on both sides of the feeder where the hanging wire connects to it. Either way, water that runs down the hanging wire eventually finds its way to the main tube. It didn’t matter if the feeder was cheap or expensive.
What Woodlink did is put two independent wire hangers on either side of the tube. No, it doesn’t appear as sturdy but the water runs down the wire and off the tab on the outside of the feeder. It doesn’t make its way to the tube. Very smart on their part.
If you have problems with your finch feeders getting wet on the inside I would highly recommend you try the Audubon/Woodlink Tails Up Finch Feeder. I’ve been very pleased so far.
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