[SamAdams76]

My son got a bird-feeder for the yard but all I ever see is squirrels hanging off the thing upside down and a big pile of sunflower seed shells on the ground below.

[groanup]

"My son got a bird-feeder for the yard but all I ever see is squirrels hanging off the thing upside down and a big pile of sunflower seed shells on the ground below"

My in-laws gave us a bird feeder with a unique twist. It has a large metal ring orbiting the bottom. When something as heavy as a squirrel gets on it, it vibrates violently. The squirrel does a triple gainer with couple of twists and hits the ground.

[Phyto Chems]

I had the same problem, I saw in a bird store a squirrel protector all it was, was a 6" stove pipe about 2' or 3' long and had a cap on the top end, with a hole cut into it so it 3/4" EMT would slide through it. It was held up on the EMT by a hose clamp and the bottom just swung free. The squirrel can't grab onto it and they have not bothered my feeders for over a year or so now. They wanted $50.00 for one at the store, but I went to the hardware store and bought the parts and was up and running for the cost of about $5.00. Hope this helps.

[Hot Tabasco]

Switch to safflower seeds and shoot the squirrels with a pellet rifle. I personally dont like sunflower seeds because they will sprout in the grass......

[Ouachita]

My son got a bird-feeder for the yard but all I ever see is squirrels hanging off the thing upside down and a big pile of sunflower seed shells on the ground below.

I mounted our feeder on a metal pole about 6' in height then smeared a coating of Vaseline on the bottom half of the pole. It was a lot of fun to watch the squirrels 1st few attempts at scaling that slick pole. They quickly learned the folly of that and are now content to feed on the ground below.