Squirrel Wars - Electric fence bird feeder
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- Опубликовано: 28 сен 2024
- The squirrels are defeated from the bird feeder using a low impedance electric fence energizer and electric fence wire. The energizer is sized for small garden animals. NEVER connect directly to household current as this can be fatal to both animals and people. Also see the short version of the video • Squirrel Wars2 (short ... Copyright 2012 Tom Schendel
Notes about building this feeder.
A tall pole and baffle are a more effective choice for keeping squirls off a feeder. Unfortunately for us, anywhere that I could put a feeder with a baffle 6’ up and clear for 10 around would be difficult to see from our house.
To build the feeder, I picked up a small electric fence energizer and electric fence wire from a local Farm store. Note the fence energizer works by touching the energized wire and ground. On my feeder I ran a second wire on the feeder connected to a grounded rod to complete the circuit.
You need to run two wires to and around the feeder. One wire will come from the electric fence energizer. The other will act as a ground wire. The energized wire and ground need to stay far enough apart that a bird will not touch both wires, but close enough that a squirrel will contact both. On my feeder I started with one side of the feed tray being energized and the other is grounded. I thought that after one shock a squirl would never come back. But squirls are very smart and determined. They would sit and study the feeder and try again knowing what not to do again. And some would figure out just where to sit and step to get past the wires and eat from the feeder. Then I would make changes to wire layout to make it harder to bypass. I’m not sure I was ever completely successful keeping the squirls off but making sure the birds would not be shocked.
I would not mind feeding the squirrels because they are somewhat fun to watch. It’s also not the cost of the feed, it is the fact that they would empty the entire contents of the feeder on to the ground in a day to get to the few nuts or seeds that they wanted wasting 90% of the food and making a huge mess.
Notes about building this feeder.
A tall pole and baffle are a more effective choice for keeping squirls off a feeder. Unfortunately for us, anywhere that I could put a feeder with a baffle 6’ up and clear for 10 around would be difficult to see from our house.
To build the feeder, I picked up a small electric fence energizer and electric fence wire from a local Farm store. Note the fence energizer works by touching the energized wire and ground. On my feeder I ran a second wire on the feeder connected to a grounded rod to complete the circuit.
You need to run two wires to and around the feeder. One wire will come from the electric fence energizer. The other will act as a ground wire. The energized wire and ground need to stay far enough apart that a bird will not touch both wires, but close enough that a squirrel will contact both. On my feeder I started with one side of the feed tray being energized and the other is grounded. I thought that after one shock a squirl would never come back. But squirls are very smart and determined. They would sit and study the feeder and try again knowing what not to do again. And some would figure out just where to sit and step to get past the wires and eat from the feeder. Then I would make changes to wire layout to make it harder to bypass. I’m not sure I was ever completely successful keeping the squirls off but making sure the birds would not be shocked.
I would not mind feeding the squirrels because they are somewhat fun to watch. It’s also not the cost of the feed, it is the fact that they would empty the entire contents of the feeder on to the ground in a day to get to the few nuts or seeds that they wanted wasting 90% of the food and making a huge mess.
I saw a video of a similar setup but it was powered by 2 stun guns! Believe it or not the squirrel didn't even jump, he just went stiff. I used to think they were cute, but knowledge changed that. When a critter costs you thousands in damage they're not cute anymore!
The Havahart model 1083 EZ-set trap is the best solution for a grey squirrel problem.
I've disposed of 560+ since 2014 and they still come to my yard.
And then I feed them to scavengers. Win-Win
that's it , its the electrical fence around the Big Mac for YOU Buddy
MD... I have done this myself. To protect the birds, you space the charged & gnd conductors properly for the squirrels body size. Haven't yet seen a bird jolted, only the critters. You can space the conductors across the roof top also.
I was waiting to see the squirrel's next strategy, and by that I meant waiting for the squirrel to come in a miniature helicopter and winch the peanuts away.
I guess I never realized just how smart and relentless squirrels are. Amazing.
lol Love how agitated that squirrel gets as he keeps getting zapped
Nothing quite as satisfying as charred squirrel remains.
Squirrels may be fun to look at but there are destructive rodents the other house that we lived in they kept digging out the shingles so they could get into the attic and they destroyed the top two layers of the chimney by digging out the bricks they also destroyed part of the neighbor's roof on the other side jumping from the tree onto the roof and making some massive leaks however prepared properly they are very very tasty
@craigmancool medication?
@craigmancool Depakote?
Same as cats...cats kill a lot of wild birds.
@@eova Tens of millions worldwide.
They're great eating! squirrel and dumplings fried squirrel BBQs my favorite
we had a tube feeder with metal tray and metal rings, so i got a ignition coil, battery and button, ground to the tray and coil to the rings. the old man had too much fun pushing the button, and the squirrels learned their lesson in about 3 weeks
half-dozen more and you got a killer batch of chili...
48 Squirrels were shocked to see this video.
" shocked " I know what you did there ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
Now for an upgrade. Plug it into the wall.
Connecting straight to a wall outlet is a very dangerous idea.
220 volts and a 100 amp circuit works better. They are pre cooked that way. Saves time.
I actually would not mind feeding the squirrels because they are somewhat fun to watch. But unfortunately, they would empty the entire contents of the feeder on to the ground in a day to get to the few nuts or seeds that they wanted. They were also territorial and would chase away anything else that came along. The birds do spill a small amount of food so it is still common to see squirrels on the ground around the bottom of the feeder.
