Squirrel Buster Plus Squirrel-proof Bird Feeder w/Cardinal Ring and 6 Feeding Ports, 5.1-pound Seed Capacity, Adjustable, Pole-mountable (POLE ADAPTOR SOLD SEPARATELY), Green

I have purchased this feeder about a week ago and I just love it. I'm back here to purchase 2 more. I live on 3 acres of wooded land and I have a ton of squirrels that have defeated every feeder I have ever tried. After a week they are still trying but they have not been able to beat this feeder! Easy to assemble, easy to fill and holds a lot of seed. After a week of heavy activity I still have 3/4 of the feeder still full. My woodpeckers are back and goldfinches which were a rarity are now a common site several times a day! I'm using the same high quality seed, but they just seem to like this feeder better. I thought they might be able to chew through the cylinder but so far so good. That this is covered for life makes it a worthwhile investment. I just wish I would have gotten one sooner...I would have saved a fortune in bird seed. I've never been cheap on my feeders...always getting the best of what I thought was available and this feeder is actually less expensive then the last one they destroyed so I feel it is well worth the money. I have yet to take it apart, clean it and put it back together...I only do that once a month. If I find any issues with that I will update and lower my stars. I plan I purchasing several more for holiday gifts. UPDATE: I've had the feeder for about 4 months now. The squirrels gave up after about a month and don't go near it anymore. I found that as long as I clean the feeders every month or so, the seed stays dry even though I don't keep the feeder in a covered area like an overhang. CLEANING: it's important to clean these feeders or else mold will accumulate by the feeding holes and can harm the birds. I found disassembling the unit very easy and although it can go in the dishwasher, it cleans so fast with hot water I just do it by hand. I know this next warning is wasted on the guys but I will say it anyway: GO TO THE YOU TUBE VIDEO on how to disassemble before you try to clean this or I promise you will regret it. Even though I had watched the video once I still forgot the trick about sticking your fingers in the feeding holes to release the tube for cleaning (when you see the video you'll understand). Once taken apart it is a snap to clean and very easy to put back together. Just go the the Brome site or do a youtube seach on “How to clean a Brome birdfeeder”. I can say I am more than happy with the money spent on this feeder, it was more than worth the price tag and I highly recommend it. UPDATE: well I've had the bird feeders for over a year now and they continue to work wonderfully. The squirrels have given up on them although occasionally they pop by to try to foil them but are unsuccessful. The birdfeeders remain in good working order and they are very easy to clean. These feeders are worth every penny I paid for them. UPDATE: OK, I don’t remember the year that I’ve purchased this but it’s been a long time. I’d have to say over five years… And I wanna say closer to 10, but I’m not sure. So after all of these years, the plastic cylinder that holds the seeds cracked. I called Brome and all they needed was my name and address and they sent me out replacement parts, including a couple of extras that I wasn’t sure about. All at no charge. This is why you spend the extra money for this feeder! UPDATE: OK so I just checked the date and I bought this feeder originally in 2016 so it’s nearly 10 years old as I thought. The parts came but I didn’t think they fit, so I called customer service. That woman stayed on the phone with me for over 20 minutes and walked me through what I was doing wrong until I had the entire feeder back together! This is why you pay the money for this feeder, 10 years old and she treated me like I had just bought it last week! It just doesn’t get any better! The second photo is of the feeder now nearly 10 years old with the new replacement parts.

This is the best bird feeder! I've wasted so much money on bird feeders that did not work, did not keep squirrels out or were not weather-proof and ruined the seed. I had to throw them all away. This feeder works! It keeps squirrels out, is really well built, is weather-proof and the birds love it. It has a mechanism in it to allow setting the weight of the perch to different sized birds, so you can keep larger birds away. It's easy to fill and easy to clean. It is absolutely worth the money, I just wish I had bought it before waisting a lot of money on other feeders.

