Reviews for Perky-Pet® Upside Down® Thistle Feeder
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Absolute favorite for goldfinches and ...
Oct 8, 2026
Absolute favorite for goldfinches and chickadees. Keeps yucky birds away.
I have many of both, all year long,
goldfinches love it
Jul 19, 2026
I really hope this feeder is available again. It is the best I've found to limit to feeding goldfinches only.
I can't rate this at ...
Jun 30, 2025
I can't rate this at all.....no birds even after 2 months & of course, Nyger seed. I have lots of songbirds, etc. & always have good attraction to my other feeder. Input, anyone?
It does work, if you give it time.
Oct 26, 2022
When I first put up this feeder, for weeks, I thought I had wasted my money. None of the finches could figure out where the feeding hole was. I also had the standard feeder up, but I was going through 2 lbs. of nyjer seeds every day and most were on the ground! I finally stopped putting seeds in the standard feeder and so their only option was this feeder. Within 2 weeks they started to figure out how to eat. Some still can't and some of the bigger finches can't. I add about 1 lb. every week now instead of every day. I have no waste on the ground. Also, with the standard feeder, the rats would visit it every night; not with the upside down feeder.
I bought 3 of these - birds do NOT like
Feb 9, 2022
I bought 3 of these. Gave my Mom 1 and I put 2 out. Finches will NOT use them....
What happened to this feeder, but with the birds eating in an up-right position? My finches LOVED that style.
What I liked about this feeder design is that there is a port at the very bottom, so ALL seed is eaten, and none is left to rot like with other styles of feeders.
Response from Admin
Feb 10, 2022
We're sorry to hear about this experience! Birds are creatures of habit and can take some time to adjust to a new feeder. You may want to try relocating the feeder to another area in your yard. We also offer a variety of different finch feeders here: https://www.perkypet.com/catalogsearch/result/?q=finch
The feeders are covered under a 30-day return policy. Please contact us at 855-737-5973 for assistance.
- Rachel
it's the stick shift of bird feeders
Oct 27, 2021
It's amazing to see a feeder with only the desired birds using it...it's the stick shift of bird feeders (not every bird can use it) ! Our garden is full of Lesser Goldfinches!
Gold finches won’t eat upside down
Jun 7, 2021
The gold finches come but won’t eat upside down. They jump over to the wild bird seed feeder instead
Upside down tube feeders are the very best.
Feb 4, 2021
Upside down feeders are great. I had goldfinch within 24 hours. Gave another one to my neighbor who just recently began feeding birds. We have both been entertained by the antics of the finches & finding pleasure in watching the color changes of the males. Thank you for such a great feeder (and conversation piece for visitors).
Still a great deal for only feeding finches.
Jul 12, 2020
While it is an economical a d efficient way to feed only finches, it could use one improvement. It should have a canopy. This would reduce the seeds thst get wet spoiled from the rain. If it was built better, I would pay the extra money for it.
Gold Finches love it
May 29, 2020
I've had this for years...actually several over the years. I get this to last for two to three years with careful handling. The gold finches swarm to it. They love it and since it is an upside down feeder the other birds don't steal the food. Gold finches are fun to watch. I recommend this.
