What is Yankee Flipper bird feeder? This is made by a company called Droll Yankees. This Yankee Flipper squirrel-proof feeder is the ultimate feeder for keeping your feathered friends fed, and the furred fiends hungry. Let's talk about the basics first. The sturdy polycarbonate feeding chamber is a whopping 4-3/4 inches in diameter and 21 inches long, giving you a break between refills--and ensuring that squirrels can't hang down from the top to reach seed. The Flipper is quite heavy as it is made from quality materials. The hanging loop is made of heavy duty, thick stainless steel wire with a looped bail that hangs securely from a hook or nail. The top cap and bottom wheel and battery housing are made from die cast zinc with hunter green powder coat.
The four feeding chambers are easily accessible via the perch ring, and the interior of the chamber is designed to direct seed into the seed ports. Now, for the fun stuff: The birdfeeder features an encased motor and rechargeable (and replaceable) batteries.
When you receive the feeder, simply charge the batteries overnight, hang the feeder from its looped bail wire, and prepare to be amazed (and entertained!). The motor is connected to the weight activated perch ring--birds will not set it off, even larger species like woodpeckers and cardinals. But the minute a squirrel hops onto the perch, the motor is triggered and the feeder begins spinning, taking the squirrel for a whirl before it loses its grip and is thrown (gently) from the perch.
It's a humanitarian way to deal with persistent squirrels--there are no shocks or poisons to hurt them, simply a wild ride that they won't be inclined to repeat.
Your Birds are free to eat without disruption, and your family will get a kick out of watching squirrels go for their rides. For your information before using the Yankee Flipper for the first time, the motor inside the bottom part of the feeder must be charged. There is a Nickel-Cadmium battery inside the motor that needs to be charged for about 12 hours initially using the included battery charger which plugs into a standard 120v outlet. Once the batter is fully charged you just snap the bottom part of the feeder back on, fill it with seed, hang it up, and wait for the show to begin.
There's a lifetime warranty on the feeder body and a one-year warranty on the motor and battery charger