We had been at war with the neighborhood squirrels, who had taken over our feeder and driven every single bird away. We got to the point where we had given up, quit buying seed, and our old feeder, which the squirrels had chewed through, was stored away, empty in the shed. The weather was starting to turn colder, with the first of the winter birds making their appearances in the backyard trees - dark-eyed juncos, chickadees, and cardinals. In previous winters, we would start to see pale goldfinches at our feeders, and we would enjoy watching their plumes turn more vibrant yellow as the season turned over to Spring. I was worried that our goldfinches wouldn't have a place in our yard this winter unless we did something to finally get rid of the squirrels. I probably spent about 40 hours researching different so-called "squirrel-proof" feeders before I took a chance on this. I was still highly skeptical that anything could really work, and I was reluctant to spend this much money on a bird feeder. It seemed like it had to be another gimic. Besides, we have a very small space, just a little patio with a shepherds hook for the feeder. Would we have enough clearance to hang it so that the squirrels couldn't reach the feeder from any balancing point? I bought a squirrel baffle for added assurance, just in case. When we installed the baffle and feeder, we had Christmas decorations that were also outside and nearby. The squirrels did try to use these decorations - a set of cone-shaped pre-lit trees-to try and launch over to the feeder, but they couldn't get a grip and their weight still closed the feeding holes. The weight-activated trap mechanism really does work, but if you are hanging this on a shepherds hook, I would recommend that you also use a baffle underneath the feeder and make sure that the shepherds hook is at least 8 feet away from any fence or launching point so that the squirrel can't get above the baffle and hang off the pole to lift his weight off the feeder. We had our feeder out for almost 2 months, the birds and goldfinches had returned, we were saving lots of birdseed cash, and thought the squirrels had given up, when I looked outside one day and saw one take a giant running leap from across the neighborhood, use a post on a 1-foot high garden wall to hurl himself above the baffle, onto the shepherds hook, and greedily start munching away from our feeder. I was so mad!!! We moved the hook an additional 2 feet away from the garden post and that seems to have resolved the issue. Although squirrels are highly determined and incredibly agile creatures who will stop at nothing to feed their bellies, this feeder can really hold it's own against them. It is built to last, incredibly high quality, I do not see it rusting, breaking, fading or even getting scratched anytime soon. I'm more concerned that the squirrels will pull down my shepherds hook and damage that to get at the seed before I'll see any signs of aging or damage with this feeder. Most importantly, the birds love it!

🚨 Updates at end of review, very important to know before buying! Original review — Don't worry about the review regarding this bird feeder dropping seed when the birds fly away. She must have been using feed that was ultra-fine grain or had a defective unit. My unit does not drop seed, even the fine stuff. I've watched it take squirrel impacts and no seed has fallen out. This is the best bird feeder I've ever had. The birds possibly love it more than I do. It's very high quality, has a great warranty, great unboxing experience obviously put together by ornithologists. Mechanics reading this will feel right at home, as every part has an ID that can be requested for replacement (and free of charge). You're getting your money's worth here... bravo Brome! The adjustable weighted counterbalance spring system is genius. It not only gives me the ability to cut off certain larger birds (like the mature male Grackle who must weigh 7oz. and is a messy eater) but also most importantly: squirrels. I live on a forest edge and my backyard is squirrel territory. Maybe you can relate, after all, you're looking at squirrel-proof bird feeder reviews on Amazon. Let me tell you, my squirrels (even flying varieties) have been attempting to Mission Impossible into this thing literally 24/7. Some are able to reach the bottom of the perch, which is counterweighted and promptly closes. Based on my birdseed usage, I can tell you – Not a single squirrel has gotten so much a seed directly out of this feeder. They have been, overnight, downgraded to bottom-feeders in this particular area containing the Squirrel Buster Plus. Don't be too excited to put it up and forget to MEASURE. It's the most important part. Make sure there's clearance around the feeder at recommended distance. Another really important thing is something they don't tell you: Make sure you don't have any smaller branches/twigs that can possibly be bent by the squirrels to use as a makeshift bungee to hang off of above your feeder to circumvent the counterweight. If attaching from a tree branch, make sure the branch you hang it off of is clear of any smaller branch offshoots or tree vines. IMPORTANT UPDATES – UPDATE 1: Squirrels managed to outsmart ME, not the bird feeder. They used their little hands to unhook the feeder from my carabiner and dropped the entire feeder onto the ground. The thing weighs a a lot, so shows me how strong these little buggers are. DO NOT use carabiners! Only use a metal chain that has a hard-to-disconnect latch. They WILL chew through rope and CAN unhook spring-loaded carabiners! UPDATE 2: Apparently 🦝raccoons🦝 can unscrew U-bolts and slide things out of keychains. I’m honestly astonished. Most recently caught them at 1am before the feeder fell down. It’s an ongoing battle. The issue isn’t with this bird feeder, it’s with whatever is holding it up. Chains, rope, hooks, straps, nuts and bolts; That’s the weak point. These nocturnal critters have a lot of time to experiment. Unfortunately for them, so do I. My latest plan is using an automotive U-bolt bracket over the tree branch. The bird feeder’s hook is locked into the bracket via two nuts. I plan on using Loctite Blue thread locker soon to cement the bolts in place. Unless the raccoons have an electric impact drill, this should buy me some time. I suspect their next gambit will be chewing through the bird feeder itself or perhaps the tree branch. I’m sure this will give me an opportunity to try out Brome’s replacement part program. Update 3 – I fought the squirrels and the squirrels won. They chewed through, to the core. Am contacting Brome to see what we can do. – Last updated on May 14th, 2022 Follow these tips and you'll have the same awesome experience I've had! :) Happy birding!

