Unwrapped, filled and hung up. More is not necessary. The feed silo is very well received by a wide variety of bird species. Siskin, Great Tit, Blue Tit, even robins, green compacts, chaffinches, goldfinches as well as sparrows were very quickly on the feed silo. Although robins do not like to go to feed silos, I could see from the window, as it took out sunflower seeds. The landing bars are ok. I have a Vorrezension following made an attempt and made in wood dowel 5 mm holes and plugged them. But I realized that the birds often went to the perches, which were not equipped with wood. As for me, birds sitting on metal wires in the winter and walking around on rails I'm assuming that the cold for the birds is not a criterion for the selection of the perch. Since I have the same suspended another feed silo, the green plastic perches used I have to say that the design of the perch not decisive .The Gardmann Feeder was empty eaten within 2 days. The suspended near the plastic perches was empty eaten only to 10%. Then I topped the Gardmann again and Aufhängeorte reversed. This time was the preferred frequented with plastic perches of diverse birds. Not executing is decisive but the place to the silo is suspended. Here you have to find out on which places the birds stop off Gerner and where they do not really want to, if necessary, by cloaks. For me, the criterion was that the well-frequented at lowest branch of an apple tree hung and could be flown free from all sides. Trappings - but higher - were to end up branches. The less well-frequented was hung a little higher and therefore was not entirely free to fly and did not have as many small branches to the intermediate landing nearby. It is also interesting that some birds such as land almost in the treetop and then shimmy branch for branch down. Then one last landing on a nearby branch and then go to the feed silo. Green compacts and goldfinches were Dauerfütterer. Ie remain a long time sitting on the perch and nibble core for core. Blue and great tits, however get a core, fly on a branch and then pick it around. Even the robin gets only nuclei and then continues to fly around the nucleus to destroy somewhere. The metal feed plate below the silo fits exactly - but is not necessary in my opinion. Feed it shelled sunflower or chopped nuts, there is little waste. And what little was is falling down for blackbirds, robins, book Osterfingen and Wren a godsend. Also, I have found that the disc very scarce untendran sitting, so that the lower perches are not appreciably higher. This has meant that the lower exit points with disc were frequented worse for me than the upper. Unscrewed plate and all sampling points were in demand again evenly. ME is only useful for balcony feeding the glass so that it prevents any of the balcony floor is contaminated. Feed it unshelled sunflower needs to be cleaned regularly, the metal plate in my opinion. But the decisive criterion for me that I was the disc have completely removed that the birds without disc at the lower extraction points Gerner fly than with disk. And please do not forget what falls to the ground is usually not a waste but food for robins, blackbirds and chaffinches - but also titmice check again whether something fressbares this is.
I was a bit skeptical - after doing a wooden bird feeder with integrated feed silo used for years in which the birds are not able to mix the food with feces. My fears were unnecessary but - on the contrary. During my goldfinches never were earlier in the bird feeder, they come now to the feeders.
And I'm very surprised how quickly spread in birds that I have again triggered the feeding because of the cold in April. Within 1 - 2 days you can speak of a veritable explosion.
So: good food, good silo, good location = many different birds that make an appearance.
And if anyone gets the impression that the feeding column would not be accepted - please check if the bird food is ok, then change Siting if necessary and then are certainly many small guests arrive.
That with the Verkleildung perches I will continue to test and try it with alternative materials, but believe now, as mentioned above, that the perch at the Gardmann Feeder for the birds is as it is not a problem.
For me it is clear that I'm going to buy more of these columns next winter.
