squirrels again...:( (1 Viewer)

Metermaid

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• Oct 4, 2004

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Just been checking out squirrel feeders in the hope of stopping them trying to destroy my bird feeders. CJ do one with a lid and 'seat' so the squirrel can easily access the peanuts - has anyone had success with these...before I part with my £15?

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Rita

 

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Elizabeth Bigg

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• Oct 4, 2004

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Metermaid said:

Just been checking out squirrel feeders in the hope of stopping them trying to destroy my bird feeders. CJ do one with a lid and 'seat' so the squirrel can easily access the peanuts - has anyone had success with these...before I part with my £15?

Ta

Rita

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I find it hard to believe that offering squirrels their own food is going to keep them away from the bird feeders - maybe it would just encourage even more squirrels to invade your garden! The Droll Yankee feeders now come with a lifetime guarantee against weather or predators, so they might be worth the extra cost. Better still would be to squirrel proof your feeders - I regularly have 2 or 3 squirrels in the garden (though I have only seen one once in the last 3 or 4 weeks) but they have never managed to get to any of my hanging feeders, because of the baffles on the hanging poles, nor can they get onto the bird table.

 

bristolbirder

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• Oct 4, 2004

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I use squirrel proof feeders as well. They seem quite content to feed on the spillage. As I write this there is a squirrel feeding on the spilt seeds right now along with 16 Greenfinches! So they DO work!
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Steve

 

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Alf King

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• Oct 4, 2004

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Elizabeth Bigg said:

<SNIP> but they have never managed to get to any of my hanging feeders, because of the baffles on the hanging poles, nor can they get onto the bird table.

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Baffles eh? The squirrels that visit me have taken to climbing up the apple tree then launching themselves through space to land on my hanging pole. I must admit that it's most spectacular to watch.

It would be easy to place the feeder well away from Trees of course, but that would be less good for the birds.

It has been said that squirrels spend all day working out how to get to your feeders whilst we spend the odd half an hour trying to prevent them. Multiplying the relative intelligence by the time spent will help you to calculate who will win. Guess I'd better buy a squirrel feeder then

 

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Elizabeth Bigg

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• Oct 4, 2004

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Alf King said:

Baffles eh? The squirrels that visit me have taken to climbing up the apple tree then launching themselves through space to land on my hanging pole. I must admit that it's most spectacular to watch.

It would be easy to place the feeder well away from Trees of course, but that would be less good for the birds.

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I don't have overhanging trees, and the birds have plenty of cover from the nearby hedges, so the baffles work well for us all (except the squirrels, of course).

 

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frank

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• Oct 4, 2004

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Squirrels

1've had a squirrel feeder up for a few years now and it's the best thing
i've done. They used to chew most of my feeders but now they only use
their own one,especially with a few brazils mixed in with the peanuts.
No i havent named them yet.
Haith's sell a wooden one for £8.99.

Frank

 

Metermaid

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• Oct 5, 2004

• #7

Oh that's a bit cheaper Frank, thanks for the tip

Rita

 

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Elizabeth Bigg

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• Oct 5, 2004

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There is one at £10.25 here - just put squirrel in the search box. (I tried to give the URL for the correct page, but it didn't work). :eek!:

http://www.gardenbird.com/index.htm

 

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pauljones

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• Oct 6, 2004

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I was tempted to get a feeder to distract them but after doing a bit of research it appears that you may simply make the problem worse.

I had a quick search on google and there is a good article here:
http://www.kafox.freeserve.co.uk/fluffy/fluffy.html (hope it's OK linking off site)

Paul

 

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helenol

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• Oct 6, 2004

• #10

Do these baffles really work then? How about using lard or similar substance to smear on the pole?

 

jwaldo

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• Oct 6, 2004

• #11

Cover the bird feeder in plastic wrap! Sure, the birds won't be able to use it, but it sure is fun to watch the squirrels leap for the feeder and bounce off the plastic wrap!

 

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peewitphil

New member

• Nov 17, 2004

• #12

DIY squirrel proof feeder

Hi

If you would like to see my latest and seemingly successful attempt at making a DIY squirrel proof bird feeder have a look at my website page.

http://www.peewit.co.uk/squirrels/index.htm

Regards

Phil