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You could try putting your feeders on a pole with a 3 1/2' to 4' section of
ABS pipe slid onto the pole and sitting at the base (with the feeders a
couple of feet above the top of the pipe). The pipe is too slippery for
raccoons to climb - it also keeps the squirrels off (as long as it is far
enough from trees that they can't jump to the feeders). The pipe can be
purchased in a variety of diameters and can accommodate even quite large
diameter poles. We have lots of raccoons and squirrels and they can't get
to the feeders - much to their dismay. No need to take them in at night.
Aaron & Karen Marshall
Dartmouth
On Fri, Nov 24, 2017 at 6:41 PM, GayleMacLean <duartess@eastlink.ca> wrote:
> Always have put up bird feeders/suet/peanut feeders during the Fall &
> Winter, but, after having all my feeders being pillaged and destroyed by
> all the raccoons here in the greenbelt behind my home on Glenwood Ave.,
> Dartmouth... will not do so this year...I know, I should bring them in
> every night, but I work shift work...Just doesn't work for me...will throw
> some black-oil sunflower seed within the multi-flower tangle hedge back
> there, but that is it...[image: :-(]
>
> Gayle MacLean
> Dartmouth...
>
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<div dir=3D"ltr">You could try putting your feeders on a pole with a 3 1/2&=
#39; to 4' section of ABS pipe slid onto the pole and sitting at the ba=
se (with the feeders a couple of feet above the top of the pipe).=C2=A0 The=
pipe is too slippery for raccoons to climb - it also keeps the squirrels o=
ff (as long as it is far enough from trees that they can't jump to the =
feeders).=C2=A0 The pipe can be purchased in a variety of diameters and can=
accommodate even quite large diameter poles.=C2=A0 We have lots of raccoon=
s and squirrels and they can't get to the feeders - much to their disma=
y.=C2=A0 No need to take them in at night.<div><br></div><div>Aaron & K=
aren Marshall</div><div>Dartmouth</div></div><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br=
><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Fri, Nov 24, 2017 at 6:41 PM, GayleMacLean <=
span dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:duartess@eastlink.ca" target=3D"_bla=
nk">duartess@eastlink.ca</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmai=
l_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left=
:1ex"><div>=C2=A0Always have put up bird feeders/suet/peanut feeders=C2=A0d=
uring the Fall & Winter, but, after having all my feeders being pillage=
d and destroyed by all the raccoons here in the greenbelt behind my home on=
Glenwood Ave., Dartmouth... will not do so this year...I know, I should br=
ing them in every night, but I work shift work...Just doesn't work for =
me...will throw some black-oil sunflower seed within the multi-flower tangl=
e hedge back there, but that is it...<img title=3D"Sad :-(" style=3D"PADDIN=
G-LEFT:2px;PADDING-RIGHT:3px" alt=3D":-(" src=3D"https://webmail.eastlink.c=
a/iwc_static/layout/images/emoticons/emo_sad.png?2-7.01_091339"></div><div>=
<font face=3D"'Times New Roman'"></font>=C2=A0</div><div>Gayle MacL=
ean</div><div>Dartmouth...</div>
</blockquote></div><br></div>
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