I have a couple of anti-squirrel bird feeders that work pretty well. This one works well. The landing ledge is spring loaded, tension is adjustable. Squirrels fall right off of it because they too heavy. Some have tried to go top down but they can't reach the feeding access holes. When first installed, it was funny to see thier frustration. They don't even try anymore. I have right next to a rail so squirrels can get to it easily but no go!!
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Thanks for the recommendation. JaneRussellDawg just ordered it. I will keep the current one for the squirrels.I have a couple of anti-squirrel bird feeders that work pretty well. This one works well. The landing ledge is spring loaded, tension is adjustable. Squirrels fall right off of it because they too heavy. Some have tried to go top down but they can't reach the feeding access holes. When first installed, it was funny to see thier frustration. They don't even try anymore. I have right next to a rail so squirrels can get to it easily but no go!!
The most entertaining squirrel proof feeder is the Wild Bill. About 30,000 volts DC from a 9 volt battery. Will turn a squirrel into a gymnast. I have witnessed a triple somersault with a twist and a double salchow, stuck the landing and trailed a rooster tail of leaves through two yards. But I generally just blast them with subsonic .22 rounds, CCI segmented which reduces ricochet risk. The coons and possums cause me no trouble, so I like them. I leave the squirrel corpse where it falls and it is invariably gone in the morning. So I regard it not as killing a squirrel but as providing a coon or possum a delicious squirrel dinner.I have a couple of anti-squirrel bird feeders that work pretty well. This one works well. The landing ledge is spring loaded, tension is adjustable. Squirrels fall right off of it because they too heavy. Some have tried to go top down but they can't reach the feeding access holes. When first installed, it was funny to see thier frustration. They don't even try anymore. I have right next to a rail so squirrels can get to it easily but no go!!
Duck, you are a varminterian and a cursive scholar.
Guns don't kill squirrels, people who can shoot kill squirrels. UF fans then eat them squirrels. Truth. Ask any UF fan about who wins in squirrel-head soup... great game, said Mavis in her Jorts...
a product called 'squirrel away' keeps mammals off.
I have a life-long history with squirrels, and at this point in my life, I don’t want to harm them if they do no damage to me.
Hey @poochpup, I just finished installing this bird feeder. What tension level did you set on the perches? I started with medium, which is supposed to accommodate birds up to 4 ounces, which the instructions say allows up to bluejays and doves. It seems awfully sensitive to me.I have a couple of anti-squirrel bird feeders that work pretty well. This one works well. The landing ledge is spring loaded, tension is adjustable. Squirrels fall right off of it because they too heavy. Some have tried to go top down but they can't reach the feeding access holes. When first installed, it was funny to see thier frustration. They don't even try anymore. I have right next to a rail so squirrels can get to it easily but no go!!
to be honest, I don't remember. I'll check during daylight hours. I set it once and haven't touched it since. the main thing, is watch the squirrels. if they fall off the thing, then you got it. Now of course, when birds feed, depending on your seed, the husks or seed will naturally hit the ground. Squirrels all over that. But they can't get into my bird feeder. they will try and come from the top or side and hang on - maybe one or 2 succeeded but most can't do it. They actually don't even try now.
I also have this one. It gets great reviews. Same principal sort of. When squirrels get on "the ring" the ports close because of their weight. But bird weight allows them to feed. But I like the 1st one i posted better. I made the mistake of leaving this one (image below) in the open on a shepherd's hook but when it rains, the moister clogs the wholes up. Same thing with hot humidity. But it works. I fill it up a couple times each year. I have many more birds attract to 1st one. But I also have a bird bath next to 1st one. I found it cheaper on another site. This is also a great site to see the different kinds of feeders out there: https://www.duncraft.com/ . Also, with any change of habitat (feeder), it will take birds a couple weeks to discover, become comfortable with it. ))
That's what Mavis the UF coed says too.
I have 3 of those and used to have one of the first one you posted. Agree, they are all solid squirrel proof feeders. But the squirrels have done some chewing on the metal of mine. My house has a lot of cedar and they have wrecked it, so I kill them. I don’t like it, but there is no choice. If they’d leave my house alone I’d feed them, but they won’t.I also have this one. It gets great reviews. Same principal sort of. When squirrels get on "the ring" the ports close because of their weight. But bird weight allows them to feed. But I like the 1st one i posted better. I made the mistake of leaving this one (image below) in the open on a shepherd's hook but when it rains, the moister clogs the wholes up. Same thing with hot humidity. But it works. I fill it up a couple times each year. I have many more birds attract to 1st one. I found it cheaper on another site. This is also a great site to see the different kinds of feeders out there: https://www.duncraft.com/ . Also, with any change of habitat (feeder), it will take birds a couple weeks to discover, become comfortable with it. ))
This is the manufacturer: http://squirrel-free.com/birdfeederproducts.html. They have been around a long time. I bought my first one, a 12 port, at Wild Birds Unlimited in East Cobb. The franchise owner is very helpful and does free or cheap repairs on feeders he sells. He made me a test light for the Wild Bill which is handy for checking the battery. Wild Bills are easy to buy. Amazon, Ebay, direct from the manufacturer. The 8 port, which I have now, is big enough.
