Honeyfields Urban Garden Nyjer Seed Feeder – Medium

Honeyfield's Urban Garden Nyjer Seed Feeder – Medium

The Urban Garden range is Honeyfield's plain black line, made to disappear against a wall or a fence rather than announce itself. This is the medium nyjer feeder from it, with a quick-release lid for filling and a twist-release base for cleaning.

Medium is the size most small gardens actually want for nyjer. The seed is expensive and slow to go if only a few goldfinches have found you, and a large tube left standing for a month is a tube of stale seed rather than a bargain.

Performance & Benefits

• Quick-release lid, so refilling does not involve unscrewing anything.
• Twist-release base, which opens the tube out for a proper wash.
• Ports cut for nyjer seed.
• Black Urban Garden finish, unobtrusive on a fence, wall bracket or balcony.
• Medium capacity — enough for a small flock without leaving seed standing for weeks.

Suitable For

• Goldfinches, siskins and redpolls.
• Small gardens, balconies and courtyards where a large feeder looks out of place.
• Gardens new to nyjer, where a smaller tube keeps the seed fresh while the birds find it.
• Keepers who want the feeder to be as invisible as possible.
• Nyjer only. For sunflower hearts or a mixed seed, use a seed feeder with wider ports.

How to Use

• Lift the quick-release lid and fill with nyjer seed.
• Twist the base off to empty the last of the seed out before refilling.
• Wash fortnightly in hot water with washing-up liquid or a feeder cleaner, and dry fully before refilling.
• Hang it from a bracket, a branch or a feeding station, within reach of cover.
• Sweep or rake up spilled seed underneath. Nyjer husks build up quickly and attract vermin.

Specification

• Part of the Honeyfield's Urban Garden range, finished in black.
• Quick-release lid and twist-release base.
• Medium size in the range.
• Honeyfield's product pages are unavailable at the time of writing and they publish no dimensions or capacity we could verify, so none are stated here.

Care & Caution

• Nyjer that gets damp clumps and moulds. Empty the tube rather than topping up over old seed.
• Feeders are where garden birds meet, and trichomonosis and salmonella travel with them. Clean fortnightly and take the feeder down if you see an unwell bird.