Not unless you covered the top and left no holes large enough to let them in.
Just get a treadle feeder. Once they cannot eat, they leave. Wild animals have to hustle every waking hour just to get enough to eat. They won't hang around without the feed. Google treadle feeder Fifth Crow Farms for a great example of dealing with wild birds. They saved their chicken operation and their salad greens operation thanks to treadle feeders. It has been ten years, they still order replacement springs every three to four years.
Just get a treadle feeder. Once they cannot eat, they leave. Wild animals have to hustle every waking hour just to get enough to eat. They won't hang around without the feed. Google treadle feeder Fifth Crow Farms for a great example of dealing with wild birds. They saved their chicken operation and their salad greens operation thanks to treadle feeders. It has been ten years, they still order replacement springs every three to four years.
