My new bird feeder fell apart after just two weeks in the rain

I picked up this wooden hopper feeder from a shop near Albany thinking it would last. After two solid days of rain last week the bottom board got all soft and the whole thing just sagged and dumped seed everywhere. The squirrels had a feast underneath but the cardinals and chickadees just fly away now. Anyone else had a cheap feeder fail on them like that and found a brand that actually holds up?

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taraj1118d ago

Used to think any old feeder would do the trick but this changed my mind completely. I had one of those cheap plastic tube feeders from a big box store and the base cracked after one good storm, then the whole thing flopped over and spilled seed everywhere. Ended up replacing it with a metal roost feeder from Duncraft and it's held up through two winters now, no sagging or rot. Found out the hard way that wood needs a good weatherproof sealant or it just falls apart fast.

sage_park618d ago

Wow, sounds like you've been through a real ordeal over birdseed.