The only feeder that defeats squirrels! I have tried many kinds and truly this is the only one that those wretched critters cannot get into. It may be costly but it is worth every penny. Well built and designed, easy to put together, looks great and holds a large amount of seed.

This product has totally ruined the new year -- for the squirrels, that is! I have purchased a large assortment of allegedly "squirrel-proof" bird feeders over a period of several decades. None of them has lived up to this representation -- until now. I had pretty much decided never to buy another bird feeder based upon a representation that it was "squirrel-proof". Everything I purchased before was essentially a trinket, doomed to failure at the paws of the extremely clever squirrels we raise here in Northern Illinois. Then, a few weeks ago, I noticed the Brome Squirrel-Buster Plus on Amazon.com -- and was amazed to see that there were HUNDREDS of positive reviews and NO negative ones, something I have never before noticed in Amazon ratings. So, I purchased two. I have not been disappointed. However, it is sad to see the expressions on the faces of the large number of ultra-plump squirrels who have mooched on my bird feeders for decades. They are genuinely crestfallen. It is a sorry sight to behold -- but my bird food tab is going down, down, down. Try it! Year Later Addendum: It's now over a year since I purchased two Brome Squirrel Buster Plus birdfeeders. Instead of purchasing a 30 pound bag of bird food at Costco every two weeks, I now can get by with a bag every two to three months -- and the birds are just as plentiful. So, these feeders have more than paid for themselves in a single year. This Brome product has to be one of the best-designed products of the past 100 years. It really works, unlike so many competitive products I have tried over the decades. However, Chicago-area squirrels can be tough, greedy and ruthless like some of their political counterparts, and they even try to knaw through the metal housing at the top of the feeders. Therefore, I have placed a small metal band around the wire where it enters the top of the feeder. Now, if they are to chew the metal at the top of the feeder, they first have to get through several layers of the metal band -- which further deters them. I STRONGLY ENDORSE THIS PRODUCT -- AND, AGAIN, AFTER ONE YEAR IT HAS MORE THAN PAID FOR ITESELF. (I CALL THAT "FREE".) Four-year update: It has been almost four years since I purchased two Brome Squirrel Buster Plus birdfeeders. They are unquestionably the best feeders I have purchased in 40 years and extremely effective in deterring squirrels and the like. One caveat: When you hang these, do so with something that will prevent squirrels from dislodging them, causing them to fall on the ground. When this has happened, the feeders have nonetheless survived without damage except for the round bird perch (or "Plus cardinal rings" as they call them). I long ago remedied this by wiring the units so that they cannot fall and then wired and taped the cardinal rings back together as best I could. Last week, however, I finally got around to contacting Brome to order two new Plus cardinal rings. They immediately sent replacements. One could not ask for better customer service. I continue to recommend this product to others whenever the occasion arises.

