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11. YES if the company is non repsosive and you feel you are stuck with the feeder Empty the seed. Find a friend with a.....

Thu Nov 9, 2023, 09:35 PM

Nov 2023

...... Dremel tool and ask them to open the arches. 5-minute job if you were here. It would be fixed faster than it took me to write this post.

https://www.amazon.com/s?k=dremel+tool&crid=29R9DQLIDKUOA&sprefix=Dremel+tool%2Caps%2C131&ref=nb_sb_ss_ts-doa-p_2_11

Your local hardware store will have them. DON'T BUY ONE. I'll bet you have friends who will have one.

If they are craft people, they will likely have one.

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Thistle seed? Easterncedar Nov 2023 #2

Yes! Thistle or hulled millet are both small seeds Nittersing Nov 2023 #5

They make a small bird seed with nothing but millet and thistle. flying_wahini Nov 2023 #3

Bird feeder Old Okie Nov 2023 #4

Perhaps you have one of these stores nearby? GreenWave Nov 2023 #6

That's the kind of bird seed we use, gab13by13 Nov 2023 #7

widen the feeder holes? stopdiggin Nov 2023 #8

Try sunflower fine chipped hearts Omaha Steve Nov 2023 #9

Nyger (Niger) seed is quite small. 3catwoman3 Nov 2023 #12