Customer Reviews

Perky-Pet 221 Hummingbird Oasis 16-Ounce Hummingbird Feeder

5 star:		(31)
4 star:		(14)
3 star:		(3)
2 star:		(3)
1 star:		(6)

 

 

My hummers had no trouble switching from the basic bottle feeders to this saucer, and I love it because it's the oh-so-easy to clean. The built in ant moat dries out rather quickly, but I basically fail to fill it anyway, and haven't had any ant problems at all. I now have 2 of these feeders, that hang from shepherds hooks, and there's no leakage problems whatsoever. Remember: change your sugar water frequently; every few days, to avoid spoilage. I highly recommend this feeder.

EDIT (04/2008): I wish this feeder came in 8oz, since I don't really need 16oz, and don't get that many hummers (unfortunately). But, I did also purchase a Hummzinger Fancy (12 oz), and surprisingly I just didn't like it. It was easy to clean, but was deeper than the PPO, which didn't appeal to me. I had put the Perky Pet on one hook on the south side of the house, and the HummZinger on the north side's hook. The HummZinger didn't get much activity, which was surprising since the hummers are used to both hooks having a feeder. After 2 weeks, I put the HummZinger away and went back to 2 PP's. Activity resumed on the north hook...

Considering both feeders are outside from April to November, and rinsed in hot water for every cleaning, they've held up well. No cracking, minimal color fading, no flowers have needed replacement to date.

I purchased those expensive ($35) and pretty glass ones and they didn't work. This one works. Hummingbirds were feeding off of it in less than a week, and that's all that matters.

Edit (12/21/08):
I purchased a second one. The reason is that my hummingbirds are impatient (LOL) and they buzz around when I take down their feeder to clean it and put in fresh sugar water mix (see below for recipe). So now all I have to do is make the sugar water, pour it in the clean one and replace the clean one with the dirty one.

Sugar Water Mix recipe:
Since the sugar water gets moldy in a week and I like to keep what I feed the hummingbirds fresh, I don't put too much in the feeder. Here's the recipe for 1 feeder (make a bigger batch if you want to store the rest in the fridge):

1/4 sugar
3/4 water (this factors in evaporation when you boil it)

Either microwave to a boil or boil the solution on the stove. Wait for it to cool down and pour the solution in the feeder. (Use food coloring if you want to have some fun and give the solution some color ... lol.)

After reasearching all of the feeders, I was going to go with the Aspect Hummzinger but, I read that the birds have a hard time finding the flower since it was red like the rest of the feeder. I found this one with yellow flowers and decided to go with it instead. Wow, I had it out for less than an hour and I started seeing little hummers everywhere. I am so suprized! I had another new feeder out the day before that was a purple glass with a yellow flower and it was not even seen by the hummers. I am all for this feeder!!! Plus I am exiceted that it will be easy to clean. I don't want anything that I have to buy a bottle bush to clean. I am so happy already!!!

This feeder is a cheaply made (but not cheap!) knock-off of the Aspects Hummzinger, a much more durable feeder without the yellow parts that can attract attract bees. After problems with Perky Pet feeders, I now use only all-red feeders and find that it doesn't take new birds more than a few seconds to learn where the holes are (hummingbirds are a lot smarter than you think). For the same money or less you can get a feeder that's more durable, even easier to clean, less likely to attract bees, and made by a company that doesn't crank out cheap knock-offs or exploit you and the birds by marketing chemical-laced "instant nectar."

The feeder is nice, and the design makes it a breeze to clean.

One issue is that the way it's made causes it to hang crooked, the nectar will move to one side and it will sit skewed, so there will only be nectar in one side, and the hummers aren't heavy enough to tilt it back so they have to move around to the lower side where the nectar is. Otherwise it is a nice feeder.

It has a spot underneath to mount on top of a pole, and that wouold probably work best for this feeder as long as you don't have ant problems.

I searched the web and originally liked the Humzingers, but thought they were a little pricey, and found this one that looked an awful lot like the humzinger, and at half the cost. My hummingbirds love it, and are back again this year, only now they can rest their wings while eating!

Great feeder if you have bee problems. Easy to clean and refill. Only problem is that the feeder does not hang evenly so the nectar is lower on one side and the birds can't reach it. I solved the problem by putting a rubber band around the top and adjusting where it humg using the band as a guide. Bit of a hassle but it's the only feeder I've found that the bees don't get all over.

There are several good reasons why this feeder is better than the typical bottle style. The biggest is that it is very easy to clean, no brushes needed. I withheld a star because the flat bowl can cause a little sloshing when returning the feeder to it's hanging spot, but it does not drip, a plus. The second feature is that is has a small reservior that can be filled with water to keep down the number of insects marching into the feeder holes. Unfortuntately, in hot weather that reservior tends to evaporate, but I still like it. The third is that it doesn't have the large capacity of some, which, although that may sound odd, requires that our little friends get fresh nectar more often. Very important in hot weather.

Just a note, I certainly don't wish to smash sales of the nectar mixes, but table sugar without coloring is perfectly acceptatable and a lot cheaper, once the hummers are initially attracted to the feeder. This feeder cover has a lot of red and probably does not need colored nectar at all.

For the price, this is a good hummingbird feeder, but it is much flimsier than the more expensive ones that I've bought in the past. I bought 2, and one of them hangs crookedly and consequently can't be filled all the way up.

This was the third feeder that I purchased. One was metal, and it got rust in the feeding tray. Not good! The second one dripped all over our deck, and the sweet syrupy water attracted hundreds of ants...and no hummingbirds.

So I read all the reviews and decided to go for this one. It is great...only have gotten two hummingbirds thus far but it is getting late in the season so hope for more next year. But this one does not rust, does not drip sticky water on deck, and it is simple and does the job well. Highly recommend!