Squirrels

[sab]

Help! I can’t afford to feed the squirrels! Would a radio in the coop keep them out??

 

[azygous]

No. Squirrels are cunning, crafty, aware of our tricks, incessantly determined, brazen, and evil. Nice doesn't cut it with squirrels.

There are two ways to deal with these sneaky, bold, mannerless critters. One is to deprive them of food by only feeding the flock twice a day. I do this with fermented feed in order to thwart the squirrels, but also bears who are even more bold and mannerless.

The second way involves a .22 rifle and lethal rounds. A permanent solution.

 

[sab]

Great answer!!

 

[Al Gerhart]

We have a feeder modified to defeat squirrels but you need normal size chickens, Rhode Island Red size or larger, because the door has beefed up springs. No single squirrel is going to be able to push the door open and were that to happen the feeder makes one heck of a squirrel trap. So if you ever find the door not opening and some noise, pull the feeder up off the cleat and take that squirrel for a long ride or rig up a hose to the tail pipe of a car. The critter can't make it through from the feed tray into the feed hopper itself so pump the carbon monoxide in through the top.

You have to ask for the dual spring model, it is still under beta testing with a half dozen customers that had squirrel problems. Same price as the standard medium feeder. And as a bonus the soft close works really well with the increased spring pressure.

 

[sab]

Where do I get this?

 

[Al Gerhart]

Hit the youtube page for more info. I dislike posting links, mainly come here to see if any customers need help and when I see someone struggling with vermin I'll add my two cents worth.