Suet Pellet & Mealworm Guardian Feeder
Offers great protection from squirrels and larger birds
Easy to dismantle for cleaning
Can be hung or pole mounted
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CJ Wildlife
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Suet Pellet & Mealworm Guardian Feeder
This heavy gauge coated steel guardian protects the peanut bird feeder within from marauding squirrels, parakeets and even stopping all but the most determined large birds such as starlings.
The wide diameter means even when the birds land on the guardian, long necks and beaks still cannot reach the food within.
Powder coated steel construction ensures long life and the easy (no tools required) disassembly means cleaning is also a quick and simple task.
The unobstructed lid means filling is simple and the guardian feeder range comes with various options including seed feeders, peanut feeders and fat ball & suet cake feeder.
All the guardian bird feeders can be hung or pole mounted. Compatible with our Garden Pole System.
Dimensions:
Height: 260mm
Diameter: 320mm
Mesh Size:
55mm x 35mm
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Q: How do you fill the bowl with the cage round it?
A: The base of the Suet and Mealworm Guardian Feeder unclips from the frame to allow easy one handed refilling of the dish. The dish is equally happy feeding bird seed as well as suet titbits and mealworms.
Q: I'm still finding it a bit fiddly to top up the food - do you have any further suggestions?
A: Admittedly we didn't however Mr Walton from Colwyn Bay provided a fabulous idea - "it is so simple to use a paper towel tube - just put one end through the bars and poor the suet or the mealworms in the bowl". Thank you Mr Walton.
Q: Are you able to remove the bowl?
A: Yes you can, the bowl is held onto the bottom frame by a threaded wing nut, remove this to release the bowl
Q: The Starlings are continuing to try to feed from my new Guardian Feeder, what can I do?
A: Starlings are rather persistent birds and will continue try to feed from these feeders, with very little success. The juveniles may be able to enter the cage, but soon realise it is not worth the effort or the risk and give up (they also grow too large). The key is patience and time, in most cases the cage makes it too hard for the starlings to feed so they find easier ways to get their food, leaving the smaller birds to happily feed in the safety of the cage.
Q: How do you fill the bowl with the cage round it?
A: The base of the Suet and Mealworm Guardian Feeder unclips from the frame to allow easy one handed refilling of the dish. The dish is equally happy feeding bird seed as well as suet titbits and mealworms.
Q: I'm still finding it a bit fiddly to top up the food - do you have any further suggestions?
A: Admittedly we didn't however Mr Walton from Colwyn Bay provided a fabulous idea - "it is so simple to use a paper towel tube - just put one end through the bars and poor the suet or the mealworms in the bowl". Thank you Mr Walton.
Q: Are you able to remove the bowl?
A: Yes you can, the bowl is held onto the bottom frame by a threaded wing nut, remove this to release the bowl
Q: The Starlings are continuing to try to feed from my new Guardian Feeder, what can I do?
A: Starlings are rather persistent birds and will continue try to feed from these feeders, with very little success. The juveniles may be able to enter the cage, but soon realise it is not worth the effort or the risk and give up (they also grow too large). The key is patience and time, in most cases the cage makes it too hard for the starlings to feed so they find easier ways to get their food, leaving the smaller birds to happily feed in the safety of the cage.
Suet Pellet & Mealworm Guardian Feeder
Already given review on previous screen (get your website sorted)
It works! Starlings given up so they have their own fatball which is rationed!
Good quality sturdy product
This bird feeder allows the small birds to feed at their own pace without being bullied by the aggressive starlings who have their own open feeder which they quarrel over. The starlings hang amusingly like Dracula on the outside of the cage furious that they can’t get in.
Everyone gets what they need including us humans who watch with amusement.
Thank you, problem solved.
I had been having a lot of trouble with Starlings until I bought this feeder, now the small smaller birds are feeding without any problems.
bigger than expected which was a good thing! very sturdy, easy access for tits and robins, kept the magpies at bay!! seems a lot more effective than equivalent feeders I researched... only negative was that in heavy rain the tub did get wet and didn't drain very well resulting in dead mealworms... I've put a bit of plastic over the top of the cage, does the job.
The problem Starlings have gone elsewhere, but surprisingly the Sparrows shoulder out the Robbins.
