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Think I won the squirrel battle
lindalecowboy
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A friend introduced me to a secret fix for the squirrels bustin' up your bird feeders. It's called Cole's Hot Meats, which is sunflower seeds (meats) that have been treated with Habinero/Chili Pepper and guaranteed to knock the squirrels off the feeder but won't hurt the birds.
You also don't feed it to them 100% but mix it in with your favorite bird seed and when the squirrel gets a bite or two, they go nuts, running around trying to get that hot flavor out of their mouths.
http://www.coleswildbird.com/
Costs about $12.99 for a 5 lbs bag but goes a long way since you mix it in with regular seed.
Sort of funny seeing them run around a little buzzed once they a nibble.
Makes my family happy since I don't have to keep dropping the little buggers with my pellet rifle. Put some out and get the popcorn and watch the movies.....er funny shows.
You also don't feed it to them 100% but mix it in with your favorite bird seed and when the squirrel gets a bite or two, they go nuts, running around trying to get that hot flavor out of their mouths.
http://www.coleswildbird.com/
Costs about $12.99 for a 5 lbs bag but goes a long way since you mix it in with regular seed.
Sort of funny seeing them run around a little buzzed once they a nibble.
Makes my family happy since I don't have to keep dropping the little buggers with my pellet rifle. Put some out and get the popcorn and watch the movies.....er funny shows.
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I say do what ya gotta do, but leave no evidence...
Why don't you try some Goober.
Probably better for them then some lead to the noodle,
Especialy this time of year, females probably have lil' ones to nurse.
Hot nuts won't keep them from breeding like the rats they are. They may even start developing a taste for spicy food or word will get out and next thing you know you'll have a bunch of mexican squirrels fiesta-ing on your lawn and taking jobs from the american squirrels.
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got a large ball of heavy string, threw it up over the tree
limb. Then attached heavy guage wire to the end and pulled
it up over the tree limbs. Twisted the wire on the ends
hanging down from the tree. Used smalled hangers from that
as high up as I could get it, and hang my birdfeeders swinging
off the wire with the hook on it. The squirrels can't jump
or climb down the heavy guage wire. Bird feeders still have
seed in the morning now.[:D]
I raised Sandy on an eyedropper and tiny bottle. The only one out of a litter of seven to survive.
She grew up and would ride in the car, go to Wal-Mart with me, beg food from strangers, and just generally be herself. She had more personality than most cats.
She didn't like to share her food and would fuss if you tried to take it away. She would groom me by pulling dead skin off my hands and
People loved her and just had to pet her. She would jump over on them if they didn't mind and would sit on their shoulders. It made for great Kodak Moments with kids.
I made a harness for her, but early on found out I didn't need it. She minded (most of the time) and I would let her out to go play in the trees. She would come down whenever I called.
She only lived two years. One morning I found her in her cage, the door I never closed. She looked like she was asleep in her nest. I still miss her.
Here's a picture of Sandy and a girl from Australia that came to visit a friend.
Hot nuts won't keep them from breeding like the rats they are. They may even start developing a taste for spicy food or word will get out and next thing you know you'll have a bunch of mexican squirrels fiesta-ing on your lawn and taking jobs from the american squirrels.
Must be clairvoyant or something, my biggest problem squirrel is an old fat fox squirrel (red) and he's so fat when he jumps on the feeder, he knocks it down. I finally put it up with baling wire and today he was swinging on the feeder and eating away at those HOT MEATS....... guess he is of Mexican decent and now I'm going to have to send him his happy tortilla hunting ground. The young little gray squirrels won't have anything to do with this new hot food but the old bustard seems to think is "good eatin".
Anyway, just thought I needed to tell you it don't work before any of you went to this web site and bought some of the hot meats.
sorry, thought it was working.