Barrier Guard Double Suet Cake Feeder - Copper

Bird feeder with wire cage and metal base against a blurred natural background

Barrier Guard Double Suet Cake Feeder Information

Barrier Guard Double Suet Cake Feeder - Copper

Name: Barrier Guard Double Suet Cake Feeder - Copper
Rating: 4.64 (14 reviews)

by Erva

$74.95 - $74.95

$74.95

$74.95 - $74.95

$74.95

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This unique double suet cake feeder has an eye-catching copper finish that is attractive to look at while providing a safe and secure feeder for birds to enjoy.

Product Details:

Baffled feeder holds two standard suet cakes
Dimensions: 14" Wide x 8" High. 3 1/2" from corner of inner suet cage to outer cage, 4 1/2" from side of inner suet cage to outer cage.
This feeder comes with a galvanized cable.
Surrounded by sturdy 16 gauge vinyl coated wire mesh with 1-1/2" openings to keep out starlings and most squirrels. (The barrier guard is made from the same durable material used to build lobster traps!)

Attracts the following birds: Bluebirds, chickadees, downy woodpeckers, titmice, nuthatches, orioles, mockingbirds, wrens, and occasionally warblers.

You may also mount it on a 1" 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.

We have many different flavors of suet to choose from, and you can find the seed cakes that fit this feeder here:

Woodpecker Favorite Small Seed Cakes 9.5oz
Shell Free Medley Small Seed Cakes 9 oz
Bugs, Nuts and Berries Small Seed Cakes 7 oz
Fruit Berry Nut Medley Small Seed Cakes 7.5 oz
Flaming Hot Feast Cake – Small

Made in the USA

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5 stars: 10 (71%)
4 stars: 3 (21%)
3 stars: 1 (7%)
2 stars: 0 (0%)
1 star: 0 (0%)

Also works for flickers.

Also works for flickers. With their long beaks they can reach through the cage, while starlings cannot.

Barrier Guard Double Suet Cake Feeder - Copper

Beautiful, functional, durable

This suet cake feeder has put to rest a perennial anxiety that has troubled me throughout my bird-watching years, namely, the persistent intrusion of the local starling and grackle population on my suet station. No more! The Erva cage feeder, aesthetically pleasing and built to last, stops these pests cold at the perimeter!

Starling Proof

This is a great suet feeder! The starlings cannot reach my suet at all. But the other birds have no issue feeding here. It’s a win win.

Great Product

I bought this feeder because the starlings would empty out my old suet feeder within a couple days. I even tried the upside down suet feeders that starlings aren’t supposed to be able to use and they finished off those suet cakes just as fast. With this new feeder I am able to keep starlings out and the woodpecker that I put the suet cakes out for is able to enjoy the food all to his own.

LITTLE TO NO BIRDS USE IT

I EXCITEDLY brought this feeder during nesting season so my redbellied, downy and hairy woodpeckers can enjoy suet without being bullied by the starlings and grackles. The woodpeckers, titmice, wrens, and 1or 2 sparrows flew to check out this feeder a few times. Very disappointing that their are no continuous users for this feeder that cost so much. Hopefully things change in the winter.

Thanks for the feedback! It can take several weeks for birds to adjust to a new feeder, especially if it's in a new location. I've also observed that it can take some extra time for the birds to adjust to the barrier guard, so don't give up yet! For best results attracting downy woodpeckers, titmice, nuthatches, and other small birds that prefer suet, place the feeder close to shrubs and/or in or near trees that provide protective cover and staging perches for them to feel safe and inspect their surroundings for predators before flying to the feeder. Feeders placed in large open spaces will not attract many woodpeckers. Please note that the 1.5' x 1.5' barrier guard is designed to keep out the larger birds, so the hairy and red-bellied woodpeckers won't be able to access the suet. Hope this helps!

Slow Adoption

The feeder is beautiful, and similar in shape and design to the suet feeder it is replacing. The differences are a solid bottom so suet cannot be raided from below, and the distance between outer cage and inner suet, making it almost impossible for larger birds. So, similar design, same location, why so few customers? My hypothesis is the shiny copper. I did read reviews and noted this problem, but feeder is beautiful. Wrens and Downies have started using it, but it’s slow! Still, I have high hopes! Better than grackles devouring the suet.

Thanks for the feedback. Yes, it does take some time for birds to adjust to a new feeder. In my own backyard, it took about two weeks when placed near other feeders for this style and color of feeder. May take up to a month if new feeder is placed in a new location. I do think you will see more use with a little more time!

No birds yet

No birds have used the feeder yet. One bird landed on it and thought about trying to go inside, but decided not to. That’s why I’m giving it three stars I will update my review with more stars or if you were in a couple of weeks if given the opportunity.

Looks good

I got this feeder to stop the grackles from eating all the suet, and it works wonderfully for that. One brave little wren flew in as soon as I hung it, but none of the other birds seem to like it, preferring the seed feeder. I’m hoping more will come in the future.

Thanks for your feedback! Yes, it may take a couple of weeks for the birds to adjust to the new feeder. The braver birds won't take quite as long :) I had a chickadee checking out then using daily the bluebird version of this feeder, but it took the bluebirds about a week to make the adjustment.

Nothing so far

This has been hanging in the tree for two weeks now and I've only seen one bird access it. No squirrels have gotten in it though. Hopefully birds will acclimate to it and start eating the suet.

Thanks for the feedback! Yes, it can take 4 weeks or more for birds to find and acclimate to a new feeder. It sounds like they are beginning to do so!

Starling fortress

I love how this feeder is constructed to keep starlings and squirrels out of the suet cakes, unfortunately there are not a lot of little birds going inside the cage to feed. I guess they are scared. It is a nice looking feeder, maybe in time the goldfinches and nuthatches will enjoy it too !

Thanks for your review! Yes, it can take several weeks for birds to adjust to and/or find a new feeder.

Double suit feeder

Nice feeder. Holds the suite well but no birds using it yet. Not sure if the season for them is over here in the PNW, if the big birds scared all of them away or if the smoke from the fires is keeping them away but there Are no little birds to be seen at this time using it. In fact very few birds out at all. But love the feeder. Just need birds to start to use it.

Thank you for your feedback! Suet is a great item to feed year-round, as it's a high-energy food that many bird species enjoy. Yes, the smoke and ash are likely contributing to your lack of birds right now. Hang in there and take care--the birds will be back and glad for the easy meal, once they can find it!

Works Like A Charm

This feeder really does prevent squirrels, Starlings, and other large birds from getting at the suet. The Downy Woodpeckers now visit regularly and eat in peace. Even our Red-Bellied Woodpeckers can eat, because their beaks are long enough to reach the suet from outside the cage.

Starlings Stay Away!

Purchased the Coppe Double Suet Cake Feeder in order to deter Starlings and Grackles [Bully Birds] from dominating Song Birds at my bird feeding station. In short, it works! The 4.5 inches from the inner cage, suet cakes, to the outer cage is sufficient to ward off those devils. I'm sure the designers of this suet cake feeder had Starlings in their backyard 😁

Harry J Finlayson

Does it also work against crows

Nature Niche

crows will not be able to get through the barrier openings on this feeder.

What birds are small enough to get in the holes?

Nature Niche

downy woodpeckers, titmice, nuthatches, chickadees, wrens, bluebirds, orioles, and warblers