Customer Reviews

Perky Pet 5110PP Fortress® Breakaway Squirrel Proof Bird Feeder

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This is a poorly designed, low quality feeder. The spring mechanisms on the perches appear to be too tight. In the "collapsed" position a small open gap remains at the top of the feed portals and the perches still sit at an angle. Consequently, the squirrels can easily gain access to the seed by using the perches on both sides to distribute their weight and then insert their paws through the small openings. The squirrels in my yard only needed minutes to figure out this design flaw. However, true to their tenacious nature, they were not satisfied with getting one or two seeds at a time. Their next objective was to rid themselves of the obstacle between them and the "Mother Load". Thanks to the poor quality of this feeder, that wasn't hard for them to achieve. Two days after I put up this feeder, the squirrels ripped the sliding cover off of one side of the feeder and emptied its contents. I managed to snap the piece back into place only to have them do it again the next day, and the feeder was once again empty within hours.

In retrospect, I should have recognized this as a bad design before I even made the purchase. The design of the Perky Pet feeder isn't even appropriate for birds as the perches force the birds to face each other at the feeding stations, which encourage fights. On the rare occasions I didn't have a squirrel hanging from this feeder, I never saw more than one bird using it. In contrast, my Brome Squirrel Buster Classic feeder (filled with the same seed) attracts several birds at a time. I wanted a similar feeder with a larger seed capacity and I thought I was getting a good deal with this feeder. I was wrong. Don't waste your money.

This birdfeeder was a waste of money. It fell apart after only a few days. Unfortunately, the squirrels ruined it for the birds. I have not found a decent birdfeeder that squirrels do not like.

This feeder is excellent. Best one I've ever had. It allows larger seeds and nuts into the feeding port and not get stuck, backing up the rest of the seeds as other feeders do. Seed stays dry even during the hardest rains. Birds love it. Squirrels hate it. Perfect.

have not received new one yet . First was incomplete and was told a new will be sent when available.