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Duncraft 1744 Champion Squirrel Blocker Platform Feeder | 
 enlarge | Brand: Duncraft
Category: Lawn & Patio
List Price: $59.95
Buy New: $48.49
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Rating:  8 reviews
Sales Rank: 714
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 7.5
Dimensions (in): 11.7 x 14.7 x 10.5
MPN: 15401
Model: DUN15401
UPC: 742933154015
EAN: 0742933154015
ASIN: B000AMCAVK
Release Date: July 26, 2005
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Squirrel-proof platform bird feeder from Duncraft; with roof for protection from rain and snow | | • | Crafted entirely in metal for all weather practicability; sturdy construction hinders animal chewing and abuse | | • | Squirrel blocker system with metal grids and mesh screen allow beak-only seed access; designed to hold 1 pound of sunflower seeds | | • | Built-in hole for post-mounting on 1-inch diameter posts; hanging loop also provided | | • | Feeder measures 14-3/4 by 11-3/4 by 10-1/2 inches and weighs 6-1/3 pounds upon shipping; limited 5-year guarantee |
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Product Description
The Squirrel Blocker Champion wild bird feeder is 14.75 x 11.75 x 10.5 inches high. This platform feeder will feed your birds - not squirrels. All sizes of birds are welcome due to easy, open access to the food. Simply fill this feeder until the bottom grid rests on top of the seed. Squirrels are foiled by the two Squirrel-Blocker grids but birds feed easily. The Champion is an all metal feeder - every piece is completely chew proof. Holds about 1 lb of sunflower seed. Can be hung or post-mounted. Built-in post mount fits any 1 diameter post. Excellent drainage. Easy-to-clean with no need for tools to disassemble.
Amazon.com Review
Invite the cheerful song and beauty of birds into the backyard with this covered platform feeder from Duncraft. Designed to accommodate birds of all sizes, the feeder discourages bushy-tailed visitors with its Squirrel Blocker screen system. Adaptable for hanging or post-mounted display, the bird feeder provides nourishment for birds all through the year. Duncraft constructed the platform feeder entirely in metal for durability in all weathers, while prohibiting chewing from squirrels or other mammals. To keep squirrels out of the birdseed, the platform uses two grids and mesh screen to provide beak access only. The feeder holds up to 1 pound of sunflower seeds in its tray. The overhead metal roof protects birdfeed from excessive rain exposure. Small holes in the feeder base allow ample drainage to further discourage mold and mildew from developing. To clean the feeder, users can take the platform apart without difficulty. Users should regularly clean the feeder with equal parts water and white vinegar to protect the birds from bacteria and disease and restock with fresh seed. For the best results, hang the bird feeder near trees and bushes rather than in the open where birds feel vulnerable to predators. To stand upright, the feeder fits on any 1-inch diameter post. The feeder does not come with birdseed. Duncraft offers limited five-year warranty for this item. The feeder tray measures 14-1/2 by 12 by 1-1/2 inches while the roof spans 16 by 13-3/4 inches. The 10-1/2-inch tall feeder weighs 6.3 pounds upon shipping. --Jessica Reuling
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| Customer Reviews: Read 3 more reviews...
 Wonderful screened bottom. July 18, 2008
I do not intend to hang this feeder out until winter, but love how the bottom is screened to let water go through so seed is not laying in it.
solid feeder discourages but doesn't deter squirrels September 19, 2007
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
I've been feeding birds for almost the last twenty years, and I've continued to look for the perfect feeder during that whole time. This sturdy all-metal feeder is close though not perfect. Most notably it doesn't actually deter squirrels entirely as advertised, but it DOES discourage them.
The feeder is very solidly constructed, very heavy, all-metal, and the hanging loop is just the right size to fit on the hook of my bird-feeding post, with the loop snug enough so local racoons can't pull it off. The design does not allow for a post-mount.
The design works by placing a metal grid over the sunflower seed (about an inch deep). You pour seed into the feeder, shift the grid around so it's sitting on top of the seed, and voila! The birds on top of the grid can put their beaks through to get seeds from the bottom of the feeder but squirrels can't quite reach the bottom with their little arms. Unless you overfill the feeder, in which case the squirrels can reach from the sides of the grid.
The problem that makes this feeder not truly squirrel-proof is that if a squirrel sits on one edge, the feeder tilts, the seed slides to that side, and the squirrel can now reach the heaped seed. My squirrels discovered this technique within just a few days.
Even so, the squirrels aren't able to get to ALL of the seed...just much of it. So it slows down your seed disappearing, and it is extra work for the squirrels, so they don't park on the feeder quite the way they would with an unprotected one. So squirrel-discouragement rather than squirrel-deterrence.
Note you can't put mixed seed in this feeder, it is designed for sunflower ONLY. Mixed seed quickly clogs the mesh bottom.
I give this 5 stars because it's a great feeder for sunflower, but solely as a squirrel-proof feeder, I'd give it only 3.5 stars. Recommended, but don't expect to defeat the squirrels; at best you'll slow them down.
 Tell it to the Aquirrels. July 29, 2007
2 out of 4 found this review helpful
The Duncraft Champion Squirrel-Blocker
Platform Feeder is not squirrel proof feeder.
From the first day and every day squirrels enjoy
eating the seeds from this feeder. Included too
are chipmunks who enjoy eating from this feeder. It
seem like all the feeders I bought many that
don't block squirrels or chipmunks.
I have a feeder that only allow small
birds and -chipmunks- to feed in it.
I have many types of birds that visit
to my backyard. It would be nice to have a
feeder that will allow these other in. \
like to take pictures.
 Smart Squirrels July 27, 2007
2 out of 4 found this review helpful
Well, this is a beautiful feeder, but the squirrels in my neighborhood were smart enough to figure out how to get in it.
Duncraft 1744 Champion Squirrel Blocker Platform Feeder June 8, 2007
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
Pros:
1. Bird feeder is made of metal which is very good.
2. It did result in "less" squirels trying to eat on feeder after I made a minor modification/addition.
Cons:
1. Metal grate outside deminsions should be manufactured slightly larger overall for a better fit in bottom pan. Grate will slightly move around in pan (about 1/2 inch) and has too much play. Squirrels were turning the grate and eating seeds in space between grate and inside edge of bottom pan. I added a 1/4 inch link chain all the way around inside edge of pan to fill up the space on all four sides. I secured the chain around the corner posts. This corrected the gap problem.
2. Metal top grate should be manufactured with slightly larger square holes (at least as large as center row retangular holes) for larger birds like cardinals to be able to better fit their heads in the grate to reach the seeds in the bottom pan.
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