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Woodpecker stalker
In the bird section at my local hardware shop they have something called Coles Flaming Squirrel Seed Sauce. The idea is that you mix this stuff in with your seed to keep squirrels from raiding the feeders since squirrels apparently hate the hot flaming sauce and birds supposedly love it?
So I have a few questions about this stuff. Firstly, and most importantly... are we absolutely sure this stuff won't harm the birds? The back of the bottle actually says that this should increase the number of birds at your feeders, since they love it so much.
Secondly, how would I add this stuff to suet *blocks*? I really want to nail a suet feeder to a tree so that my Pileated friends can get something to eat, but the squirrels would devour it in a heartbeat if I tried this without the flaming sauce. They are too big to use suet feeders that don't have extra long tail props, so I figure the only way to entice him to my yard for more photo opportunities is to nail it to something he can prop his tail on (like a tree!). Any advice is greatly appreciated!:t:
So I have a few questions about this stuff. Firstly, and most importantly... are we absolutely sure this stuff won't harm the birds? The back of the bottle actually says that this should increase the number of birds at your feeders, since they love it so much.
Secondly, how would I add this stuff to suet *blocks*? I really want to nail a suet feeder to a tree so that my Pileated friends can get something to eat, but the squirrels would devour it in a heartbeat if I tried this without the flaming sauce. They are too big to use suet feeders that don't have extra long tail props, so I figure the only way to entice him to my yard for more photo opportunities is to nail it to something he can prop his tail on (like a tree!). Any advice is greatly appreciated!:t: