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Droll Yankees YCPT360 Yankee Tipper Squirrel-Proof Bird Feeder

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Squirrels quickly learn to brace themselves against the lip of the tray. As suggested,you can invert the seed tray but my squirrels still find a way to hang on and can feed for a few minutes at a time.

Our previous bird feeder, despite cones and shields on the pole, always had 5 to 8 squirrels -- crowding out the birds. Now we enjoy birds only -- all squirrels have left! Also, the large capacity means I only fill it every 3 to 4 days. I plan to buys another one for a different part of the yard. The only drawback is the price -- a lot to pay for a bird feeder.

This device works as designed. It is very entertaining to watch the squirrels try to figure out a way to get to the seed (they can, but only a few seeds at a time). It works so well that my wife feels sorry for the squirrels and fills a squirrel feeder so they won't starve during the winter.

this is a great bird feeder for all types of birds, and the squirrels cannot get to it. the bottom flips them right off - well, something like that. the company shipped it out faster than requested and customer service is great. highly recommend.

We love feeding the birds that come into our yard and have several feeders around but hated the fact we had to fill the feeders every single day. This feeder is a pleasure because the birds love it and we love it more simply because it holds enough seed to last several days. Because of that, we have just ordered a second one. Happy bird watching!!!!!

I think that this feeder is one of the best for keeping squirrels out of the bird seed. I do have a couple of squirrels who have mastered the art of hanging on with their teeth and claws for a few minutes to eat out of the holes, but still find it to be the best so far. Most of the squirrels are content to eat any seed dropped on the ground underneath the feeder. I do have one PROBLEM, however and that is that the tray has come off several times and is now completely gone.

I have tried to find a replacement part online so that the birds will have a place to perch and cannot. I don't think that this should be so difficult to find. This product started loosing the tray no matter how tightly I attached it a two months of use.

I got this feeder yesterday afternoon and hung it up. First thing this morning, 3 squirrels came to investigate. First, one of them had to shimmy down the straightened coat hanger wire I use to hang feeders. That sort of wire is hard for them to get a good grip on. He finally slid down and onto the top of the feeder. He checked it out to see if he could open it and gave up on that idea.

The tube is too long for a squirrel to hang onto the lid and still reach the seed ports, so this squirrel let go of the lid and fell to the tray...which promptly flipped him right to the ground with a thud. Scared the bejeebers out of the other squirrels and gave me a great morning laugh!

There was only one more try after that, and then all three gave it up.

I also have a feeder that has the metal tube that slides down to shut off access to the feed ports. It works well, but it doesn't hold much, and I have to refill it twice a day. This feeder holds plenty of seed.

So far, there have only been a couple birds eating at the new feeder since yesterday, but once the word spreads, more will come. The birds always take a few days to a week to get used to a new feeder.

A side note: I used to not feed birds through the spring and summer, and I had a tick problem that was awful (I live in the woods). Even was treated twice for Lyme disease. Now that I feed the birds all year (this is the 3rd year), I find maybe 10 ticks total all season. Well worth the cost of the seed and feeders!

Does anyone know if the Blue Jays will not be able to feed on this feeder??

Well. I haven't tried all the "squirrel-proof" feeders, and this one won't qualify, but it makes the little buggers work for their calories. It's the cleanest feeder with a seed tray I've ever used. In fact this feeder is overall easy to clean and easy to fill. My only complaint (and this is tongue in cheek) is that my pesky raccoon with his 'coon IQ of 180 managed to unscrew the washer that holds the tray on. The birds didn't like the absence of the tray, but they adapted, hanging on the ports to feed. The raccon went hungry. My kind of feeder.Outwitting Squirrels: 101 Cunning Stratagems to Reduce Dramatically the Egregious Misappropriation of Seed from Your Birdfeeder by Squirrels

The birds don't like it as much as my "Yankee flipper" but it is well made and the birds probably will get used to it.