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Heath Outdoor Products 2306 Double Leaf Suet Feeder

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This picture does nothing for this feedback - this is a really nice feeder and very easy to fill!!

I have had this feeder for many years. While it is a bit difficult to put 2 suet cakes in at a time, I have done so in the past. What I normally do, though, is start with one seed / suet cake and add a second cake when the birds have eaten enough of the first cake to enable both cakes to fit. Once this cycle is in place, I add a new cake when one of the cakes becomes too small and end up always having 2 cakes in the feeder.

The latch can be tightened by adjusting (bending) the hook. Once the latch is properly adjusted, the feeder will remain closed until either you or a squirrel opens it.

I especially like the roof, as it keeps the suet / seed cake from getting wet. Since the feeder is a 'cage' on 5 sides, it attracts birds that like to feed upright, sideways and upside down.

It looks nice but...Putting two cakes in doesn't work. It is probably wide enough for three so the two kind of sink together in a sticky mess. I was thinking it was two separate compartments and each compartment just fit the cake. Live and learn. Would not recommend this.

The latch pops open and the hook is too large.The feeder falls to ground easily and the 2 suet cakes move back and forth ,because there is too much room, making it hard for the birds to eat.

The feeder is attractive enough, although the leaf design gets in the way of birds trying to feed. It was described as squirrel resistant, but there is absolutely nothing in its design to deter squirrels. They were dining quite happily five minutes after I hung it up. ( I then made it squirrel proof by hanging it from a tall baffled pole in an open area.) It is easy to load and holds two suet cakes as indicated.

Some reviewers found this item did not properly hold the suet cakes so the birds could get the suet. Since I have never found birds here to like suet cakes, I always use the regular suet from the supermarket. This is in chunks anyway, and I simply cut off a piece the right size to fit. However, the holder is a little flimsy, and the attractive leaf decoration can block birds access. I marked it down because of that.