Henry Bell Sterling 3-in-1 Squirrel Proof Feeder

Henry Bell Sterling 3-in-1 Squirrel Proof Feeder

Three feeders — seed, fat ball and peanut — stacked inside one decorative cage. The cage is the product: it is spaced so that a blue tit walks straight through and a grey squirrel does not, which remains the only dependable way to keep a feeding station running in a garden that has squirrels in it.

Putting all three foods behind one guard also saves buying three separate squirrel-proof feeders. Henry Bell describe it as deterring the most tenacious squirrels, and it comes with a large hanging hook so it goes straight onto a feeding station arm without an adapter.

Performance & Benefits

• Seed feeder, fat ball feeder and peanut feeder in one unit.
• Decorative outer cage sized to admit small birds and keep squirrels out.
• Three foods from a single station arm.
• Large hanging hook, so no adapter is needed.
• Comes apart for cleaning and refilling.
• Sterling collection styling, in brushed metal.

Suitable For

• Gardens where squirrels empty conventional feeders faster than the birds can use them.
• Small clinging and perching birds: tits, robins, nuthatches, sparrows, dunnocks and finches.
• Feeding stations with a strong arm, since this is heavy when all three chambers are full.
• Running seed, fat balls and peanuts alongside each other.
• Not a way of excluding large birds selectively. A determined starling will still work a cage feeder.

How to Use

• Open the cage and fill the seed tube, the fat ball cage and the peanut mesh separately, then reassemble.
• Hang from a feeding station arm or a sturdy branch, well away from a fence top or wall a squirrel can leap from.
• Take it apart and wash every two to three weeks with a bird-safe hygiene spray.
• Dry all three chambers fully before refilling.
• Remove damp fat balls or mouldy nuts rather than topping up over them.

Specification

• Henry Bell product code H040600. Sterling collection.
• Seed feeder, fat ball feeder and peanut feeder within a decorative squirrel-resistant cage.
• Large hanging hook.
• Henry Bell publish no dimensions, weight, cage spacing or capacity for this feeder, so none is stated here.
• A heavy duty black version of the same three-feeder layout is stocked here as the Henry Bell Heavy Duty 3 in 1 Squirrel Proof Feeder Black.