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5/05/2012

Stovall 10H Nursery Bat House Review

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(More customer reviews)The bat house from Stovall seems to be pretty well constructed, for the most part. Although, the vent at the bottom is larger ( about 3/4" or so) than the 1/2" that is usually specified in plans that are available for making one yourself. I don't know if that size vent is a problem or not. The stick that you see sticking out the top of the bat house, is the hanger. There were no real instructions that came with the bat house. There is a sticker on that hanger stick that tells you to swivel it up and reinstall the 2 screws that come with the house. There is a pilot hole drilled through the top of that stick, apparently for a user supplied screw to mount the house.
The house weighs about 17 lbs and I didn't think that 1 screw would be sufficient to attach the house to my pole. I drilled another pilot hole a couple of inches below the original mounting hole and attached the house to my pole with 2 #8 screws. The 2nd screw split the hanger stick pretty bad, so I had to make another one. The included hanger stick doesn't seem to be cedar like the outside of the house. I had some cedar planks, so the new hanger board that I made is cedar and will last as long as the house.
The house has 3 chambers inside, with fine netting attached to the surfaces. There is no landing platform for the bats, that you see on many of the bat house designs and I couldn't detect any openings between the chambers. I don't know if any of these things are an issue for bat occupancy of the house.
I mounted the house on a pole, generally following the instructions found in this booklet, The Bat House Builder's Handbook: Second Edition [BAT HOUSE BUILDERS HANDBK -OS], since there were no instructions with the Stovall bat house. If you don't already know how to install one of these houses in an optimal manner for bat occupancy, I'd suggest buying one of these type books.

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Super Jumbo Thistle Sack Review

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(More customer reviews)I have had finch socks for years and lots of finches! My old socks were torn so I ordered two of these. They have been hanging in my yard now for two weeks and not one finch will come near them. The finches even sit in the trees but never come to these socks- maybe because they are black?
Anyway, just trying to save you some money- I am going to reorder white ones from another company and count this off to a bad experience.

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5/04/2012

Barn Hummingbird Feeder Review

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(More customer reviews)We got this as a gift for my mother and she loves it!! She says that the birds are using it and it was easy to clean and fill.

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16 Ounce Mainstays and First Nature 10 Port Hummingbird Feeder Review

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(More customer reviews)There's no reason for the yellow snap-on "flowers" except for somewhere for dirt/mold to collect or start. Also when cleaning, it's just one more thing to clean. After leaving them off a feeder, I realized the "hummers" couldn't care less,and there doesn't seem to be any extra attraction to the birds. Good feeder but attachments are not necessary, just more work. Get the plain ones from the same company.

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Droll Yankees THMINI 8-Inch Polished Pewter Mini Thistle Feeder Review

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(More customer reviews)We ordered the Droll Yankees THMINI 8-Inch Polished Pewter Mini Thistle Feeder from Amazon who placed the order with Picnic World Plus. They sent us the wrong feeder, an A-6 Mini Tubular 8" Feeder with a bent hanger. We called Picnic World Plus to get the right feeder shipped and a voucher to ship the wrong one back. Picnic World sent another wrong A-6 Mini Tubular 8" Feeder. We called again and were told the one we wanted was out of stock. We should've been told that from the beginning and an alternative should not have been made for us.
The thistle feeder was made specifically for the tiny thistle seeds which would fall out of a regular feeder like the A-6 Mini. Had the folks at Picnic World Plus known anything about the products or bothered to actually to look at the products they sell, they would've noticed the big difference between the two feeders.
As of yet, we have not received a return voucher for the first A-6 Mini sent to us, as promised. We'll be waiting for the second one which was promised to send both feeders back and get a refund!

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5/03/2012

Perky-Pet 218 Masterpiece Top-Fill Hummingbird Feeder, 16-Ounce Capacity Review

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(More customer reviews)I have several glass Perky Pet hummingbird feeders of three sizes and have always thought they are the best. I ordered this new model to see if it could be as good or better. At first I didn't like it because the fluid leaked out of the flowers while I attempted to get the top screwed on, but then I learned how to properly fill it--- get the top on as quickly as possible! If the feeder is completely full and the lid is twisted on quickly, the air bubble forms a vacuum before any food spills out of the flowers. I still like the glass feeders better than plastic bottled ones for durability and cleaning. The red plastic on this feeder faded to bright pink after a month in the sun. Also, I painted the white flowers yellow and painted the perches green, which I believe is much better than the original white plastic.

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St. Francis Birdbath and Feeder Review

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(More customer reviews)This casting is beautifully detailed and looks amazingly like aged, hand-carved wood. Having shopped extensively for this garden feature, I can state absolutely that the value is unbeatable. Things to keep in mind (1)the bowl is not covered so seeds would get wet in an uncovered setting, (2) the bowl bottom has a drain hole to make cleaning/draining easy but no plug. It's easy to temporarily or permanently "plug" the hole using any of a variety of household items. The bowl works well to provide drinking water for birds but only a small bird could take a bath.

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