Hanging Seed Feeder for Cage Birds
A clear tube, so you can see when it is empty.
The clear body is the useful part. You can check the level from across the room rather than opening the cage and disturbing a bird that has settled.
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- Clear tube shows the seed level at a glance
- Metal top and base, so the weak points are not plastic
- Feeding ports with perches on both sides
- Hanging ring for a branch, hook or balcony rail
- 21.5 x 11 x 13 cm, 167 g
Why you'll love it
Made for happy, healthy pets
Seeing the level is the whole feature
An opaque feeder gets refilled when someone remembers. A clear one gets refilled when it is low, which matters most in winter when garden birds come to depend on a reliable source.
Metal where it matters
Squirrels and larger birds chew plastic lids apart to get at a full hopper. Putting metal at the top and bottom is what keeps a cheap tube feeder working for more than a season.
Site it with cover nearby
Small birds will not feed in the open. A feeder within a couple of metres of a shrub or hedge gets used far more than the same feeder in the middle of a lawn.
Good fit if
- Checking seed levels without opening the cage
- Keeping food off the cage floor where it gets soiled
- Cages where dish space is limited
- Anyone who has been caught out by an apparently full dish
Look elsewhere if
- Your bird prefers eating from a flat dish
- You feed mostly wet food or chopped vegetables
- You want something enclosed to contain husks
The husk problem
Seed-eating birds crack the shell and drop it straight back where they found it. Within a day a feeder can be entirely husk with the seed eaten out from underneath, and from the outside it still looks full. Birds have starved in front of an apparently well stocked feeder.
The habit that prevents it takes seconds. Blow gently across the surface each morning and the husks lift away, showing what is genuinely left underneath. Do it at the same time as changing the water and it becomes automatic rather than something to remember.
Why a clear body helps
An opaque feeder has to be opened to be checked, and opening a cage disturbs a settled bird every time. A clear tube lets you see the reserve at a glance from outside, so you know whether it needs attention before you go anywhere near it.
It also shows you the rate of consumption, which is worth watching. A bird eating noticeably less than usual is often the earliest sign that something is wrong, and birds hide illness well, so a change in the feeder level can be the first thing you notice.
Position and diet
Mount it at a height the bird can reach comfortably from a perch, and somewhere it does not have to squeeze past a toy to get to. In a multi-bird cage, two feeding stations at opposite ends prevents a dominant bird guarding the only source, which is a common and easily missed problem.
Seed alone is not an adequate diet for most companion birds, and a seed-only bird is typically short of vitamin A and calcium. A hanging feeder handles the dry component; fresh vegetables, a calcium source and, for many species, a formulated pellet all belong alongside it in a separate dish.
Filling it to the brim is a false economy. A tube holding a fortnight of seed means the bottom third is always stale, and the bird eats down through fresher seed to reach it. Fill enough for a few days and top up more often, which keeps the whole reserve fresh and makes the daily check quicker.
In the box
Everything you need
- Hanging seed feeder
How it works
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The details
Specifications
- Size
- 21.5 x 11 x 13 cm
- Weight
- 167 g
- Material
- Clear plastic tube, metal top and base
- Colour
- Black
- Use
- Outdoor garden or indoor aviary
Cleaning
Empty it completely every week rather than topping it up indefinitely. Old seed at the bottom of a tube goes stale, loses vitamin content and can grow mould in a humid room, and repeatedly adding fresh seed on top keeps that layer permanently in place.
Wash it with hot water and a bottle brush, since a rinse does not reach the inside of a narrow tube. Dry it thoroughly before refilling, because damp seed clumps against the walls and blocks the feeding port, which is the usual reason a full feeder stops delivering.
Good questions
Before you buy
No. The supplier's title says automatic; it is a gravity hopper with no timer and no moving parts. Seed falls as it is eaten, and it stops when the tube is empty.
A tube of this port size suits sunflower hearts and mixed seed. Nyjer is too fine and pours out; peanuts are too big and jam.
Every couple of weeks, and more in wet weather. Damp seed at the base of a tube feeder grows mould, and mouldy feeders make garden birds ill.
Blow the husks off daily to see what is actually left, and empty it completely once a week rather than topping it up. Old seed at the bottom goes stale and stays there otherwise.
Not really. A tube keeps food off the cage base but birds still flick husks as they eat. An enclosed feed box and a mesh cage skirt are what reduce the mess.
No. A seed-only diet is typically short of vitamin A and calcium. Offer fresh vegetables, a calcium source, and for many species a formulated pellet alongside it.
Last reviewed 30 August 2026