Niger seed feeders are a great option if you’re aiming to provide your local birds with a snack that is high in oil, essential fats, and protein. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice.

Yes - niger seed is tiny and very free flowing, and if used in a normal seed feeder it will just flow out of the holes. From standalone niger feeders to our popular niger seed feeder with tray, find the perfect feeder to grace your garden and make it a haven for these charming birds. Supa 4 Port Niger Seed Wild Bird Feeder 8" This Supa wild bird feeder is designed for dispensing Niger/Thistle Seed for Garden Birds. There is quite a lot of waste of niger seed because the feeding slots are probably slightly too wide so the feeder tray fills up with with dropped seed and husks fairly quickly. It should be located near a safe place, preferably a hedge or some other type of shelter so that the birds can feel safe when they visit.

For cleaning, they find it a little difficult to reattach, and need a sharp knife to trim and fit, and that the additional perches are impossible to install. It will also allow those birds who prefer to feed from the ground to be able to use the feeder such as Robins. The tray is easy to fit and comes with a base link (which allows you to hang another feeder below) and it doesn't need to be removed when you are cleaning the feeder. Niger seeds are a delicious snack enjoyed by a variety of wild garden birds, including finches and sparrows.

The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products. If your feeder contains sunflower seeds, these are removed from the outer shell by birds, who then eat the seeds inside while tossing out the husks, which may appear from a distance that they are discarding the seeds. If you are dissatisfied in any way with their condition on arrival, please let us know within 14 days. The included tray is there to catch excess waste and prevent any unwanted spillages in your garden, it also allows more finches to feast together at once. Attaching a tray to the base of your feeder also allows non-clinging birds to dine in comfort and more birds can perch around the edge increasing your feeding area.To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. This is important because a build up of waste can lead to the formation of harmful bacteria, with this potentially resulting in Salmonella poisoning which is fatal to birds. Love Garden Birds specialises in a range of Niger seed feeder options that are ideal for your garden, and prevent the fine seed from spilling out. The feeders are easy to hang from tree branches, or you can use them with other types of feed and a bird feeding station. An important point to note about this type of niger seed feeder which comes complete with a tray, is that the seed husk waste which falls onto the tray must be cleaned off regularly and not allowed to build up.