Happy Wings Refillable Nyjer Sock Wild Bird Feeder, 3 count

Good quality mesh. The strings are knotted to keep them from tangling, but the knots are loose so it's easy to untie and hang where I want. Works well with the recommended seeds. Holds them in while they hang. Obviously for the birds to get the seeds out the mesh needs to allow the seeds to fall out when moved. So when you put the seeds in I recommend doing it outside or to put something under the bag. There is quite a bit of spillage while it's being handled. The straps are easy to untie and hang where you want. I hung two on branches and one on a birdfeeder stand hook. The bag itself is pretty light so whatever you hang it on just has to handle the weight of the seeds and birds. As of yet I have not seen any birds on them but I am in an area with the birds the seeds list on the package. So I will update later with how well it holds up to being used.

I tried happy wings bird seed along with this hanging sock for the birds to eat out of. We live in a wooded area with a lot of birds, especially finches. I thought the sock wild bird feeder was a great solution to feed the birds without squirrels or other animals interfering and making a mess. The sock comes in a three pack and is a reasonable price. This doesn’t seem to be attracting many birds like I was expecting though. I’m not sure if they are not a fan of the seed or the sock it is hanging in. I hung the sock from a post near a tree and placed a bird house next to it. The sock holds a good amount of bird food, but after a week, hardly any seed is gone so it is hard to judge how quickly the birds are eating out of it.

Use nyjer seed for goldfinches and the chickadees, wrens and titmice that also like it. Yes, you can wash the sock and reuse, but it is usually pretty dead by the time it has been refilled 4 times.

hence the middle level rating. The sock itself is fine but where the draw string goes through the top of the sock is a bit flimsy and tends to tear. With curious deer around, we have a more challenging environment. And the black bear went through them like paper. Of course, he also went through the steel cage around our seed feeder so that isn't a problem with these socks.