Help! I have a bird feeder just like yours. I was just about to re-fill the feeder, but the glass bottle was jammed into the plastic holder and I can't make it budge. Do you have any suggestions? I tried tapping it and now I have put vegetable oil on it. NOTHING! I guess I'll have to give up and buy a new one.
Is it sticky? I found that if it's overfull and the birds aren't going through it fast enough then it can become a problem. That feeder looks very nice but has a few spots that make it difficult to clean. I found it difficult to clean by hand. Many feeders are dishwasher safe, though if it's very caked on with stickiness it may not clean it up with just one wash. I ended up replacing that feeder with a simpler one that I make sure not to overfill. 🥲
Those big bottles are terrible and dangerous to the birds. The one in the picture is hanging in the sun, which means it will spoil PDQ. Think about a flower - it lasts 2-3 days, max, then withers, and then a new flower blooms. The birds remember a good plant, and as soon as it reblooms, they’ll revisit it. If you want bird traffic, put up a feeder (‘flower’ with 1-2 ounces of very sweet nectar. Take it down after 2 days (the ‘flower’ wilts). Next time you want to see birds, put the feeder back (the ‘flower’ reblooms). Not only will they find it, you will probably be treated to a show as they compete for control of that feeder. All a big bottle is good for is helping lazy people make a botch job of it. Ants probably won’t find and attack a bottle that’s only up for a day or two now and then. Make your feeder a ‘super flower’ that blooms now and then. It will be watched for if it’s the sweetest flower around. Bigger is not better in this case. (When the feeder is down, you may see birds hanging around the area watching for a new blossom. Remember Pavlov’s experiments - intermittent reinforcement yields behavior that is harder to extinguish than does constant reinforcement. Birds rewarded now and then keep coming back.
Help! I have a bird feeder just like yours. I was just about to re-fill the feeder, but the glass bottle was jammed into the plastic holder and I can't make it budge. Do you have any suggestions? I tried tapping it and now I have put vegetable oil on it. NOTHING! I guess I'll have to give up and buy a new one.
Is it sticky? I found that if it's overfull and the birds aren't going through it fast enough then it can become a problem. That feeder looks very nice but has a few spots that make it difficult to clean. I found it difficult to clean by hand. Many feeders are dishwasher safe, though if it's very caked on with stickiness it may not clean it up with just one wash. I ended up replacing that feeder with a simpler one that I make sure not to overfill. 🥲
@@CaseysGarden Thanks so much for your reply! I am astonished to have been able to make a connection with you like this!
You are aware that the bottle is threaded, and to get the base off, you unscrew it, right?
@@harleyb.birdwhisperer Thanks, yes, I did know that. Anyway, that happened so long ago. I have the same kind of feeder now and it works very well.
If you want pre-made food to last, freeze it
You mean ant moute
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Those big bottles are terrible and dangerous to the birds. The one in the picture is hanging in the sun, which means it will spoil PDQ. Think about a flower - it lasts 2-3 days, max, then withers, and then a new flower blooms. The birds remember a good plant, and as soon as it reblooms, they’ll revisit it. If you want bird traffic, put up a feeder (‘flower’ with 1-2 ounces of very sweet nectar. Take it down after 2 days (the ‘flower’ wilts). Next time you want to see birds, put the feeder back (the ‘flower’ reblooms). Not only will they find it, you will probably be treated to a show as they compete for control of that feeder. All a big bottle is good for is helping lazy people make a botch job of it. Ants probably won’t find and attack a bottle that’s only up for a day or two now and then. Make your feeder a ‘super flower’ that blooms now and then. It will be watched for if it’s the sweetest flower around. Bigger is not better in this case. (When the feeder is down, you may see birds hanging around the area watching for a new blossom. Remember Pavlov’s experiments - intermittent reinforcement yields behavior that is harder to extinguish than does constant reinforcement. Birds rewarded now and then keep coming back.
You mean ant moute