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Talkback: How to make a hanging bird feeder

Dave LewisDave Lewis Posts: 1
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This sounds fine, but if it is hung within easy reach of the squirrels in my garden,thenthe birds have no chance, they have taken so many fat ball holders away and we never find them again, iI'm beginning to think they have there own stash somewhere. frustrated from Pratt's bottom

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  • patty3patty3 Posts: 129

    Hi Dave,

    I used to have the problem with fat ball feeders.

    Then i hung them on a branch attached to a length of strong wire.

    the squirrel could not reach from the trunk, or climb down the wire!

    when i hung them on the trunk of tree the were eaten by snails too!!

  • kaycurtiskaycurtis Posts: 111
    Oh! if only they were red squirrels instead of these destructive grey rats with fluffy tails they killed most of our indigenous species off with the disease that they carry, they destroy trees and eat through every type of bird feeder ripping wire mesh apart with their vicious little teeth, bring back our charming little reds.
  • Georgia Cinq-MarsGeorgia Cinq-Mars Posts: 6
    This looks so pretty!



    What's a fat ball? Suet?



    Georgia
  • fidgetbonesfidgetbones Posts: 17,612

    Fat balls are balls of suet mixed with seed. We have special feeders to put them in,  We also get square blocks of the same stuff that go in square feeders.

    http://www.birdfood.co.uk/ctrl/product_group:154;/fat_ball_feeders#.VppjalKfM7A

     

  • cornellycornelly Posts: 970

    Our feeders are attached to a metal pole, it is greased with axle grease it has stopped the squirrel in its tracks haven't seen it for months.

  • BLTBLT Posts: 525

    Thats  great but I have a wood bird house and feeding area and my feeder are hung up  so I try to make it hard for the squittels.. Still no birds..

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