Customer Reviews

Droll Yankee B72 30" Pewter 12 Port Executive Wild Bird Feeder

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When compared to other brands of tube feeders, the price of this feeder may seem a bit high. But after you see one you'll know why. There is no other tube feeder on the market that is designed and built as well as the Droll Yankees "B" series. I have accumulated about six of these various lenghs over the past several years, and all of them are still going strong. The 30", 12 port executive model is my personal favorite.

The Lexan plastic is heavier and far stronger.

The entire feeder disassembles easily for cleaning.

It has a very attractive design.

The birds love it!

Although they have to work at it, bears are about the only north american critter that can break this feeder. But even then you can still order new parts and rebuild your feeder at a fraction of the cost of a new one.

Customer service at Droll Yankees is exemplary. The people there the best at what they do!

I have many, many bird feeders. My favorites are the droll yankee's. However of their feeders I like this one the best -- easy to clean and holds lots of seed. I live in a rural area and feed so many birds that in bad winter weather -- I can fill this one twice a day. It sure beats the small ones that I could almost fill hourly! If the birds spill some then it is just cleaned up by my visiting quail. Don't waste your money on any other tube feeder -- Buy a Droll Yankee! I love their 30" Nyjer feeder also.

The good: The bird feeder is nicely designed - feeds many birds at one time and - so far - has kept the squirrels at bay.

The poor: The feeder was slopily assembled. I had to loosen 8 of the 12 feeder covers and straighten them plus the bottom was put in crooked. For the price, this is not good. Also, the perches, listed in specs as 7" were actually only 6 1/2inches(meaning there is a 1 1/2" perch on each side of the feeder, which is 4" in diameter). Cardinals had a hard time on the short perch. I contacted the company for longet posts - was told they do not sell longer perches. I bought a 1/4" aluminium dowell and cut longer ones. Everyone is happy now.

This feeder is all you would expect of a Droll Yankee feeder. It is very solidly constructed, has lots of perches and is easy to fill and clean. I use this for black oil sunflower and it works great. I took it out of the box, filled it with seed and birds were all over it within 30 mins (I did hang it near other feeders). It holds a pretty good amount of seed so does not require filling as often as some of the other feeders. All in all, I don't see any negatives to this feeder am very impressed with its quality of construction.

This is my second Droll Yankees feeder and is a work of art. Unlike the feeder of another reviewer this one arrived in a perfectly assembled condition. She also had a concern regarding the length of the perches in that they would not support larger birds. The perch rods are shipped uninstalled and it is a bit tricky to get them in place. When they are centered they are, as she mentioned, approximately 1 1/2" long on each side. This is just about the same length as perches which are factory preinstalled.

Although I can understand and certainly agree with her review the perch length does not cause me a problem. There are twelve potential perches on this feeder. However, the perches can be adjusted so that you can have different combinations of perches. For example, you can slide two perches to one side for large birds and still have 8 perches for smaller birds. Or, another example would be four for big bird perches and four for smaller ones. My own configuration is 12 perches for smaller birds and a tray (optional accessory) for the biggies. Works for me. The other reviewer is obviously a lady of talent and was able to obtain and install perches more to her satisfaction. My only concern would be whether the alteration would void the warranty.

This is a very well built and very attractive feeder. It has a lifetime warranty. A genuine winner.