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| Brand: Brome
List Price: $100.00
Buy New: $59.09
You Save: $40.91 (41%)
New (12) from $59.09
Rating:  72 reviews
Sales Rank: 89
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 6
Dimensions (in): 6 x 6 x 23
MPN: 1006
Model: 1024
UPC: 628209010240
EAN: 0628209010240
ASIN: B0007LQ3RQ
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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Showing reviews 16-20 of 72
 Great feeder, BUT needs modification February 20, 2008
Stock (Michigan)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
I love this feeder. In fact, I have three. It requires only infrequent cleaning since water can't get into the tube. However, I recently found a goldfinch stuck and hanging upside down from the feeder. Its foot was wedged between the end of the perch and the cardinal ring. I called Brome and was told that they were aware of the problem and they sent me some small rings (with no instructions) to cover the ends of the perches. I wish Brome would modify the feeder before they sell it rather than offer a fix only when confronted with a complaint.
 Large Pest Birds Defeat It. March 21, 2008
D. Wang
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
In a nutshell, the Brome company should be sued for advertising that this feeder deters the grackles and starlings from feeding at this feeder.
This feeder relies on the elasticity of a spring that can be adjusted to the weight put on the spring. Grackles and starlings are adroit and persistent. They do the following to beat the weight sensitivity of the spring: flap their wings to lessen there weight on the spring, bounce on the perch until spring opens the feed-hole, balance one leg on a perch and the other onto a feed-hole and reach their necks into adjacent feed-hole.
And, yes, I've used and taken off the cardinal ring, adjusted the length of the perches, and even taken off 3 of the 6 perches!
Mind you, if you adjust the feeder to be too sensitive to weight, then the desired birds (e.g., cardinals, grosbeaks, woodpeckers) will be deterred. In my experience, the desired birds are easily discouraged whereas the pest birds are resilient and prove to be more dominant with this feeder.
If grackles and starlings are a problem in your area, use safflower seeds. If you even dare to use peanuts or sunflower seeds with this feeder, you will fret over its ineffectiveness and will see why the pest birds are better able to compete for food and nesting sights.
This feeder gets 1 star and not 0 stars because it does work against squirrels. Then, again, squirrels are not a problem where I live, the pest birds are.
Horrifying story of what happened today. August 25, 2008
Ilse Schuhe
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
Last year I had great success with Squirrel Buster Plus. It was set at 4 ounces and mostly used by small birds and cardinals. Later that summer, I was able to set it at 6 ounces with the same success. This year it's been a nightmare. Set at 4 ounces, I have had pigeons, grackles and doves spend most of the day on this feeder. 4 ounces will prevent pigeons from getting any food out, but it doesn't stop them from trying. Today I looked out my window and saw a pigeon jump on while a small bird had its head all the way into the feeding port. Once the pigeon jumped on, the feeding port came down and the birds head was stuck inside the feeding port. When I ran outside the pigeon finally got off and the small bird flew away. So disgusted, I brough the squirrel buster inside the house. The weight of the pigeon closing the port on the birds neck must have caused damage or at least some serious pain for that bird. Even set at a mere 4 ounces, grackles and doves can feed without a problem. If you have to set it at less, only a couple of birds can feed at one time, so it's really not worth the money. Having 6 feeding ports is worthless if you can only set it at 2 or 3 ounces. 3 ounces will not feed doves, but I have seen grackles feeding at a 3 ounce setting. All summer I have seen nothing but large birds (pigeons, grackles and doves), while the small birds sit on the fence never getting their turn. Since the cardinals get no turn at all on the feeder, they come to the fence near my window and wait for me to throw peanuts to them. Lots of babies now and I throw out at least 50 peanut halves a day. Really sad. A bird feeder with a remote control to flip off pigeons, grackles and doves would be great.
 I love it but the squirrels hate it! November 7, 2006
Patricia C. Fleming (Greenwood, IN)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I received my Squirrel Buster Plus feeder a few days ago and I couldn't be more pleased. I was turning into a crazy woman trying to chase the squirrels off my old feeder. I added the cardinal ring and my first visitor was a beautiful pair of cardinals. After only a few minutes, a pesky squirrel attempted to attack the feeder. It has been fun and entertaining to watch them try to no avail!
I highly recommend the product and with a lifetime warranty, you can't go wrong!
Works as advertised January 5, 2007
Joe DeAngelo (NJ USA)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
The Squirrel Buster Plus does exactly what it is advertised to do. Since I've installed it 10 weeks ago, not a single squirrel has gotten at the wild bird seed in the feeder. The squirrels just scavenge the ground underneath picking up what the birds drop. Also, the birds seem to love it. They've just finished their second bag of seed already!
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