Droll Yankees SDC Quick Start Manual

Droll Yankees feeders can be disassembled for easy cleaning and part replacement.
Cleaning: Please, for the sake of the birds, keep your feeders clean! Dirty feeders can harm the birds. Use a mild soap & water
solution and a soft brush for thorough, simple cleaning. Dry completely before filling with seed.

Disassemble

Remove the cage from the base of the feeder by unscrewing the black threaded wing nut located on the bottom of
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the cage.
Remove the top cap by sliding the top cap halfway up the bail wire, which will allow the top cap with the bail wire
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to fall to the side. Gently pull each end of the bail wire out of the bail rod.
Note: The diameter of the spring clip can be enlarged by squeezing the ends of the spring clip together for
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removal and assembly of the upper cage components.
Slide the clear/smoked universal cover and the spring clip down the tube approximately 3" for removal of the bail
rod.
Squeeze the tube, slightly oblong in shape, horizontal with the bail rod, and reach inside the tube and remove the
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bail rod.
Slide the spring clip and clear/smoked universal cover up the tube and remove.
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Disassemble each pair of ports which are held together with a nut and a Phillips screw, keeping the Phillips screw
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in place on the port for reassembly.
Note: Removal of the lower pair of ports will release the base.

Assemble Feeder and Upper Cage Components

1. Port Assembly – Important: Replace the ports by starting at the top of the tube working your way down. While the
tube is in a horizontal position, hold a nut in place on a port without a Phillips screw with your finger, while
placing the port on the tube. The nut must be held in place on the port until secured by the Phillips screw. Take a
port with the Phillips screw and place opposite of the port with the nut, aligning the Phillips screw with the screw
hole on the opposite port. Tighten the Phillips screw.
Note: Remember to place the base on the tube before assembling the lower pair of ports.
2. Slide the clear/smoked universal cover and the spring clip down the tube approximately 3" below the holes for
the bail rod.
3. Install the bail rod by squeezing the tube, slightly oblong in shape, horizontal with both holes in the tube which
will accept the bail rod, and insert the bail rod into place inside the tube.
4. Replace the top cap by inserting each end of the bail wire into the bail rod, and slide the top cap down into place
on the tube.
5. Slide the spring clip and the clear/smoked universal cover back up the tube until the spring clip meets the bail
rod.

Attaching Cage

Place the feeder inside the cage positioning all 4 small outer fins, located underneath the clear/smoked universal
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cover, inside the rim of the cage. This will properly position the feeder for installation of the black threaded wing
nut.
Invert the cage with the feeder. Align the threaded hole in the base of the feeder, with the hole in the bottom of
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the cage using your finger. Once aligned, replace the black threaded wing nut.
Gently push down on the spring clip until the clear/smoked universal cover is resting snuggly on top of the cage.
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