Would this work for bird seed?
1421958
Yes. Probably quite well! Make sure the material you put inside is light. This is a light duty spreader. My first one broke. Be careful to not force the handle. Mine was replaced and I intend to use for grass seed. We'll see
1421959
I would say yes, keeping in mind that some bird seed mixes have sun flower seeds, this could be a problem distributing the mix evenly.
1421960
I just tried it with sunflower seeds and it worked fine. I don't see any need for spreading bird seed.
1421961
Probably. From what I remember, bird seed is roughly the same size as fertilizer. Plus, you can adjust the opening on this.
1421962
I think it would work very well for bird seed, or grass seed, etc. If you are sensitive to dust, or there is any reason why you should not inhale particulates from the seed, you should probably wear a dust mask.
940231
Chickadees do come to this feeder-they are good customers, though goldfinches are the primary users. Sunflower seeds would not fit through the holes (haven't tried shelled sunflower seed bits, but I believe that nyger is the only seed for this feeder).
2071114
Yes, black oil sunflower seeds work fine. The birds have no problem getting the seeds through the opening.
1738927
Sure, but you would have to have a way to put seed in it as needed for the birds. We just love ours and our family here for Christmas thought it was amazing.
331466
I don't know. We have mixed bird seed in it. There is a bar that you set to a certain weight. Anything heavier than that weight will drop the bar and close the feeder.
939028
Yes, and pigeons, too. Mostly crows in Seattle dont care much for small bird seed anyway, but we bought this thing to discourage the pigeons, and it is doing that really well. However, it also keeps out the medium size nice birds (like robins) because the mesh is too small. We get lots of small birds who can enter through the mesh.
1111328
I think some birds cannot sit and reach into the small seed-holding squares,very few birds use ours. However, rain gets in and concretes the seed, has to be dug out. Does keep out squirrels though!
1450818
No. I only use it for black oil sunflower seed. If you use mixed bird seed then the seed will all fall out from the large holes.Several times the squirrels will climb onto the top and tilt it but the sunflower seed will not fall out. Also, it really is squirrel-proof cause the squirrels can only get one seed at a time since the top locks.I love this feeder - it is the best for all birds!
997267
As to your question asking about safflower seeds.....I don't know why they wouldn't. My black oil sunflower seedswork just great and I'm pretty sure the safflower seeds aren't bigger that those. Compare the two. I have lots ofbirds at the two feeders I bought and I just love watching them !! Thanks for asking....
1838465
It seems like it would work with any feeder unless yours is HUGE I have a tall feeder that holds about a gallon of seed, it's a nice pole, hope this hrlps
1040419
I have these hanging on my house as well as on a pole, they are cute and draw the birds nicely. I have used sunflower, safflower and plain wild bird seed in these little feeding balls and all three work fine...I imagine if you hang them and just put wild bird seed mix in it you will see an assortment of birds visiting...good luck!:)
261534
This feeder has tiny slots that allow the birds to extract the thistle (Nyler) seeds. Any other very tiny seeds would also work. Bigger seeds like the black oil sunflower would require the port-style feeder with a larger access opening. The Brome classic is that style. The manufacturer has an educational website with all the styles based on seed/nut size and bird size. brome bird care dot com. These feeders are on Amazon. They work very well.
940235
Actually, what we use are black oil sunflower seeds. Definitely for Chickadees, one of my wife's favorite birds!
1586457
Yes, it would be, and it would store nicely collapsed in the bird seed bag or container in which you store your bird seed.
635445
This feeder is designed to hold nyger seeds which attract finches. I use it mainly to feed goldfinches because they just grab unto the mesh to eat. If you want to attract sparrows get a feeder that holds sunflower seeds or a mixture with mostly sunflower seeds. If you want to discourage big birds, search for "small birds feeders", and you will see some caged feeders that will let a small bird in and keep others out. Better yet, buy a few feeders and feed them all.
1954128
No, the mesh is much too poruous to handle the thistle. It works well for sunflower, birds have to "work" bit to get a them.
1122571
Absolutely not! I ended up making it a squirrel feeder. They actually climbed inside of it and knocked the seed. All over.