Perky-Pet® Mason Jar Hummingbird Feeder

This metal base rusts! NOT durable! I was happy to find a wide mouth jar for easy cleaning....but now after 1 season it is not usable due to the multiple rusted areas within the base.

I would not recommend. At the base of the feeder, where 3 metal feet are “joined” there is a small ball bearing. Dead center. Steady leak. Lost an entire jar of nectar. When I called customer service, they couldn’t justify why. I thought it might be a faulty base. But it happened on all 3 of my jar. Never again. I just hoped the metal feeder would keep the squirrels from chewing the plastic.

Metal base is a bad idea. Started to rust and contaminates the nectar. Is there a plastic replacement base assembly available?

Not worth the purchase and harmful to the birds. Cute, at first. Once these color sprayed glass, galvanized steel hummingbird feeders are washed, hang in the environment, they quickly lose their appeal. Rust, tiny flecks of paint from the glass, make this as a bad as adding food coloring to the water.

The easiest feeders I own. I just ordered two more of this style to replace a jar that broke. Super easy to clean with a bottle brush. I never get mold in the base like with the plastic base type. I also am a big believer in the perch so the hummers can land while they feed. Bases don’t leak or drip once turned upright. Tip: when ready to turn jar over do it very quickly and you won’t get drips. I do it outside so if a drip happens it’s not a problem. I currently have 3 feeders and about 40 hummers so all three get filled daily. Gotta love these entertaining birds.

I would never buy this feeder again - or any other feeder with galvanized metal basin. I thought the metal basin would be longer-lived in our hot dry climate where plastic doesn't fare well for long periods. Boy, was I wrong! After the first year, I started getting rust on the metal parts. I have now had it 2 years and by the third day, the solution in the jar has turned rust-colored! I don't know if hummers need iron, but they would be getting plenty of it here. Bottom line: avoid galvanized metal feeders like the plague!!!

While I won't tell others what to purchase, my experience with the last two perkypet mason jar feeders leaves me unwilling to spend anymore money with them. Within 6 months the "finish" on the inner surface began to discolor, we wash them completely with Dawn, let them dry and then refill then approximately once a week since we have a large hummer population on the ranch. Within 2 weeks of noticing the discoloration, we noticed rust beginning, and again, cleaned then thoroughly, and refilled. The rust continued to expand, to the point the jars are even discolored. We contacted the vendor and was told there was only a 30day refund. Called customer support, was told no replacement parts,( was willing to purchase bases at my expense. ) Nope, sorry...not available. I'm pretty much done with them. Moving on to other brands, it's a shame because we have other perkypet feeders, older ones...and they are in pretty good shape. Fix your product folks.... So that's my story on the degradation of quality control and product quality. Choose wisely consumers.

I also cannot recommend this feeder. It rusted the first year, one of the florets came off and the birds did not use it like my other feeders. It’s a beautiful feeder and I was very disappointed.

I paid $26.99 for this ,I thought, beautiful cleverly designed feeder!! Well beauty and functionality are obvious not synonymous with this product!! The first issue was, the hummingbirds totally ignored it and I tried to give them ample time to get used to it! Throwing out nectar week after week to keep it fresh hoping they’d eventually accept it!! They never have they instead go to feed at my regular red feeders instead! Even though I also tried taking them down to make it the only one!! They obviously just went to the neighbors instead!! Secondly, as it hung and was cleaned and refilled weekly it began to degrade!! The galvanized metal parts corroded and the nice shiny surface started to flake & peel away on top and it weathered horribly, despite the fact I hang my feeders under an awning! Thirdly, on the underside of the top portion of the feeder the holes began to not only corrode but also to rust!! The inner tray part that allows the nectar to flow through three holes for the nectar to settle into the bottom tray are also rusting as well as the underside where the circular perch attaches!! So I’m completely unhappy with this feeder and now have no use for it! Unfortunately the hardware store I purchased it from has a time limit on returns and this deterioration problem took a bit of time to develop. I wish I’d returned it when my Hummers refused to eat out of it but I was determined because I loved the look of it being an avid collector of antique glass items. So Perky Pet you could definitely redesign this with some red flowers at least but also utilize better materials so it will last more than a few months!!! Especially when in the store it’s costing so much!!! I value the health of my Hummingbirds especially because they nest in my patio year after year and then the babies continue to feed here. I’m not sure if rust will harm them but flaking metallic paint certainly could!!! Sincerely, A Very Unhappy and Longtime Customer

My daughter purchased this feeder as a gift for me for Mother's Day 2019. At the end of the season, I noticed flakes of paint coming off the metal parts as well as some rust. I cleaned it up and stored it for winter. When I got it out this spring, it was in worse shape. I could not use it to feed the precious humming birds. Unless the construction has changed, do not buy this feeder.