Barrier Guard Peanut and Sunflower Feeder

Name: Barrier Guard Peanut and Sunflower Feeder
Rating: 5.00 (5 reviews)

by Erva

$83.99 - $83.99

$83.99

$83.99 - $83.99

$83.99

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This Peanut and Sunflower Feeder (PNF1) is perfect for keeping pesky critters like European starlings and squirrels away from your bird food! Features an internal stainless steel cage and drainage holes, and it's surrounded by sturdy 16 gauge vinyl coated wire mesh lobster trap material with 1-1/2" openings. The external cage keeps out European starlings, larger birds, and most squirrels but not mockingbirds. The top and bottom are powder coated in Erva's exclusive Copper Tint finish.

Internal cage designed to hold peanut splits or sunflower seeds.

Dimensions: 14" Wide, 8" High. The distance from perimeter guard to edge of internal seed cage is 4-1/2".

This feeder features a hanging cable, but it may also be mounted on a 1" diameter pole by using a pole adaptor, sold separately.

If you would like to give your birds a place to land and perch while they visit your Barrier Guard Feeder you can use the Barrier Guard Feeder Perch Accessory, also sold separately.

Made in the USA.

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Barrier Guard feeder

I was frustrated with Starlings and Red Winged Blackbirds that had taken over my feeder and pretty much caused all the smaller song birds to avoid my feeder. Needing a solution I decided to try the Barrier Guard feeder in my efforts to discourage the larger birds. Upon arrival I immediately unboxed it and was impressed at how well this feeder is constructed. Soon after mounting it on a pole the Red Winged Blackbirds and Starlings soon found the new feeder but they could not access the seeds and would soon give up trying. I now have House Finches returning and quickly adapting to the new feeder while protected by the barrier. So far the Barrier Guard feeder is working as advertised.

Barrier Guard Peanut and Sunflower Feeder

Brought the small birds back

Grackles ruin my bird feeding efforts every spring with bullying and gluttony. . They’ve even figured out the upside down suet feeder. It didn’t take long for the smaller birds to figure this feeder out- even have smaller woodpeckers going in (actually had one in a bit of a panic trying to get out, but it figured it out quickly when I approached to possibly help). Easy to fill and clean. It’s a bit tricky to close the hanging cord over the lid evenly, so it doesn’t hang crookedly. I wish cardinals and grosbeaks could fit. I feed them safflower seed. I’m waiting to see if grackles decide to gather on one side onto seeds in their direction! Smart devils.

Thank you for your feedback! The best way to get the slide down the hanging cord evenly is to set the feeder on a flat surface, hold the middle of the cord taunt above the center of the roof, and push the metal slide downward toward the roof center. Hope this helps!

Awesome.

I bought this because my other feeder was overrun with starlings. This is as advertised- no starlings!! Other birds took some time to figure it out - 2 weeks or so - but this morning there were 5 bluebirds and a downy chowing down! So far it’s kept sparrows out too which is a nice bonus.

Sooo Happy!

I already had a peanut feeder that I used for Bark Butter Bits because my Bluebirds loved them but unfortunately so did the Startlings. See this and ordered it. It took the bluebirds about half a day to figure it out but once 1 went in within seconds I had 4 bluebirds in it. So excited to see them be able to eat without being run off by startlings. Its also nice because I can jjust put some mealworms right on floor of feeder. Definitely would recommend. Its expensive but it will pay for itself in no time since it dosnt get emptied by the bigger bird.

Does this feeder work with sunflower chips, or only sunflower seeds still in the shell? Thanks!

Nature Niche

They might be a little on the small side, but it will work with shell free sunflower seeds. Some of them might be prone to pour out of the mesh. The volume of the seed itself will help keep them in place inside the seed holder. It will work even better if you mix in some peanut halves with the sunflower.

Looking to keep out only starlings. Are woodpeckers still able to reach in to get peanuts?

Nature Niche

The small Downy Woodpeckers will be able to get through the barrier, but the larger starling-size woodpeckers will not.

We do have what is called an upside-down suet feeder ( https://nature-niche.com/products/upside-down-suet-feeder?_pos=1&_sid=50ab1d291&_ss=r) that can be enjoyed by woodpeckers and small clinger birds, but the starling and other bully birds find frustrating to use. (Note: the larger woodpeckers like the pileated might attempt to use it, but they generally like a suet feeder with a tail prop to help them balance.)

Starlings have softer bills than most seed eaters, so peanuts (in the shell) and white-striped sunflower seed pose problems for them to open as do safflower seeds, so you might switch to those items while the starlings are still present. If the problem is really troublesome you might consider taking your feeders down for a couple weeks until they have passed through or found better dining options.