Seems to be the only one of its kind. It's entertaining watching the starling gannets not being able to work out why they can't get to the mealworms and they just don't give up! The roof diameter could be bigger - the contents get a wetting when it rains; and the clip holding the base should not be detachable. I have lost it twice and have had to rummage around in the grass trying to find it.
I am really pleased with this item. It does exactly what I wanted. The robins now get all the mealworms and the starlings although tried didn't succeed do have now gone away.
Does what it says on the tin, has stopped the starling population decimating the food for the smaller birds, an pricey purchase but worth it
Find the securing clip is not effective, slips out easily. Also when raining found that the suet pellets congealed having insufficient protection from above. Have cobbled together a makeshift cover from polythene, effective but not pretty.
The product is sturdy, however there are 3 design faults viz Product could be improved by having a more substantial mechanism to attach the base to the upper part.
Secondly, the feeder within the wire cage would benefit from being "enclosed" so that the bird feed does not become saturated in wet weather.
Thirdly, and similarly a larger roof would give more cover in wet weather.
It would be better if the top of the cage was solid to prevent rain damage
The feeder does exactly what I wanted, which was to feed mealworms to the small birds while keeping out bigger birds like starlings.
However, two small problems required a bit of attention.
1. The clip securing the feeder base fell off of the frame, this was easily fixed by tightening it with a pair of pliers.
2. The feed bowl had very tiny drain holes in it which quickly became clogged and the food became soggy. Easily fixed by enlarging the holes with a 3mm drill.
I also found that it was necessary to slacken the screw clamping the bowl to the frame to further improve drainage.
Excellent feeder completely starling proof as described but no matter what I put in the feeder no birds at all will venture near it...??? Very strange but the actual item is great quality
Already given review on previous screen (get your website sorted)
Good quality sturdy product
This bird feeder allows the small birds to feed at their own pace without being bullied by the aggressive starlings who have their own open feeder which they quarrel over. The starlings hang amusingly like Dracula on the outside of the cage furious that they can’t get in.
Everyone gets what they need including us humans who watch with amusement.
Thank you, problem solved.
I had been having a lot of trouble with Starlings until I bought this feeder, now the small smaller birds are feeding without any problems.
bigger than expected which was a good thing! very sturdy, easy access for tits and robins, kept the magpies at bay!! seems a lot more effective than equivalent feeders I researched... only negative was that in heavy rain the tub did get wet and didn't drain very well resulting in dead mealworms... I've put a bit of plastic over the top of the cage, does the job.
Seems to be the only one of its kind. It's entertaining watching the starling gannets not being able to work out why they can't get to the mealworms and they just don't give up! The roof diameter could be bigger - the contents get a wetting when it rains; and the clip holding the base should not be detachable. I have lost it twice and have had to rummage around in the grass trying to find it.
I am really pleased with this item. It does exactly what I wanted. The robins now get all the mealworms and the starlings although tried didn't succeed do have now gone away.
Does what it says on the tin, has stopped the starling population decimating the food for the smaller birds, an pricey purchase but worth it
Find the securing clip is not effective, slips out easily. Also when raining found that the suet pellets congealed having insufficient protection from above. Have cobbled together a makeshift cover from polythene, effective but not pretty.
The product is sturdy, however there are 3 design faults viz Product could be improved by having a more substantial mechanism to attach the base to the upper part.
Secondly, the feeder within the wire cage would benefit from being "enclosed" so that the bird feed does not become saturated in wet weather.
Thirdly, and similarly a larger roof would give more cover in wet weather.
The feeder does exactly what I wanted, which was to feed mealworms to the small birds while keeping out bigger birds like starlings.
However, two small problems required a bit of attention.
1. The clip securing the feeder base fell off of the frame, this was easily fixed by tightening it with a pair of pliers.
2. The feed bowl had very tiny drain holes in it which quickly became clogged and the food became soggy. Easily fixed by enlarging the holes with a 3mm drill.
I also found that it was necessary to slacken the screw clamping the bowl to the frame to further improve drainage.
Excellent feeder completely starling proof as described but no matter what I put in the feeder no birds at all will venture near it...??? Very strange but the actual item is great quality
