Reviews for Perky-Pet® Classic Flexport® Finch Feeder

I love this bird feeder and so do all the local birds! Easy to fill. It seems easy for the birds to use too. Seems to stay pretty dry in rainy weather. The rubber openings do wear out after a year or so. The worn openings allow the bird seed to fall out a bit more. Not a big complaint because this is overall an awesome bird feeder. I wish there was a way to replace the worn rubber openings. But at such a great price, it's not a big deal to replace when needed. Please don't stop making this birdf eeder!! Thank you.

Was going to re-buy this model, until I saw they changed the port design (I liked the old style slot), and after reading the reviews, I guess I'll look elsewhere for my thistle feeder.

Like others have stated this is too difficult to clean. As soon as it rains the seed gets wet and moldy and packs down. The seed ports didn’t hold up well. When I cleaned it last I saw that the 'flaps' creating the flexible ports were breaking off leaving a large hole for a port. Not sure if it was birds or squirrels that created the damage. Nice concept but it needs modifications.

You get what you pay for with this feeder. Food molds in the bottom and has to be dug out. You can’t remove the base so cleaning isn’t easy. Don’t buy!

The seed clumps and gets moldy in the bottom. I don't see a way to get the bottom off for a thorough cleaning. Not easy trying to pry the cement like moldy seed with a bbq skewer. It should be easy to clean so the birds don't eat the bad seed and get sick.

Not a good feeder. Seed pours out of ports to easy when birds feed, I keep on swiping up seed and put back in feeder.

Finches hang out on these perches for a long time. I have it hung where squirrels can’t readily have access, so flexports haven’t been damaged, and birds seem to like them. I had a problem at first with seeds at the bottom getting wet and moldy; if they are between lower seed ports, they have nowhere to go and won’t ever be consumed. So I give the feeder a couple turns most days to circulate the seeds and keep them from forming clumps. Seems to work so far.

Bought this feeder on Monday, on Tuesday had at least 6 male and 3 female Goldfinches feeding from it. The only 2 things that I don’t like about this feeder, are the plastic perches, which will probably break off in the near future and the plastic hanger loop, which will also probably break in the near future. I solved the hanger loop issue, simply by replacing it with a metal hanger loop from the bird feeder that this feeder replaced. The plastic rod fits through the existing holes and the stainless steel hanger loop, fits through the hole on either end of the plastic rod. This is working better than the plastic hanger so far. Wish I could replace the plastic perches with metal perches, but for now, they’re working. Flex ports are a good idea and if they hold up, I’ll be happy.

This is a great feeder. The birds love it. BUT: the plastic Flexports are too weak. I think the birds tear them up, not the squirrels. There should be a replacement source. The yellow plastic hanger broke early also & I replaced it with a wire one. As I said, It's would be a great feeder if it was beefed up some.

I love Perky Pet products and service, but I'm very disappointed in this feeder. I thought this feeder would be good on my deck and not leave a mess of seed hulls but the nyjer comes too freely out the Flexports, covering the deck and the ground below. The rain soaked the seed and black mold or algae quickly filled spaces on the Flexports and around the bottom of the feeder. I had to dump the seed and wash it but even then I couldn't get the black stuff out of the crevices. It wasted a lot of expensive seed, and was inconvenient to use.