Droll Yankees BTG 031111230253 DROBTG Bird, Hanging Feeder with Adjustable Dome, Green

Beautiful bird feeder with lots of options. You need to be patient putting it together. Took me a bit but it fits together great. Very well made and the birds love it.As for not having perches, it does. They don’t stick out like you may be used to, but there’s a built in perch that the birds hang onto. The perch is small, though, so big birds can’t use it. Another plus!

I have had at least 4 of these in the last 30 years. I have always purchased a large tray (droll yankee product also, there are 2 sizes and I use the larger). I like the dome as it does keep the seeds dry in rainy weather which we have a lot of in Houston. Having said all that I have to say that my newest two were not anywhere near the quality of those in the past. My first two lasted about 15 years each. My last two have barely lasted a year. The squirrels have eaten through the very thin plastic pieces. They sit in the bowl and eat... this does not bother me as I'm willing to feed them too. The older ones had enough weight that it didn't swing a great deal. Not these new ones. I've picked them up off the ground many times. The pieces break off along the top of the bowl. The bottom piece that fits over the bottom holes breaks and from there the bottom piece ((of the bowl itself) then the bowl just slips to the side, pouring out the food. If you don't have squirrels ( and I do have a number of squirrel boxes around also so they don't have to eat out of bird feeder but they do) then this will probably work well. It is truly the perfect feeder and my birds love it. My problem is the price. The price has actually not gone up that much in 30 years and I didn't mind paying that much for a great feeder. Today however it is very over priced for the cheap product it has become. The green spacer under the bowl that allows the seeds to fall through was literally eaten completely through the first week ! I understand that I have aggressive squirrels and I also understand that eventually they will eat through ANYTHING. I just don't think I'm willing to pay this price (and add another $20 for tray underneath, though I'm still using the two original ones when they were better made) for the product they are producing today.

PROS:- It does a fabulous job keeping out water including in the rainy PNW- It does a great job keeping squirrels out - I used a shepard's hook- It has nice capacity- Easy to disassemble and reassemble for cleaning- Sturdy designCONS:- Neighborhood deer used it like a gumball machine, clearing it out in the early mornings.- Even at its lowest height, when the adjustable dome is all the way down, small birds such as Pine Siskins can fly in, plop down in the middle of the food, and poop. Pipe Siskins are highly prone towards salmonella and can quickly infect (and kill) other members of their flock and other visiting birds. It's a terrible way to die and awful to behold.As much as I appreciate the benefits of this particular product, I have taken it down to get rid of it.I also use the Woodlink Model: 301045 and have been happy with its design. It too is easy to clean and is well built. Birds can't poop in the food. However, it still needs to be regularly cleaned because diseases like salmonella can be transmitted via saliva. The risks isn't as great, though, as when infected birds poop in food.On behalf of our feathered friends, please clean your bird feeders and underneath them as well! Birds are better off foraging for safe food than getting sick at feeders.

This is an excellent bird feeder. I hung it from a tree branch with plastic-coated wire cable. The large dome keeps the squirrels out. The height of the dome is easily adjustable to control the sizes of birds that can access the top of the feeder bowl. My previous domed feeder only had perches, and large flocks of doves would empty about 10 pounds of bird seed in 2-3 days. By adjusting the height of the dome of this feeder, I'm able to keep the dove out and let smaller birds in. Even cardinals, that are not that small can get into the top of the feeder bowl and eat, while dove cannot. The green bottom part has feeding holes around its perimeter for clinging birds to grasp and feed, and this part can be turned to adjust how easily the food falls from feeder bowl into the feeding area for clingers. The feeder is very easy to fill by simply lifting up the feeder bowl to disengage the brass hooks. Very nice product, and well made. I haven't had it long enough to assess its durability.

I think this is a great birdfeeder, although it appears to have been discontinued by bean counters. I decided reviewer Thomas W. had the best solution to the feeder's greatest weakness—poor support for feeding birds. His solution? Attaching springs to each port (8 of them) on the feeder. The biggest challenge in this modification was cutting four 4" springs in half to be the proper length with a tension spring end on one side only. What are tension springs made of, anyway?! I had to work pretty hard to pull it off. Wire snips weren't up to the task. I had to use a fairly large snipper from Channel Lock, and wail on it with a 2lb stone hammer. Repeatedly. But I'm just a little guy, and probably don't have the correct tools.Nonetheless, the birds like the new modifications, and we have effectively discouraged doves and woodpeckers. We're probably using one third of the birdseed we were previous shelling out. Heh.Oh, yeah, I put a dab of silicone sealant on each spring where I cut it so no one got injured.Too bad these will soon be gone, because they are in many other ways, far superior to other feeders.