Droll Yankees 20-Port Finch Bird Feeder, 36-inch

I was very excited about this feeder, because I have about a dozen Gold Finches that use the finch feeder in my yard. I thought this would be nice because it would take longer before I needed to fill it. Unfortunately the holes in this feeder are too small. The birds would work at it by using a few different holes, but became frustrated and flew away. The number of finches I was getting dropped significantly, so I put the old feeder back out and they have all returned.

Those small little holes turned into large gaps big enough to fit your hand in once the squirrels learned the feeder was there. Feeder lasted two weeks.

This feeder seemed like a great idea. The finches, chickadees, and everything else were ignoring the socks I put out, but flocking to the cheap little tube feeder that came as part of a package. I frequently have 6 at a time on this feeder, so it's definitely got the stamp of approval from the birds in this (verrrrry rural) area. However, I recommended to my sister that she get two smaller feeders so it would be less of a hassle for her. Pros: 1) The short perches and tiny, TINY feeding ports are perfect for keeping the bigger birds away. They simply cannot access the food. 2) It holds a lot of food! Fill it and forget it. (Not really, see Con #1 below.) 3) I love the solid metal caps This feeder seemed like a great idea. The finches, chickadees, and everything else were ignoring the socks I put out, but flocking to the cheap little tube feeder that came as part of a package. I frequently have 6 at a time on this feeder, so it's definitely got the stamp of approval from the birds in this (verrrrry rural) area. However, I recommended to my sister that she get two smaller feeders so it would be less of a hassle for her. Pros: 1) The short perches and tiny, TINY feeding ports are perfect for keeping the bigger birds away. They simply cannot access the food. 2) It holds a lot of food! Fill it and forget it. (Not really, see Con #1 below.) 3) I love the solid metal caps and how snugly the top cap fits. Squirrels, eat your hearts out, because you're not getting a free lunch here! Cons: 1) When moisture gets inside, it's something of a struggle to clean up the problem. You can rotate the tube and shake it and try to get a straight stick past the gauntlet of perch rods inside the tube, and it'll probably be fine (personal opinion) if you get out there before the damp seed has a chance to start rotting. It's just more time and effort than I anticipated spending. *I was disappointed when the driving rains common to springtime in the Ozarks got in through the ports, and astonished when even the gentler rains managed to seep in and soak small portions of seed. 2) It's-so-big! It holds SO much seed! I worry that the seed on the bottom is getting old or going rancid or (insert your own). … more

2 finches landed on it immediately after hanging it up! The finch population is increasing daily, changing from their winter drab colors to the vibrant yellow and reds! We love to watch them and hear their song. Hubby hung it between 2 oak trees, using a rope and pulley to easily lower it and fill. Super fast delivery ! It arrived overnight. But a little more packing material would have been appreciated, as a few posts came loose during shipping, an easy fix however. Overall very satisfied.

We just moved to a new house, and I missed my birds. We put up two Droll Yankees finch feeders (the short ones) with the tray underneath and domes on top and they were mobbed by goldfinches! I decided to get this 20 perch feeder (with tray and dome) to alleviate squabbling, and it worked ... mostly. :-) All 3 feeders are busy all day and the trays catch any falling seed. I know people complain that their birds can't get nyjer seed from this feeder, but I use Lyric Finch Small Songbird Mix Wild Bird Food and not one single bird has issues with it. Even sparrows can pick seed out. This feeder is well worth the $$ - according to my wild birds.

I have so many finches this year that I couldn't keep my finch feeders filled up. This one, like my older droll yankee finch feeder needs larger holes. I took my husbands drill and carefully made the holes just a little larger and now this too is hard to keep filled.

My finches LOVE this feeder! They were eating from it without 5 minutes of me hanging it outside. I learned the hard way that you do need to bring it in before any rain comes, or else all your seed will get wet... But if you can remember do that this feeder is perfect!

Item arrived on time and as described. I purchased this 20-port finch feeder after my much smaller one fell and broke. It has been so much fun watching so many finch feeding at one time.

i had 4 feeders up and changed to this one. so many birds i ordered another one. it is full, i could order more but would cost too much for seed. finches love them

I got 2 of these feeders and i couldnt be happier. My yard is full of Golden Finches now. Sorry i cannot understand why some poeple cannot get Birds on these feeders. I use only Nyjer seeds tho. I have a separate feeder for bigger seedes (sparrows, morning doves,etc)