Perky-Pet Squirrel-Be-Gone Wild Bird Feeder, Brown

Do not waste your money in inexpensive bird feeders, especially squirrel-proof feeders. If they are inexpensive, it is because they are cheaply made and will break, like this model. I bought two and both lasted less than a month. In this case, the spring that opens and closes the feeding ports malfunctioned and closed the ports. I check my tube feeders twice a week. I noticed the first one, and couldn’t get the spring to work again, and had to throw it out. In the case of the second one, at some point between checks, the the ports locked closed, there was seed inside, and I live in a humid part of the country. The result: one completely revolting mess inside, the entire tube teaming with maggots Do not waste your money in inexpensive bird feeders, especially squirrel-proof feeders. If they are inexpensive, it is because they are cheaply made and will break, like this model. I bought two and both lasted less than a month. In this case, the spring that opens and closes the feeding ports malfunctioned and closed the ports. I check my tube feeders twice a week. I noticed the first one, and couldn’t get the spring to work again, and had to throw it out. In the case of the second one, at some point between checks, the the ports locked closed, there was seed inside, and I live in a humid part of the country. The result: one completely revolting mess inside, the entire tube teaming with maggots. I dumped it all out, but even the birds wouldn’t eat maggots. I don’t think I’ll ever get the sight of those maggots out of my head. … more

I really like this bird feeder. It’s easy to fill & does keep the squirrels out (they try anyway). Plus it holds a lot of bird food so it doesn’t need to be filled as often. Very nice.

Very flimsy, cheaply made. It’s difficult to fill and the top, spring loaded squirrel-resistant (?) contraption collapsed on the second filling. A waste of bird seed and money and I regret buying this. Too bad a zero rating isn’t available.

The springs have popped twice on this thing. One time, the feeder hung for several days without me knowing the holes were blocked and the birds couldn’t get the food. The lid design is horrible. Every time put food in, something comes undone causing it not to hang correctly. Just not worth the hassle.

I have tried at least 2 dozen ways to stop squirrels! I thought this feeder would be perfect. Nope. It took only THREE days for the squirrels to pull off the springs. No, they can't get the seeds but neither can the birds! I almost cried when I saw what they'd done! Dang!

Have had P-P squirrel be gone feeder about 1 week. Sturdy and attractive, but one of the feeding ports came loose, wedged itself against the screen, and jammed the feeder closed. Easily fixed, but don't know if it will happen again. Hooded ports make it difficult for medium and large birds to feed, but they manage. Squirrels manage to stay on it but quit trying after while. Basically acceptable and good value for the price.

I have bought many feeders and they attract the big birds, crows, pigeons, and bully the little birds! This feeder is only for the little birds. It's perfect! It's easy to use and fill without spillage, and it's pretty! I highly recommend this bird feeder.

THE FEEDER LEAKED WHEN IT RAINED AND THE SEED GOT WET AND THEN STUCK SO THE FEED WOULD NOT COME OUT AND FINALLY STARTED TO GET MOLDY. VERY POOR DESIGN. I HAVE TO THROW IT AWAY ALONG ALL THE SEED I BOUGHT. IF I COULD RATE IT A MINUS I WOULD HAVE.

I bought this feeder to keep the squirrels away, but the birds are also not interested. The spacing of the perches to the windows for feeding do not seem to work for the birds. Big disappointment!

Set feeder up last week and it is still half full. Old feeder emptied in a couple of days. Haven't seen any squirrels which is good.