Quick Answer: More Birds is a budget-to-mid-range bird feeder brand that shows up across an unusually wide range of categories on this site — cardinal feeders, caged songbird feeders, ground feeders, and hummingbird nectar feeders — usually as the cheapest name-brand pick, not the best-overall one. The flagship Cardinal Vintage caged feeder runs around $32, and the 10 oz Ruby hummingbird feeder runs $9–$14 with 4 feeding ports (not 5, a detail some older listings get wrong). More Birds was acquired by Perky-Pet in October 2022, and it’s the same corporate family that owns Droll Yankees — More Birds bought Droll Yankees in 2017, before Perky-Pet acquired More Birds itself.
More Birds turns up more than almost any other brand across this site’s roundups — as the budget pick in cardinal, caged, ground, and hummingbird feeder coverage, plus glass bottle feeders and nectar concentrate — but it’s never had its own dedicated review. Here’s what actually ties the lineup together, what it costs, and where the budget tradeoffs show up.
More Birds by the numbers
- Founded 2010, acquired by Perky-Pet in October 2022. More Birds started as an independent brand and, per PitchBook’s acquisition records, was bought by Perky-Pet Products Company in late 2022 — the same year several of its product listings moved onto perkypet.com alongside Perky-Pet’s own catalog.
- More Birds and Droll Yankees are now sibling brands. More Birds itself acquired Droll Yankees in a 2017 buyout under Classic Brands, and today the morebirds.com Droll Yankees page redirects straight to perkypet.com/droll-yankees — confirming both brands now sit under the same Perky-Pet corporate umbrella. This site’s separate Droll Yankees review covers that brand’s own tube-feeder lineup.
- Spans at least 6 distinct feeder categories under one name: caged cardinal feeders, caged songbird feeders, wire mesh ground feeders, nyjer mesh finch socks, glass hummingbird feeders, and hummingbird nectar concentrate — a wider spread than most single-category budget brands.
- The Ruby hummingbird feeder has 4 ports, not 5. Amazon’s own current listing specifies “4 Feeding Stations” for the 10 oz Ruby — a detail that gets conflated with More Birds’ larger 20 oz Vintage bottle, which genuinely does have 5 ports.
More Birds Cardinal Vintage Caged Bird Feeder
- Wide wraparound perching ring sized for cardinals and other larger-bodied birds.
- Holds about 2 lb of black oil sunflower or safflower seed.
- Open caged design — simpler than a counterweighted anti-squirrel mechanism, but priced well below Woodlink or Brome's equivalents.
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What More Birds does well
It’s almost always the cheapest name-brand option. Across cardinal, caged, ground, and hummingbird categories, More Birds products on this site consistently price below Woodlink, Aspects, and Brome equivalents — the Cardinal Vintage at around $32 versus Woodlink’s Absolute II at $120+, or the Ruby at $9–$14 versus Aspects’ HummZinger HighView around $28.
Category breadth few budget brands match. Most budget feeder brands specialize in one shape — a hopper, a tube, a platform. More Birds sells caged feeders, ground feeders, hummingbird bottles, and nectar concentrate all under one name, making it a recognizable option no matter which category a shopper is browsing.
Straightforward designs with no learning curve. None of the More Birds products reviewed on this site require adjusting tension settings or assembling multi-part mechanisms — fill, hang, and refill.
Where it falls short
- No anti-squirrel engineering. The Cardinal Vintage and Caged Songbird feeders use fixed cage bars sized to exclude larger birds, not the weight-triggered perches or shrouds that make Woodlink’s Absolute II or Brome’s Squirrel Buster genuinely squirrel-resistant.
- No leak-proof saucer design on the hummingbird line. The Ruby, Elixir, and Vintage are all bottle-style feeders that can drip in extreme heat — Aspects’ HummZinger line solves this with an inverted saucer body that doesn’t rely on gravity holding nectar in place.
- Port-count and pricing details vary by retailer. The Ruby’s 4-vs-5-port confusion with the larger Vintage bottle shows up in older reviews and listings — worth a quick check against the current manufacturer spec before buying.
- Simpler warranty support than premium brands. Reviewers report standard retailer-return-window support rather than the multi-year or lifetime warranties Brome and Droll Yankees back their premium lines with.
How it compares across categories
| More Birds product | Category | Capacity | Price | Premium alternative |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cardinal Vintage | Caged cardinal feeder | ~2 lb | ~$32 | Woodlink Absolute II ($120–$190) |
| Caged Songbird | Caged feeder | ~2.5 lb | ~$28 | Droll Yankees Onyx ($60–$90) |
| Wire Mesh Ground Feeder | Ground feeder | Open tray | ~$20 | Woodlink Going Green ($24–$30) |
| Nyjer Mesh / Finch Sock | Finch feeder | Small | ~$12 | Aspects tube finch feeders ($25+) |
| Ruby | Hummingbird (glass bottle) | 10 oz, 4 ports | $9–$14 | Aspects HummZinger HighView (~$28) |
| Health Plus | Nectar concentrate | Powder, dye-free | ~$7–$9 | Homemade 4:1 sugar water (pennies/batch) |
If a mechanism-specific feature matters more than price — real squirrel resistance, a leak-proof hummingbird design, a multi-year warranty — this site’s Woodlink review and Aspects HummZinger review cover the premium alternatives directly. If price and category breadth matter more, More Birds is a reasonable default across nearly every feeder type on this site.
Who should buy More Birds
Buy More Birds if you want a recognizable, inexpensive feeder in almost any category — cardinal, caged, ground, or hummingbird — and don’t need squirrel-proofing or a leak-proof mechanism built in. It’s also a sensible pick if you’re outfitting several feeder types at once and want consistent, low-cost options across the board.
Skip it if squirrels are a persistent problem (look at Woodlink or Brome instead) or if you want a hummingbird feeder that won’t drip in summer heat (Aspects’ saucer design solves that specifically).
The bottom line
More Birds earns its constant appearance across this site’s budget picks honestly — it’s rarely the best-overall choice in any single category, but it’s consistently the cheapest legitimate name-brand option in nearly every one, from caged cardinal feeders to hummingbird nectar. Now under the same Perky-Pet ownership as Droll Yankees, it’s a budget line worth trusting for straightforward feeders, just not for the anti-squirrel or leak-proof engineering that premium brands build in.