Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

We have had this feeder for over 6 months and I wanted to wait before posting this review. This could be a 5 star feeder but am taking away a star for multiple reasons. The Good This feeder attracts all sorts of birds to the yard. The perches are very small but after several weeks all the birds got the hang of it. We have cardinals, blue jays, mockingbirds, sparrows, chickadees, doves :( and woodpeckers that all enjoy this feeder. A few squirrels have been able to access the food but mostly just get frustrated and stop trying. Watching them attempt to get to the food is quite comical. The Bad If your bird seed is chunky, the dispensing ports are quite small and food will get stuck in the ports, thus clogging the other food from falling down. I have to go out there often to dislodge the chunks. We like to feed a fruit and nut blend and honestly this is not a great choice for this feeder. The instructions say dishwasher safe but I put the feeder in the dishwasher on the top rack and the inner seed tube melted. Also the paint is fading off the outer metal tube. So not really dishwasher safe. I was mailed a replacement at no cost but buyer beware. Lastly, the metal perches seem to shift when a heavy bird gets on and then they remain at an angle. Hard to explain in writing but I am having to go out and unbend the perches daily. Definitely a design flaw. Overall this is a great feeder and we have been happy with it. A few small tweaks in design would make this a five star product.