Customer Reviews

Perky-Pet 447-12 Round 10-Ounce Glass Hummingbird Feeder

5 star:		(18)
4 star:		(8)
3 star:		(10)
2 star:		(10)
1 star:		(7)

 

 

Maybe it's just me, but as soon as I went to pinch the s-hook hanger provided with the feeder together, the glass eye the feeder is supposed to hang by broke. It would have been better to provide some sort of ring already in through the hole so pinching the s-hook together wouldn't cause the feeder to break.

Well, now it's hanging by a makeshift cord "holder" I created. I gave the product 3 stars because it is easy to fill, easy to clean, and the hummingbirds in my yard had no problems switching from my UV weakened bottle-feeder to this feeder. I deducted one star because my birds seem to like a perch and this feeder doesn't have one, and one star for not providing a hanger already in the glass eye that the feeder hangs from. Hey guys, guess what! Glass is fragile, I'm an idiot, make it idiot-proof!

This hummingbird feeder is the best I have ever found. It is easy to clean, thus safer for the birds. I also like the glass globe because it can go in the dishwasher to sterilize. I have one that is five years old and recently purchased three more for friends.

I have had one of these for four years, and it's a nice feeder, except, as others have noted here, the plastic part you hang it with is just glued on, and it fell off not long after I got the feeder. Luckily the feeder was hanging over soft mulch in the veggie garden and not the rocks by the foundation of the house, so the glass globe did not break. I re-attached the hanger with Plumber's Goop (ranked next to duct tape in importance as a "Handyman's Secret Weapon") and it held OK. The problem seems to be that whatever Opus is using for an adhesive simply does not bond plastic to glass very well. Also, the little hole for inserting the s-hook is pretty small -- I ended up using thin wire instead. Yet another problem is that the glass globe is difficult to clean inside by hand (we don't have a dishwasher) because the hole is too small to admit the average bottle brush. Because of all this futzing around, I'm only giving it three stars, even though the hummingbirds love it and it look pretty when the sun shines through the glass.

I purchased this model last summer. The plastic hook broke off very soon after it was hung. It appears to have been simply glued onto the top of the feeder. I have made several unsuccessful attempts to to reattach the hook. The feeder is now useless.

I didn't receive what I expected. The bottom part of this feeder is made of bight red plastic. It unscrews from the top section (allowing you to fill the feeder), and has small holes which allow the birds to drink. Contrary to what the photo suggests, the glass part of this feeder is not bright red. It is clear and colorless. Apparently, the one in the photo has been filled with red nectar. However, I've heard that red dye has not been proven to be harmless to hummingbirds. Don't bother purchasing ready-made nectars. It is just as easy and much less expensive to make your own with 1 part sugar to 4 parts water. I haven't hung the feeder outdoors, yet, so I can't comment on it's alleged "bee-resistance". Perhaps in the future I will return with a more complete report. Meanwhile, this feeder looks very good despite a rather misleading advertisement.

I have a birding/nature store and thought this would be a great feeder to keep birds other than hummingbirds from guzzling the nectar. Every one I sold was returned because they drip terribly. When I tried it myself, I had the same experience and on top of that the hummingbirds didn't use it. I had a huge sticky wet mess underneath the feeder and just gave up on it and have quit selling it. I see that other reviewers have had better luck and maybe theirs didn't drip, but living in New Mexico with the hot summer sun, I wouldn't recommend it because of the drip factor. There are far better feeders than this one.

I have been using two of these here in the sunny south for at least 5 years. The hummers love them. We clean with hot water everytime we refill (which is once a day) with a 4 to 1 sugar water mix. We have a dozen or so of the little things charging around all the time. We bought a cheap feeder from Walmart and the birds sure do not like it, they all go the glass ones. I plan on ordering more of these feeders, Hurray for Opus:)

Yup, mine broke away too. Only I wasn't as lucky as the good rabbi; mine were over a deck and ka-blooey; glass everywhere. To replace the three fractured globes, $5.99 each ? Eighteen bucks? A whole new system is $19-ish. Maybe that's where these folks make their real money, huh?

(Okay, hang over soft terra and be really,
really thorough in hooking the fragile balls.

Nice disign for sure, and the rest of the system is well made.

about 5 years ago i purchased a opus 447 feeder and have had good success with getting hummingbirds to feed from it. I also had a plastic feeder ( rubbermaid) the hummers preferred the opus feeder over the rubbermaid. I did have to replace the hanger, as it broke. Also, this spring as i was getting ready to hang the opus feeder, i dropped it on my deck and the plastic feeding port broke in half. the glass did not break. is it possible to get a replacement?

I have several feeders and this one is more attractive than the others. The birds love it and it looks nice hanging with the others from my patio roof. It does not leak and is easy to fill.