SQUIRREL FEEDER

[andy R204]

Asking for any links/contacts to ready made feeders for grey squirrels for sub 12ft/lb air rifle use.
Had a search around & not much luck.SMUK comes up with Ian Hampton as a contact but website is defunct.
Any help welcomed.
Regards,Andy.

 

[jall55]

Just use a pheasant feeder - blue barrel thing
Dont complicate it or spend money you dont need to - unless of course you want to

 

[Smellydog]

Bag a pheasant as well later on.

 

[3595wilk]

Expensive but bomb proof.....

"BRINKWORTH & DISTRICT VERMIN CONTROL" grey squirrel control feeder, 11inch | eBay

An angled feed chute which is removable to allow for cleaning and aid the flow to the front hopper of what ever feed you decide to use. A closed lidded hopper so that your not feeding all the other wildlife in the area.

www.ebay.co.uk

 

[BLUEROLL]

Expensive but bomb proof.....

"BRINKWORTH & DISTRICT VERMIN CONTROL" grey squirrel control feeder, 11inch | eBay

An angled feed chute which is removable to allow for cleaning and aid the flow to the front hopper of what ever feed you decide to use. A closed lidded hopper so that your not feeding all the other wildlife in the area.

www.ebay.co.uk

Got 2 of them coming next week.

 

[andy R204]

Thanks for the response chapslooks like I'm going to Fleabay,thanks Wilks

 

[jimmy milnes]

Just use a pheasant feeder - blue barrel thing
Dont complicate it or spend money you dont need to - unless of course you want to

Stick some duck tape round the feeder spring too so it slows the buggers down getting some out.

 

[LarryLightFoot]

I bought three army surplus .30 cal ammo boxes ( painted steel ) off FleaBay cut holes out put a treated ply base on ( for squizzers to sit and feed ) and electric socket for the feed and they easily take a 20Kg of mixed poultry feed .
Sealed lids with rubber gaskets so no water or damp Ingres except for the feed opening which is in constant use . Will get you some decent pics so you can see what I mean £45 delivered for the three boxes and totally squirrel proof .

 

[LarryLightFoot]

Thought I should update my post in the hope it helps, here’s one of the feeders I made out of the ammo boxes, 100% weather and squirrel proof .

 

[Devon Stalker]

Made this from some off cuts, they bloody love it!

 

[AGR]

Thought I should update my post in the hope it helps, here’s one of the feeders I made out of the ammo boxes, 100% weather and squirrel proof .View attachment 317323View attachment 317324View attachment 317325View attachment 317326View attachment 317327

For some reason when I saw electric socket I rather hoped you might connect it up!

 

[merlin]

Thought I should update my post in the hope it helps, here’s one of the feeders I made out of the ammo boxes, 100% weather and squirrel proof .View attachment 317323View attachment 317324View attachment 317325View attachment 317326View attachment 317327

Similar to mine - I used 81mm mortat cases - and they seem bomb-proof (see what I did there? ). I've had mine out for about 3 years now
I got fed up of squirrels chewing wooden ones to bits, even with reinforcement mesh on, so went down this route. You won't regret it.
(Only difference on mine is I put a small vertical wooden section as an upright at the back of the tray as a sacrificial backstop if any pellets passed through so they hit that rather than the metal face of the box itself)

 

[Greenmist]

Just buy a cheap bird feeder and hang it in a tree

 

[Stalker62]

Just use a pheasant feeder - blue barrel thing

That's just what I did last year.

Put out about twelve Pheasant feeders - you leave them for a week and they somehow turn into Squirrel feeders.

 

[nun_hunter]

Thought I should update my post in the hope it helps, here’s one of the feeders I made out of the ammo boxes, 100% weather and squirrel proof .View attachment 317323View attachment 317324View attachment 317325View attachment 317326View attachment 317327

I think I'm right in this but the bit on the bottom left of the box is the metal socket box which has a hole going inside the main box and then a hinged lid for the squirells to lift up and get to the feed?

So as they lift the lid and eat the feed more feed trickles into the socket box?

 

[LarryLightFoot]

I think I'm right in this but the bit on the bottom left of the box is the metal socket box which has a hole going inside the main box and then a hinged lid for the squirells to lift up and get to the feed?

So as they lift the lid and eat the feed more feed trickles into the socket box?

Yes exactly that .

 

[LarryLightFoot]

Similar to mine - I used 81mm mortat cases - and they seem bomb-proof (see what I did there? ). I've had mine out for about 3 years now
I got fed up of squirrels chewing wooden ones to bits, even with reinforcement mesh on, so went down this route. You won't regret it.
(Only difference on mine is I put a small vertical wooden section as an upright at the back of the tray as a sacrificial backstop if any pellets passed through so they hit that rather than the metal face of the box itself)

The triangular ply on the front section is no nailed on to take the edge off any pellets that might miss or pass through just at roughly head height as they sit .

 

[nun_hunter]

Yes exactly that .

Ah makes sense and something I can make as have couple of these boxes already.

 

[Stalker62]

I think I'm right in this but the bit on the bottom left of the box is the metal socket box which has a hole going inside the main box and then a hinged lid for the squirells to lift up and get to the feed?

So as they lift the lid and eat the feed more feed trickles into the socket box?

It took your question for me to work it out!

Nice job @LarryLightFoot

 

[woodland mouse]

I was looking at the brinksworth ones on eBay probably order one this week.
I made some out of plywood with plasterers metals edging to try to protect it. Wasn’t as successful as I’d envisioned so metal ones seem to be the way forward.

I’ve seen 4 & 6” plastic pipe used cut with and angle for the base. They look like they are good and cheap to make too