wafflycat wrote:
"Ophelia" wrote in message
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Sheila wrote:
"Bill Smith" wrote in message
news:suilven- Can anyone suggest a low-cost deterrent which will
not harm the
squirrels but would allow the other birds (Most of which seem to
prefer peanuts to wild bird seed) to feed on the peanuts?

Thanks in advance for any advice,

Bill.

Hold me back! (speaking from Formby, one home of the beautiful
endangered red squirrel....) Fetch ma gun!!

Heh, nothing wrong with squirrel casserole. You need a few though

Indeed, it's a meat I'd like to try. Tree-rat. An excellent way to
keep vermin under control. Shoot and eat.

Treat it like rabbit but it is not as strong. I usually casserole them with
garlic, onions, red wine etc

If they start to breed you should have some more soon. That way you could casserole some and leave the others to rob your bird feeders. Maybe the original ones, if you can identify them, can be left and you will have met the part where you do not want them harmed. Mind you, I still like the idea of a little bit of lead in one ear and a charcoal barbeque.

Bigal



Go to'Edible gardening'. There is a thread which will give you several recipes for squirrels.
Bigal