Panacea 89143 Wild Bird Feeding Station Kit, Black

I used to have a single hook feeder pole, but I have gotten more feeders with time so I thought this would make a good replacement. I am pleased with it, I use all 3 hooks, the suet holder, and the little water tray. I took down my old pole and put this one closer to a tree. My old one was like 15-20 ft from a tree and I noticed it wasn't as popular as feeders hung directly from trees, plus I don't get many squirrels. The little water tray doesn't seem to be that popular with the birds, maybe because it is below freezing since it is winter and it freezes over so quickly. The feeders are very popular though, On the stand-alone hook have one finch sock (which I plan to replace with the kaytee finch station 2) that I fill with nyjer seed. On the double hook at the top I have a gazebo type feeder (with a finch blend) and a barn shaped hopper feeder (with a sunflower blend). I am flat amazed at how many finches are attracted to the thing, multiple times a day I see so many birds that the feeders couldn't possibly hold a single bird more and then there are about the same number on the ground below. I didn't have any difficulty with the assembly, I am definitely not a handyman, I'm more of a computer nerd, yet I didn't have to have any tool except for a sledge hammer. Only reason for the sledge hammer is the ground was frozen hard enough that I couldn't get the pole far enough in the ground just by stepping on the h shaped metal at the bottom, so I took the bottom part and tapped it in the ground with my sledge hammer. I got it in the ground slightly crooked, which I noticed after putting the rest of it up, but I just pulled on the pole to make it straight, might have bent the pole a little in the process, but I don't notice any problems because of it.

I started putting out bird seed during snow storms when we had them (under a protected cover) and found out I had numerous species of our feathered friends coming to eat. I normally only feed Hummingbirds. This year I thought what the heck, lets see what species I can get in the spring.First of all let me explain that I buy everything from Amazon based on reviews (who knows best than those who have bought before). A bad review won't alter my decision unless there are many and then I move on to the next product.I gave this stand five stars because I absolutely love it. Who could ask for more? It has 3 hanging hooks, a suet feeder and a water bowl! Great concept...all in one. But....I first set this up as shown on the box...which only gave the squirrels and easy path to get up to the feeders. I placed it in the ground after a soaking rain and just stepped on the stabilizing bar while pushing the main pole into the ground and it went all the way in. I find it to be very sturdy in that respect. I hung a square box feeder, the red metal Cardinal feeder and the 17" thistle feeder all bought from Amazon with no issues. I guess here's the real but....I had to slide the suet feeder and water bowl up only to find out the squirrel can shimmy up the pole to still get in the feeders. I was training my Dobermans to "get the squirrels" which they tried to but they were also going after the birds. Had to stop that. I bought the 18" metal baffle and it works wonders. The squirrel now sits on the ground waiting for seeds kicked out by the birds and I can see it look up wondering how the heck do I get up there now?

I am more than thrilled with this product. I am an avid bird watcher and this bird stand is just what I’ve needed and been looking for. And, the style… pure bonus! It has a ball at the top that is not well shown in the website picture. I have included my personal picture to demonstrate how beautiful this stand is, and affordable.This was super easy to assemble, and because I’m short and noticed that the stand assembly came in three separate pieces - customizable, I only used two of the pieces and all the attachments. I am a petite gal – a smidgen over 5’, and I wanted to be able to easily reach all the feeders with ease. I had the stand assembled and out in the garden in 15 minutes or less. The hardest part was getting the stand into the dirt, but that is not a complaint against the stand but the dirt where I live is hard to get through.I was able to put the attachments where I wanted them, and will end up moving the suet feeder closer to the bottom, to avoid a crazy mess. I have tons of birds that visit my area and the yellow finch are always trying to get sweet water from the hummingbird feeder. Now, with the water bowl, I am giving them fresh water and they won’t need to stress trying to get a drink. I’m sure that some of the birds will take a bath in it as well.As you may see from the picture, I have a lighter bird seed feeder, and a heavy wooden suet feeder opposite of the light one. I bought a standard suet feeder; however, the suet feeder included will hold a larger suet feeder than the standard size. This stand is holding everything up with ease, and the birds think it’s the bee’s knees!

I could tell from the condition of the packaging that this had been returned once already - haphazardly crammed into the box, instructions almost crumpled in a ball. And when I tried to assemble it, I could see why it had been returned. The pole comes in three parts, and the third part was too loose to sit securely on top of the other two.I was able to jury-rig a solution by wrapping the inset with a layer of paper to tighten the fit, and so far (a week later) it seems to be working fine.But since I don't know if this was a one-off situation, or the normal condition of the hanger, I'm only giving it three out of five stars.It seems to do what it's supposed to do, but the construction in the example I have is definitely not precise.

I Love my feeding station! We moved to a new house without any trees and this item has been my saving grace. It took a week, but now I have daily visits from sparrows and finches. Very study and easy to set up.

If you are looking for a cost effect option this one is pretty good, only complaint is it is pretty flimsy, but I wasn’t prepared to pay the price for other options so this one is great for now :) lots of options for hanging, and I like that it came with a suet cage and water dish!

Seemed to be the best thing we could find for the money. I would rather spend more and get a one piece pole, though. It's kind of flimsy but then, it's holding up bird feeders, not a satellite dish or something. It's just ok. The bird bath dish is kind of hopeless as it fills with crud very quickly so unless you want to clean it once or twice a day I wouldn't bother with it.

So far so good! We have had ours up for a week. We currently have two bird feeds up and are awaiting our 3 bird feeder. Easy to assemble. Looks great too.

Good Product and looks good. Not sure how it will last, with the strong Winter we have here in Québec, but i am confident somehow.Well equipped. I haven't installed the suet cage, but it seems solid. I keep it for the Winter. Good service too.