Let me start by saying that this is an excellent bird feeder! Durable and perfectly sized it holds ample feed to cover several days of pretty busy bird activity! We are on our fifth feeder now and there are good reasons for this happening! We use two feeders hung on an 8' pole topped by a double curved hanging attachment. It snaps together as one sturdy unit and is anchored into the ground about 10" with four supporting prongs in addition to the main post, all metal! We also throw ample food on the ground for the ground feeders and other visitors as well! The problems we have had are that we get a large number of squirrels visiting our feeding area which is fine except that they are pretty smart and have gotten to the feeders in spite of several safeguards. The feeder traps work fine and we do not lose much food from the feeders themselves. We additionally have added a 'slinky' type of device which simply hangs over the center pole and if a squirrel tries to jump onto it to climb he or she goes for a ride up and down until they get off! So far so good! Our problem is that the pole eventually gets toppled for whatever reason and the feeders hit the ground! (One time a black bear was the culprit but these aren't Bear Busters!) Here is where the feeder might need some tweaking! Once on the ground, squirrels chew through the tubing to get at the food! I usually find one of them busily eating away while up inside the broken tube, funny but also frustrating! To correct the pole takes but several minutes and lots of heavy stones for additional support. As for the feeders, while this only happens on rare occasions it is usually a total loss since the tubes never repair correctly or for very long, requiring a replacement! We're on feeder number 5! I suggest that BROME, the manufacturer, consider improving the tubing to be of thicker or tougher material to prevent the chewing issue! Or perhaps include a cage to surround the tubing and thus eliminate squirrels biting through them! Even make a cage an attachable option! We love our animals and these feeders help draw tons of interesting birds year-round! 4 stars and 5 with that tweak!

2020.06.29: After a year-long war with Sciurus carolinensis, the Eastern Grey Squirrel, I decided to try and match wits. Bought a Squirrel Buster Plus seed and suet feeder combo. I also added the Weather Guard, pole mount, and also a Predatorguard baffle. So far, only the woodpeckers and nuthatches have taken to them both. But, they seem to be impenetrable to those little furry...you knows. Yellow-Bellied Sap Suckers were afraid of the weatherguard at first. I may remove it for now. I think they were getting too close to it upon landing. Bird visits have been scant the first two days, but the Nuthatches have definitely caught on. I installed the Cardinal ring, but they are still feeding off the ground. Squirrels thus far are perplexed. They cannot get from the ground past the baffle, but I have not seen them jump from the surrounding trees or attack from above. Time will tell and I will update as things play out. NOTE! If you go to your local hardware store and ask for a 1" OD pipe, MAKE SURE IT IS, IN FACT, ONE INCH! I got 1", and it even said 1" OD, but it was 1.15". THIS CANNOT BE UNDERSTATED. I installed the pipe in a two-foot deep hole that took me all day to dig (we live basically on bedrock), and did have very good luck just using spray foam instead of concrete. But the pipe was simply too big for the pole adapter to fit on. Luckily, I was able to find a piece of PVC electrical conduit that had threads on both ends. It tapped perfectly into the end of both, allowing for a sort of adapter. I don't know how long it will last against repeated rodent jumps, but easy to replace. I didn't have much problem putting everything together but the instructions were a bit fractured. Sordid details following... UPDATE 2020.07.03: Birdles are definitely catching on. Albeit slowly. I ended up raising the weather guard and securing it at the top of the feeder with a rubber band (for now). It did seem the birds were startled by it as they made their approach, perhaps even hitting their wingtips on it. The rodent baffle below seems to be doing more than anything to keep the squirrels at bay. Eventually, they will attack from above, like in ALIENS. That's usually how that landed on the old feeders. I am definitely saving on seed! But the squirrels are still getting a bit to eat from what does fall from the feeder when the birds get sloppy. And the suet feeder is also functioning perfectly thus far. UPDATE 07.18.2020: Infalliable. Not one squirrel has managed to get a bit of seed from the feeder. They do, however, still get dropped seed from birds, so it is a win-win for my wildlife. The baffle I placed on the bottom pole probably does more to keep them off the ring; to keep them from even trying. https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B06XTPZB7L/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o01_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1 I recommend this as well as the OEM top baffle. Birds absolutely love this feeder, and the entertainment it affords when the squirrels get on it is almost worth the investment by itself! UPDATE 7.8.2021: Still going strong. Great entertainment when the squirrels try and get to it. The lower baffle slipped the other day affording the rodents easy access to the pole and hence the feeder. But they were met with immediate denial of seed. Laughable to see them slip off and bang the baffle! The short PVC adapter I use to fit the feeder to the pole (see above) finally slid down into the pipe itself. I should have secured it better. But a trip to the hardware store for another 3/4" threaded pipe solved the problem. I made sure this one can't slide down. Still loving this feeder and so are the birds.

