Stokes Select Squirrel-X Squirrel Resistant Bird Feeder, Jumbo Hopper Feeder, Four Perches, 7.2 Pounds Bird Seed Capacity, Red (38271)

Bought in June. Broke by December. Was just cleaning it and the thing cracked. Also, it seems most suited for smaller birds but they weren't eating seeds fast enough so it rotted inside into this congealed mess.

I’m grading this from the standpoint of capacity . Not sure abt the rest of the standards

Stokes should be ashamed of this poorly designed clunker. With some work I myself modified this feeder to a 3- or 4-star item, but I should not have had to do so. An unnecessary design flaw by the manufacturer: the bottom does not disassemble for cleaning the bottom where, with any rain or snow, seeds eventually clog the bottom with a wet, gooey, fungus and bacterial health hazard to the birds it is meant to help. Sure, you can pop off the top and remove the four screws at the bottom, but when you do so the cables connecting the top and bottom still only let you pull the messy bottom out a few inches - not enough to get a cloth or brush in for cleaning the rain-soaked goo..With some work, I did what Stokes should have done: I removed the crimps that secure the two wires to the metal bottom, drilled wider holes where the wires went through, and installed eye bolts and nuts, re-crimping the wires to the eyes. The bottom is now completely removable, held on by nuts threaded to these eye bolts. I need only unscrew the nuts to completely pull off the bottom for cleaning. Duh. Yeah, its now a better feeder, but I"ll award myself the additional stars, thank you.

The bottom part of the feeder gets wet when it rains and you have to clean it out because the seed gets moldy

We have this feeder up at our camp and since we don't visit every week, the size is great to ensure it stays full longer. We can say however that it is not squirrel resistant. There was a flying squirrel sitting inside the cage eating the birdseed this past weekend. We've seen a couple of red squirrels inside the cage as well. It probably slows them down, but don't expect that this is going to be the feeder that works for keeping squirrels out. I'd still recommend this feeder.

I have a similar smaller feeder, and I have had it for five years or so, but in winter, they tend to empty it pretty fast, so my husband bought me this feeder that holds a lot more, this year for Christmas. I loved the color and was looking forward to using it. The very first week out there, the feeder cracked right where you fasten the top to the feeder and hang it. We tried to e-mail and get help with this, but no response. I didn't want a refund, just a replacement or a way to fix what I had. It's sitting empty in my basement now, with the first feeder back outside. Very disappointed

This is my second of these birdfeeders. The first one lasted for more years than I can remember. Price doubled in that time but is worth it to me. I was having a problem with a flock of pigeons coming to my smaller feeders so bought this one to limit feeding to smaller birds and it worked. Took them a bit to figure it out but they did. I like that it holds so much feed so don't have to refill as often. A blue jay was able to pry the top off but I fixed that with a couple of small bungee cords stretched from the lid to the bottom. I would buy it and again and recommend to a friend.

Impossible to clean, even after unscrewing the bottom plate. Too many nooks and crannies that are impossible to reach with your hand, arm, or any tool imaginable. Who would have thought seeds could get caught in those nooks and crannies and SPROUT and grow really long roots that would then rot - and you can't clean them out.