Viewing post #2029338 by CrazedHoosier

Hamwild said:I buy a baffle for my shepherd's hook to prevent squirrels from helping themselves.

I like hopper feeders personally.

Lastly, black oil sunflower seems to be the best seed for me.

I also feed safflower, suet, and mixed seed (in a ground feeder tray). Oh yeah, and some peanuts for the furry ones (squirrels).

I love this feeder. It's cheap (like $10) and easy to clean. I had a $20 metal feeder and I found it hard to clean.
https://www.lowes.com/pd/Garde...

I use it for my blackoil.

I use this one for my safflower:
https://www.lowes.com/pd/Stoke...

Also cheap ($7 I think) and easy to clean.

This says four ports, but it only holds two cakes. I love how it has two doors that open outward. Some suet feeders have you drop them in, which I found annoying.
https://www.acehardware.com/de...

Lastly, I use this suet. I've tried several flavors, brands, etc and my woodpeckers loooove this stuff. And, I've found it's not all that greasy compared to others. A major plus!
https://www.tractorsupply.com/...

Wow, that first bird feeder is the same one my grandfather uses! I'm not very privy to the names of things yet, but I believe he uses a similar suet feeder, too. So does the suet feeder have the same purpose as the black oil sunflower seed feeder, or is it like an entree and main course kind of deal, or do they just attract different birds? I'm a little paranoid I'll feed the birds incorrectly and end up hurting them rather than helping. Also, that suet is a great price! I was worried I would be in it a lot of money, and that it would have to be a long process getting everything, as I have dogs and other animals that must come first as far as money goes. I know what you mean about the "greasy" suet! When I was restocking my grandfather's bird feeders while he was away, I was kinda disgusted at the greasy feeling on some of them... now I understand why
How good are squirrels at getting the bird seed? I was thinking about hanging a 3 foot s-hook from a tree and hanging the feeder from it. Would that not keep the squirrels out?