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19 of 19 found the following review helpful:
 Overall, pretty good Aug 07, 2006
By Bette
I just started using this last week. It took a day or two for the birds to adapt to the design, but since they have, they seem to love it. My primary reason for purchasing it was to ease house finch-swarming, which is inevitable if they are plentiful in your area. With 10 ports to use, both inside and out, and along all lengths of the tubes, I thought this might be a good solution. And it is.
Pros:
*There is definitely less fighting among the birds with this feeder. While pecking order still exists, and while the finches will always be possessive of feeders, there are enough ports to
feed them, the cardinals, sparrows, chickadees and titmice.
*10 ports....feeds a lot of birds at once.
*Select A Seed allows you to flip the ladder perches up or down for nijer feeding.
*Offer two types of seed at once. The cardinals, chickadees and titmice love safflower, and I fill the other side with sunflower hearts, which everyone loves.
*Each fill lasts 2+ days. Easy to fill.
*Almost rain-resistant. Other vertical tube feeders allow rain in though ports, thus spoling seed and creating much waste.
*Great design. I placed mine on a swivel hook and it's fun to see it spin. The birds don't seem to mind the ride.
Cons:
*Juvenile birds have a hard time figuring out that there are ports inside and out. Also, they seem fearful of flying right onto it, and they have become dependent upon the air conditioner in the next window as a jump-from point. They sit on the ac and then jump onto the ladder perch on the unit.
*Doesn't seem to attract the jays too much. Design may be too difficult for them to manage. It is definitely a feeder which prefers smaller birds. I have seen the larger birds try to use it with some difficulty.
*The base of the unit provides small indentations where birds can sit and eat, rather than sit on a perch. But I don't see them using it, and I think it is because the plastic is too smooth and there is nothing for them to grab onto. So there is still plenty of seed in the bottom but it's difficult for them to get to it.
9 of 9 found the following review helpful:
 Squirrels ate the feeder and ripped parts of it apart May 27, 2008
By JC Holzer
Within days of hanging this feeder the squirrels ate a large hole in base of the unit - about 3 inches in diameter - rendering it worthless. If you do not have squirrels this is a nicely designed unit. If you do have squirrels - they will rip this one to shreds in no time. Everything is made from thin plastic.
4 of 4 found the following review helpful:
 Dry seed through Hurricane Ike Sep 15, 2008
By Ellen
"Melon Bell"
Normally I purchase my birdfeeders through local recommendations but this birdfeeder was on sale and I didn't have time to shop around so I took a chance and bought this one sight unseen.
I've had it now for over two weeks and I am completely happy with this purchase. It attracts mostly chickadees and cardinals. The cardinals sit on the platform area in the center of the feeder and take out a safflower from one side - eat it, then switch to the sunflower that I have on the other side. They love it.
The main reason why I gave this feeder 5 stars is because of it's ability to keep the seed inside dry. With every other feeder I've ever owned (many of them 3 times the price of this one) I've never had one that could boast that fact. I usually end up with a moldy, soggy mess after a good thunderstorm. This weekend, my feeder went through the ultimate test: Hurricane Ike just ripped through my city, dumping almost 11 inches of rain in 48 hours and unbelievably, there wasn't a wet seed in the feeder - even in the bottom. I do agree with some of the other reviewers in that if you are looking for a squirrel-proof feeder, this wouldn't be a good choice as there is nothing to deter them from emptying out the seed ports. I have mine on a standard pole with baffle though, and nothing can get to it but the birds. I definitely would purchase this feeder again.
Great design--I'm ordering my second one May 18, 2011
By MB
I bought this item several years ago (I want to say five or six) and it performed well. It's finally on the beat up side, so I've just ordered my second one. There are hundreds of feeders out there, but I like the round design of this, which allows many birds to feed at once-both on the outside and the inside. You also can see the birds as they feed--most feeders block your view of the birds unless they're on the one side that's facing you.
It holds a lot of seed, so I'm not filling it up every day. It's very easy to fill--the lid pops right off and the opening is nice and wide, so you can dump directly from the bag and not have to worry about using a funnel. Then the lid snaps back on. The squirrels did eventually chew some of the holes, thereby enlarging them, but it's still functional. I left it up year round this entire time and we get a lot of wind that comes off the Chesapeake Bay, which our backyard faces directly (it even survived a tornado that hit my house). It eventually cracked in places, and the top weathered, and the plastic tube part lost its clarity, but it is still functioning. It has kept the seed dry throughout torrential rains. Other feeders which were maybe more attravtive were unsuitable as the seed in the bottom got wet, then clumped up and grew mold. I had to throw away a lot of seed because of this, and I buy the good stuff to keep the junk birds away.(this is not to say that this feeder is UNattractive, but I've tried expensive art-glass feeders that would look so pretty in the yard--none were as functional as this one).YOu can use different kinds of seed in it (nyger, mixed seed, sunflower seed, safflower, etc) because the port holes adjust to accommodate different seed sizes. All around, a great feeder, hence my purchase of a replacement for my older beat-up one.
Not squirrel proof Nov 07, 2009
By Olive O
I know from past experience that squirrels eat through plastic to get to the bird seed. I had high hopes that the plastic in your product would be strong enough so the squirrels could not eat through the plastic. I gave your product 3 days before something bad would happen to it. When I started to fill the bird feeder, the bird seed flowed out through the feeding station at the bottom of the loop on one side. I stopped filling the bird seed and found the feeder was defective on one side. The outside mechanism did not cover the hole enough so the bird seed flowed out. I was able to fill the opposite half of the feeder. Two days later, I saw a squirrel sitting in the middle of the feeder. I didn't purchase the feeder for squirrels to use as a swing. The next day I noticed chew marks on the top inside feed station. I was not happy. The next day I saw a piece of green plastic laying on the ground and went to investigate. A squirrel had damaged the feeder by chewing away the inner mechanism and bird perch. At that point, my hopes were dashed. I, like millions of other people, like to watch birds. I don't like replacing plastic bird feeders due to squirrel damage. I like metal bird feeders that deter squirrels with metal cages away from the seed. I think the idea of the Court Bird Feeder is good, but the plastic needs to be recycleable and stronger so squirrels cannot eat through to get the bird seed. The item should state that it is not squirrel proof. Squirrels cannot eat through metal. They can gnaw on it but not eat it. I know squirrels. Back to the drawing board!
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