This feeder is the best squirrel proof one I have had to date. I purchased a 16" hook that was recommended by Brome to use with the feeder. this proved to be good to hang high in our tree yet dangled down enough for us to view the birds. Making it difficult for a squirrel to access by the top. Then when he tried jumping onto it, it proved yet again to deter him as all the holes covered up. after a lot of tail flicking he gave up.As far as pigeons go, I haven't seen them even attempt to land on the feeder. I like the fact it holds 5lb of seed. Making re-filling less often. Although the birds seem to love this feeder much more than my other now and eat more than ever before. It is easy for them to land on and they seem happy being side by side. I like the clear tube as I can see when it needs refilling from the house. The fact it holds so much seed does make the feeder quite heavy, plus the fact because it is made of metal which adds to the weight. This is worth considering when hanging it up. I tried it on my bird station but it was so heavy it made the bird station lean to one side and I have mine anchored at the bottom too! Best option is hang in a tree or place on a wall bracket. This wouldn't put me off in the slightest. Its worth every penny and it looks really expensive and easy on the eye.

SUPER BONNE mangeoire. Malgré que les écureuils s’essaient de manger, ils ne réussissent pas. C’est impressionnant l’efficacité du système anti-écureuil. Mes oiseaux l’aiment beaucoup. Sur mon autre mangeoire, ils venaient un par un, malgré mes 4 trous pour manger, tandis que celle-ci ils sont plusieurs à manger en même temps.

- Verarbeitung: Gut. Die Futterstation hält sicher lange. - Funktionsweise: Sobald ein größerer Vogel oder ein Eichhörnchen sich auf den Sitzring (oder auf die Sitzstangen, falls man den Ring nicht anbringt; ich empfehle aber den Ring) setzt, senkt sich der untere Teil der Futterstation und die Futterlöcher werden verschlossen. Große Vögel wie Eichelhäher oder eben auch Eichhörnchen suchen diese Futterstationen sehr schnell nicht mehr auf. Damit hat man die Möglichkeit, diese Vögel ggf. an einer anderen Stelle zu füttern und die "Kleinen" haben ihre Ruhe. - Schutz des Futters: Bislang habe ich mit Futtersäulen gearbeitet, an denen die Futterplätze übereinander angebracht waren. Als Regenschutz brachte ich eine Kuppel an. Trotzdem wurde das Futter bei Regen immer schnell schimmlig. Bei dieser Säule kann von oben her kein Wasser eindringen, ich wüsste nicht wie. Gleichzeitig sind die Futterlöcher unten eigentlich besser - als man das laut Abbildung denkt - vor Regen geschützt. - Reichweite des Futters: Meine Futterstellen sind gut besucht, da ich ganzjährig füttere. Trotzdem muss ich nur ein bis zwei Mal die Woche nachfüllen. - Reinigung: Man kann die Säule recht einfach auseinanderbauen, die Reinigung sollte damit sehr einfach sein. Sofern das irgendwann mal nötig sein wird. Bei der Art der Konstruktion sehe ich da so schnell keine Notwendigkeit.

Absolutely best bird feeder I have ever had.

Das Beste was ich je ausprobiert habe. Langlebig und winterhart. Dies ist meine dritte Futtersäule, die ich als Geschenk bestellt habe. Absolut Perfekt !