How to avoid squirrels off a bird feeder?

This is what we did at my ex-boyfriend's house after consulting with the owners of our local wild birds store. It really worked.





We mounted the bird feeder on a pole away from the trees so that the squirrels couldn't jump from above onto the feeder. Then we put a squirrel baffle beneath the feeder on the pole so that the squirrels couldn't climb up the pole to the feeder from below. There are baffles that look like a cylinder, but we used the kind that looks like a wide flat cone. The squirrels tried to climb up the pole but couldn't get over the lip of the baffle to resume climbing the pole from the other side. We mounted the feeder about 5 feet off the ground and the baffle below that but no lower than 4 feet.





You can also get the special feeders where there is a special weighted perch. The birds are light enough not to set off the lever, but the squirrels are heavy enough to depress the lever and close off the opening to the seed. We found our way above cheaper and more effective. We had a simple platform feeder with a roof to keep the seed dry. You could combine the special feeder with the baffle if your yard is heavily wooded.How to avoid squirrels off a bird feeder?
Get a feeder that spins at the top (makes it harder for squirrels to get at the food).How to avoid squirrels off a bird feeder?
There are several methods and products shown on this site.





http://www.pecanworld.com/SQUIRREL.htm
Hello Anupa -





I agree with the former poster -- there are squirrel-proof feeders; however, if this is impractical -- try a solution called ';Tangle foot'; which will keep rodent/squirrels/etc from crawling onto your feeder because the substance is so 'sticky'. The product is cheap -- and def. worth a try -- check it out, it probably will be the answer to your solution.





Good luck,


Chris
sit back and pick them off with the 22 it works fine


Tune in for the squirrel stew
my feeders are all on poles, we rubbed them with vasaline, also had fun watching the squirrels try to climb them, they can't.
Cayenne, or any other hot pepper seasoning...Birds do not have taste buds, but squirrels sure do....I use about 4-5 T's per 25 pounds...And it is funny to watch the squirrels expressions when they start digging into your birds feed..Works for me every time...
There are special ';squirrel proof'; bird feeders available, the best online source I know of being http://www.thebirdtable.co.uk/
mix red peeper with the food and give it to them. Then they will stop coming!!
There are some well-designed feeders out there that squirrels cannot get into. When they land on them, their weight ';closes'; the feeder. The only way to ';insure'; that they won't keep working at getting in is to put the feeder in a totally open area where the squirrels cannot jump DOWN onto it.





Otherwise, as long as you feed the birds, you're providing food for the squirrels. They'll never stop coming.

bumble and bumble