Filling My Feeders (1 Viewer)

[Headwater]

Hi everyone...
I'm looking for suggestions in helping me fill my feeders. I have several around the property on poles and I am finding it increasingly difficult to fill them as it requires the use of a ladder.
Are there any devices out there that would help me get the seed up there without climbing?

Thank you,
Jason

 

[etudiant]

Hi,
There are a variety of telescoping poles for feeders available, but that may be more change than you would like. It sounds as though you need a bucket on a stick with a spout at the bottom that you can open or close from below. I don't know of any such commercial offerings, but a decent hardware store should be able to rig up something like that for you.

 

[KLH]

I'd put the feeders on long wires that can be attached to the pole, and when they need refilling, just unattach the wire w=from the pole and let the feeder down. When done, hoist feeders back up and replace wires on pole. Always have a long enough wire though to attach when feeders are lowered so the whole wire doesn't disappear up over the top! You can then do it all at ground level.

 

[steveo]

I'd put the feeders on long wires that can be attached to the pole, and when they need refilling, just unattach the wire w=from the pole and let the feeder down. When done, hoist feeders back up and replace wires on pole. Always have a long enough wire though to attach when feeders are lowered so the whole wire doesn't disappear up over the top! You can then do it all at ground level.

That is what I was thinking put the feeders on pulleys, kid of like raising and lowering a Flag. I don't know why but there is something special about watching birds eat at 3 meters or higher. Sitting on the deck with an absolut Cape Codder watching the birds chow down Damn I miss the summer.

 

[KLH]

Damn I miss the summer.

Feeling that one right now. Sitting here at half past seven on a chilly Sunday morning..... Gonna brighten up laters though, goodie!

I quite like the idea of height too, we had feeders attached to the footrests on a telegraph pole so we could look out of our first floor windows, but got a rollicking from an engineer when he had to go up the pole!