Customer Reviews

Droll Yankees JGA Jagunda Feeder With Auger

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This is the first truly squirrel proof feeder that I've found, and believe me I've had several! My home backs up to a patch of woods, so critters are abundant. As long as this is placed away from the trees or other structures that the squirrels can launch from, it is impossible for them to get the seed. However, I had to move the feeder from it's location to put in a new deck, and when I tried to put it back, one extension arm broke off as I was trying to put the auger back into the ground. I now have it supported by the remaining two arms wedged under the edge of my deck. Overall an excellent product. I've had this for over a year.

We purchased this gift for Mom and she loves it. It arrived quickly, was relatively easy to install and she is now enjoying the birds - even the cardinals somewhat perch - generally being ground feeders. We highly recommend this product. Love the description - good for arthritic hands - very true!

I have had this feeder for over a month now and I love it. I was getting a lot of squirrels at my feeders and though I like them, I couldn't afford to feed them. I got this feeder and no more squirrels except for what they pick up underneath it. It took the birds a while to get used to it and start feeding on it but once they did it works great. The Rose Breasted Grosbeaks were the first ones to dare use the new feeder and I put twigs on it to encourage them. Now I don't need the twigs and there are a wide assortment of birds at the feeder. The one change I would make is to make the top bell larger to keep the seed drier when it rains. I bought a larger bell and put it over the existing one and that works well. I feel I got a feeder that I finally like and will keep for a long time.

Having gone through a couple of "squirrel proof" bird feeders, I was not thrilled about spending this much on another. Squirrels are crafty animals, and they always seem to find a way to get to the bird seed.

This feeder, after a year, has yet to be breached by a squirrel, or anything that is not a bird. I see squirrels try almost every day, and they always end up resorting to scavenging the seed dropped down from big, clumsy doves. Make sure that you post the feeder far enough from trees or structures that a squirrel can jump from.

The feeding platform is sized for birds as small as a chickadee and as large as bluejays and doves. The assembly was easy despite lacking instructions and the maintanance is simple - adding seed and adjusting the flow can be done quickly and without mess.

We've only had this for 3 days, but so far it's a great feeder. The auger pole screwed into the frozen ground without too much trouble. The ground where we put the feeder isn't level so we had to put a rock under one of the extension legs, but that's not a problem. So far there haven't been any squirrels even trying to get to the feeder, and the chickadees and titmice love it. I filled it with all black sunflower seed and I don't think I'll need to fill it more than once a week because it has a large capacity.

I am extremely happy with this feeder! The squirrels have not been able to invade it at all. Highly recommended.