Brome 1024 Squirrel Buster Plus Wild Bird Feeder with Cardinal Perch Ring

If you live in the UK and have a problem with Green Parakeets and Grey Squirrels bullying smaller birds and stealing all the food, this is the bird feeder for you. I know it's not cheap (far from it), but it is really well built, has a high capacity and is infinitely adjustable. Small birds typically weigh in at around 20 to 30 grams. Green Parakeets are typically between 90 and 120. There is a weight adjustment column inside the food cylinder. It took me a while to get the setting just right (I didn't want our resident greater spotted and green woodpeckers to be shut out) and now it works perfectly. As I said earlier, I know it's a chunk of money to buy, but I can honestly say it's worth every penny. Love it.

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.

Cher, mais justifié. Les pigeons ont renoncé et les mésanges et moineaux ont mis quelques mois à revenir, mais elle a maintenant un succès fou.

- 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.

2020 review: 5 years later and I still own this which is amazing. Any other bird feeder I owned before would last about a year (or less) before the squirrels ate through it. About a week ago, we think a racoon jumped onto our feeder at night and it broke the ledge the birds sit on. I thought it was "garbage" but after realizing the price of this (more than what I paid 5 years ago) I decided to attempt to repair it and it's working fine. I did decide to add the "weather guard" for the winter which I think will help to keep both squirrels and raccoons. The point, this feeder lasts and while a bit pricey, I have had mine for 5 years which is amazing. 2015 review: My wife and I bought this 2 weeks ago and we love it; it works exactly as others have described and I have watched a few squirrels attempt to get onto it but it's too fat for them to slither down. They have now resorted to picking up the scraps that the birds leave them below and all of the birds have returned to my backyard. . As a note, prior to two weeks ago when I got this, I had a similar looking inferior (not this) product I picked up for $20 at a local garden store. The birds loved it at first but once the squirrels figured it out, the birds disappeared not to return. It was essentially a squirrel feeder and we like many others spent too much of our time trying to discourage the squirrels, creating booby traps etc...... but they always won and we kept filling up the seed every few days. Prior to that my mother bought her two grandchildren (my kids) each an old school bird feeder but the squirrels ate a hole in them and they look bad now. I am so happy w/this; it’s a bit pricier than some, but well worth the extra money and reduced stress. I have just purchased a 2nd for my in-laws as I previous glass one we purchased recently broke (again by the squirrels).