Made-It-Myself Bird Feeder

Made-It-Myself Bird Feeder Wayne Gadow of Amory Miss devised his own squirrel and raccoon-proof bird feeder “Trying to keep critters from climbing a shepherd’s hook bird feeder hanger proved futile I came up with this idea ” Gadow dug a 1 1/2-ft deep hole to place a treated 4 by 4 post and filled around it using 60 lbs of quick-set concrete He then put a 6-in diameter PVC pipe approximately 5 ft 8 in tall over the post and built a 40-in by 24-in plywood roof covered with mineral paper He added metal trim on the ends Once he anchored the 40-in 4 by 4 post with roof attached over the upright post he drilled a hole to run a stove bolt through 1 by 4s on each side of the post and put in several 3-in screws and short corner brackets under the 40-in long roof post “To add to the non-grip of the PVC I sprayed it with Rain-X I added four screw hooks to hang the feeders from Squirrels and raccoons can eat the seeds the birds drop on the ground from the feeders I placed the feeder several yards from trees/bushes Problem solved with much less seed wasted ” says Gadow Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Wayne Gadow 30013 Kidd Dr Amory Miss 38821 ph 662-646-1756; wmgadow@gmail com

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