Bird feeder
Darlyne, I got the squirrel-proof feeder at Ace Hardware. I don’t have the box with the name now but it was not expensive and does work. I got one first that cost about the same, about $23, and the squirrels literally ate it up little by little in a week. This is a square metal frame around a plastic container with five recessed food cups–two on two sides and one each of the other two sides. There are springs on two sides that hook onto little holes in metal decorative leaves so you can adjust the tension. There is a metal cap which flips back to fill it without it spilling out of the cups. The birds can light on the porches in front of each cup and eat. When the squirrel climbs on his weight pulls the wire frame covers over the seed cups; when he jumps off, the springs pull the covers up above the cups. It is so simple and so effective. I’ve seen a lot of attempts to thwart squirrels and someone finally came up with a simple answer. I’ve had it six or eight weeks, fill it every day and have watched squirrels spend up to 30 minutes trying to get to the food and give up. It is designed so well that the frame doesn’t let their teeth reach the plastic. The squirrel feeder is a rectangular wire frame with a one end hinged as a lid. It holds four or five ears of corn. By wrapping the chain so the lid holds securely shut they can maneuver the ears of corn so they can strip them to the cob. I have both feeders hanging on the same tree on limbs about 8 feet apart. They can all eat up in the air or on the ground where I put some of both types of feed.
Candace