Local source for specific bird feeder

[Poggly Woggly]

Originally Posted by greenie72

Probably dry. The look of them already turns my stomach slightly, I don't know if I could handle "wet" (shudder)

Just wait till you smell’em I’m talking about dry ones too. My bluebirds absolutely love and devour them! I’m busy filling the feeder all winter.

[don6170]

Originally Posted by georgiacat

I discovered the real thief one night when I flipped on the porch lights to see a racoon sitting on my porch rail grabbing the feeder.

That's why I have to bring my feeders in every night. In my case, I flipped on the light and went out to chase the racoon off. He just sat there and looked at me with a snarl. He finally crawled off the railing and then off the deck. I decided to not press my luck and started bringing the feeders in after dark.

[JaPaKoMom]

I have a baffle large enough that a raccoon can't get around it to the food. The other thing is to make sure your feeders are not close enough to a tree or anything else the animals can jump from.
I have tried the meal worms out of a cage type feeder. It seemed that they blew away, from a slight breeze, more than birds eating the dried worms. I gave up on those. I think I will try the nuggets this winter. Sounds interesting.

[Leftyforlife]

This past spring I purchased this mealworm block and the metal holder at Lowes:

National Audubon Society 20-oz Signature Harvest Mealworm Treat Cake. Sells for $10.48 and I cannot locate it anywhere else. It is much larger than the standard suet cake.

For the first time in 30 years, I have about 5 bluebirds! They LOVE the block/cake! One female even set up a nest in my new bluebird box I purchased on Amazon. I was just watching them bathe in the birdbath, and fly around 2 evenings ago. Such pretty blue and copper!

I also get lots of other birds at the sunflower seed feeders. And the dog loves to chase the squirrels if they get too close.

[pumpkin5]

I've seen several bluebirds at my cheap suet feeder, I have the hot pepper suet to deter any squirrels.

[don6170]

Originally Posted by pumpkin5

I have the hot pepper suet to deter any squirrels.

I have tried the hot pepper suets, as well directly putting cayenne pepper in feeders, and neither slow down the squirrels. In theory, it should work, but I have not had any luck with it.

[pumpkin5]

So far it's working for me they seem satisfied to eat the bird seed spillage on the ground from my other feeder, but maybe my squirrels are lazy!

[TuborgP]

We like Wild Birds unlimited. Multiple locations in Triangle.

[MikeJaquish]

Originally Posted by TuborgP

We like Wild Birds unlimited. Multiple locations in Triangle.

Very nice store dog in the Crescent Commons store location, too.