Audubon Going Green Suet Bottom Feed Style Feeder Model NAGGSBF

I purchased this last fall, made my own suet, and hung it up over the winter. It worked exactly as I hoped it would. Downy woodpeckers, nuthatches, and chickadees came to it regularly. I think I saw one squirrel try to figure it out but eventually give up. It's very sturdily built and should last basically forever. It was easy to soak and clean at the end of the season to store for next winter.

This is a well built suet feeder that birds love. However, it's also loved by racoons. Because it only comes with a single latch, the racoon can pull the grill down and release the suet cake. I purchased a few "L" screws and installed on each side and have not lost a suet cake since. Suggest the manufacturer consider doing same. Otherwise I love the weather resistant materials (which are not wood so squirrels don't chew through it.)

I've owned this product for 16 months and will be getting another one so I can have two hanging when the blackbirds and starlings are numerous. I started out with cage suet feeders hanging off of a metal post about 5 1/2 high off of ground. Starlings and blackbirds became an issue in the spring, so I bought this feeder. When I got it, I wrapped the cord so it would hang as high as possible. I did have some birds here and there, but the biggest difference was when I changed where it was hanging. I have a branch that was cut back on my maple tree about 7' high. That is where it's been hanging for the last year and it was a game-changer. The woodpeckers feel safe and I see them constantly.I'm short so I needed an easy way to hang my suet feeders. The wooden extender for my paint roller, serves as my suet cake hanger when I'm not needing it for painting. An old broomstick handle would work too. Just screw a decent size cup hook in the end of it. I can easily hang them with that setup. Now my feeder hangs high enough that my red-bellied woodpeckers do not feel vunerable and I even get some downies. You will occassionally get a savy starling or red-winged blackbird, but it greatly reduces them from wiping out your suet in a hurry. My woodpeckers easily kick them off. I see several redbellied woodpeckers daily using this feeder. In the winter I get chickadees and nuthatches as well.This feeder is very well made and easy to clean. You could easily fit two suet cakes in it if you wanted. I usually put in one at a time though. My biggest tip is to hang it high enough so the birds feel safe being upside down. I feel that it being in a tree also helps. When I came back to buy another one, I felt the need to help others by sharing my experience and what has worked for me. Happy birding!

I have been feeding birds for a while, but I felt like giving up because of the hoards of finches and sparrows that bully other birds away, make a huge shell/poop mess, and emptied the seeds and my money along with it. I decided to try this feeder along with the Heath DD-12 Peanutty Raisin Suet Cakes (case of 12) found on Amazon, but felt like I was spending too much money back then. However, almost a month later, I am so glad that I got them both. My first suet cake is still feeding the birds I love daily for about a month now, and no house finches and house sparrows swarm! The feeder looks very attractive, and the material (similar to Trex Deck boards) will require little or no maintenance for many years to come. I have been admiring chickadees, tufted titmouse, wrens, and woodpeckers daily since I've put up the feeder, and there's no mess to clean up. An added bonus is that these birds that usually fly away after gathering a seed now spend quite a bit of time pecking away at the suet for much longer views. This is my all-time favorite feeder, and I have saved so much money already!Update:After exactly 1 month and 2 days later, I've finally replaced the first suet block with some thin chunks left that birds were still nibbling at. The good bit of leftover suet chucks were gone the very next morning with an open feeding. I am so amazed that I've fed my favorite birds daily for only about $1.40 for over a month, and my suets (homemade or not) never lasted that long with a normal suet cage feeder. This is compared to 3 quarts of seeds that I had to replace every two days with my Squirrel Buster. I also noticed that chickadees will hang out upside-down under the feeder when it's raining or for no apparent reason for long durations. I can't recommend this upside down feeder enough!

It's sturdy, nice-looking (for a suet feeder), and KEEPS THE HOUSE SPARROWS FROM EATING ALL THE CAKE. Downy woodpeckers visit it regularly. I have seen black capped chickadees and white breasted nuthatches feed from it, but they prefer my traditional feeder with safflower seed. I see hairy woodpeckers and red-bellied woodpeckers in trees about 50 feet from my feeding station, but they don't come to my feeders (I'd appreciate tips if you have them).The downside is that you have to turn the Audubon Going Green Bottom Feeder upside down and gently force the bottom fencing open in order to insert the suet cake. The fencing doesn't swing or pivot freely and I was concerned I would break it off before I could even open it just far enough to slide the cake in. I only gave it three stars for this reason; it would be better if I could just lift the "roof" and insert the suet.If money is an issue concerning your purchase of a bottom feeder, here's a simple solution: I have a plain old double suet feeder that holds two cakes side-by-side, but the invasive house sparrows can perch on top and the sides and devour the cake, so I rigged a chain to hang the double feeder on its side (so rather than side-by-side, the cakes would be stacked one on top of the other). Only put one cake in the bottom compartment and leave the plastic wrap around the cake except on the bottom. I purchased the Audubon Going Green Suet Bottom Feeder to replace my improvised bottom feeder, but it may have "taught" the woodpeckers how to use the Audubon Going Green Suet Bottom Feeder. Both feeders are hanging, and they both get used.P.S. I NEVER have a problem with squirrels at my feeders because they prefer the acorns and nuts in the neighbors' walnut and oak trees.