This message is from: Mary Thurman [EMAIL PROTECTED]
--- Corinne Bodeman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
This message is from: Corinne Bodeman
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Jean, regarding your squirrel war. I know after I
say this you'll think
I'll need MY head examined, but along time ago I
decided if I can't beat
'em, join 'em. I feed the birds where I live and of
course squirrels
give me lots off fits. Anyway, I got tired of
buying the special
feeders, shooing them, etc, so I now buy lots of
corn and peanuts.
They, therefore, leave the bird food alone for the
most part and
everyone is happy.
Is there really any other way to keep the squirrels
out of the bird feeders? It's a losing battle to try
to keep them out around here - so I just gave them
their own feeder on one of their favorite trees (which
happens to be quite a ways away from the bird
feeders), and now I rarely see a squirrel at the bird
feeders. That is, unless I have forgotten to fill the
squirrel feeder! Another note regarding squirrels and
water tanks during dry weather: When the weather gets
really dry during the summer remember that the little
streams and water holes that squirrels would
normally drink from dry up - even out here in wet
Washington. So the squirrels may decide that your
horse water tubs are a good source of water for them.
They are also potentially deadly for the little guys -
if a squirrel loses his balance and falls into the
water tub the sides are usually too slippery for him
to climb out, so he drowns eventually. The solution:
put a limb or piece of 2x4 in the tub that angles up
one side for the squirrels, mice, etc., to use as a
rescue ladder. This may need to be tied to
something, such as the hose that feeds the waterer, to
keep curious Fjords from removing the rescue
ladder to use as a toy!
And, no, you aren't nuts for feeding the squirrels.
It just makes sense, plus it fits into the random
acts of kindness category.
Mary
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Mary Thurman
Raintree Farms
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