Black Sunflower Feeders

[primula]

Hi Twitchers

Can someone please tell me what is the best feeder in which to put black sunflower seeds? I bought a Chapelwood Sunflower feeder, but the birds do not seem to be able to get the seed from it. I had the black sunflower seed in an enclosed tube feeder which has four apertures, but such a lot of the sunflower seed was falling to the ground and being wasted.

Thanks in advance, to all who can help me.

primula

[Clanad]

Here in the western U.S., I use a 'Cabin' type feeder for sunflower seeds.

Like this: http://www.fleetfarm.com/detail/north-states-hanging-log-cabin-bird-feeder/0000000011816?utm_source=googleps&;utm_medium=shopping%2Bsearch&utm_campaign=google%2Bproduct%20search&gslfah&gclid=CIiz3aeUlLcCFcuh4AodOiMASA

Wit the exception that ours mounts on a 1 inch iron pipe for which I've installed a squirrel baffle that works very well. The feeder attracts nearly all of our types of birds. Even had a Pileated Woodpecker most of the winter: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Pileated_Woodpecker_Ash_RWD2.jpg

A hint; we use shelled sunflower chips and herats mixed on a 50/50 ration with the plain, smaller black oil seeds. Seems the finshes like these better...

[daisymay]

I use two - a plastic Suet Pellet Bird Feeder for sunflower hearts and thin sunflower seeds and a Guardman lantern 'Gazebo' feeder which takes slightly bigger seeds - they're cheap enough to buy two of each - one on and one in the wash! :o)

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I agree with Clanad - you get more birds if you mix hearts and seed, even more with just hearts.