That is slightly cruel... but it's so funny watching the instant replay and thinking about what the squirrel might be saying.
Squirrel: What the heck!?!?!?!?! (In slow motion)
I made one with a 10 foot section of square steel and the old porcelain insulators from the farm store a fence charger and fence wire the feeder sits on top a grey squirrel can jump 9 ft horizontal and 5 foot straight up it just took a short wile for them to learn they cant get into it !! and seeing them get zapped was funny as hell I swore I saw a couple pee themselves when they got hit !
I liked the double back flip.
Maybe they had to go and see the squirrel psycho analyst after their trauma...
I was waiting for the onomatopoeia to pop up above him as he jump with the word ye-ow! When a got shocked
No squirrels were permanently harmed.
Damn.
I was looking for electric fence solutions for my garden and bird feeders when I found this video. Brilliant! Now I'm off to find the energizer. Where did you purchase yours?
Kind of like a bug zapper for squirrels !
He got the Ole hot foot.😂😂
SPARKS!! I want to see SPARKS!! Muhahahaha!!
jlocke62 Evil Man Dark laugh hahaha haha hahaha ha😈
jlocke62 guess you have to watch when dark. Love the laugh!
And smoke, lots of smoke.
Possibly a little fir on fire!
if their not smoldering as they run off, you need to up the amperage.
lol thank you for the laugh. Those varmints are in our bird feeder now and I was looking for some creative solutions..heh
I think you like playing with these bright eyed rodents that come with big beautiful bushy silver tails. As long as they keep coming back for more you know you are not hurting them. These little guys are really tough. Check out squirrel attacks deer on youtube. Fortunately they normally do not attack people. They are incredibly strong for their size, are lightning fast, have razor sharp teeth and claws and you definately do not want one in your face.
I watched a squirrel and hawk fighting on a fence a couple of years back... the squirrel "won" so the hawk took off to a tree top. Stupid squirrel instead of leaving the scene started scavenging about 10 feet away. Swoop and the squirrel was a hawk's dinner for the night.
To the naysayers...before I energized the feeder, a squirrel(s), can empty or destroy a feeder in a day, every day. This way, they adapt to ground feeding on the bird spills & everyone is happy.
"WARNING: This video contains equipment which may shock some squirrels."
Determined little critters aren't they.
That was fricking funny. Guess I have a warped sence of humor.
The music here reminds me of the 1981 movie, Thief.
If Mr Fox happened to be near by then he would have got an easy meal.
The footage was SHOCKING
For the whackos that think this is cruel. The squirrel are ignoring the DANGER HIGH VOLTAGE signs just as they do when they crawl over power lines. :) LMAO
Squirrels are easy. Just make everything big enough, feeder at least 5.5 feet up, 60 degree cone under it at least 3 feet in diameter and nearest object from which to jump at least 10 feet away. It may take a few days for them to give up and settle for bird spillage on the ground, but you want them there to keep rats and mice from getting it at night.
I have a small fence charger from TSC
I have about an 8 foot 2x6 mounted horizontally with several feeders hanging from it. so i have a wire that runs from the positive terminal along the top of my 2x6 , and then a wire that runs from the ground termina.
I have another wire that runs from the ground terminal and it is space along the first wire (mentioned above) about 1 inch apart so that birds are okay but squirresl would touch both and get a jolt. That doesnt seem to be the case. am i on trk?
Man squirrels are persistent little creatures!!! XD
It amazes me the lengths people go to just to keep a squirrel from getting something to eat.
It isn't about keeping the squirrels from eating. It's about the squirrels keeping the birds from eating. I'd feed the squirrels too if they'd stay on their own feeders and let the birds eat in peace.
Squirrels don't need to eat bird food. If a squirrel is hungry enough, he'll eat anything from a mouse to a small snake, even insects. I hate squirrels with a vengeance. These destructive pests can get into your attic, chew up the electrical wiring and burn your house down. Think about that the next time you see a cute little squirrel running around in your backyard.
Soo. How birds donot get shocked while squirrel do?
Squrriels aren't smart at all. They keep coming back after being shocked. ⚡🐿️⚡
When I was growing up, we had a pasture for horses and steers. Our electric fence charger had a feature called 'weed burner'. When grass or weeds got too tall and made contact with lower conductor wire, a arc formed and 'burned' vegetation. System was on 1/2 second, off 1/2 second. During on cycle, it was 100 percent on for full 1/2 second. It kept our animals in and weeds short. Grab it and you can't let go until off cycle. It really stung. I forget voltage, but is was really high and the amps low. If there was a short someplace, finding it was easy, just listen for the arc at point of short. Oh yeah, don't forget to turn it off or bring jumpers to bypass section needing work.
I installed one of these myself!! Works better than I expected! Ts is correct! DO NOT connect normal household 110 voltage to this!!! Someone or something WILL die if you do! Go to Casa.com and search for Fi-Shock. This is a small animal and pet electric fence energizer. It steps up 120 volts ac to over 900 volts! But when 120 volts is stepped up via a transformer, a lot of the amperage is lost! Amperage is what kills! When a marauding animal touches the hot side and ground side all they get is a painful jolt and that is it! They learn in a hurry! I should have thought of this years ago because I don't like shooting and killing animals unnecessarily! Before I installed it, I'd have to replace a suet block every 3 days or so. I Installed the shocker 2 weekends ago. The same suet blocks are still there! Only the woodpeckers eat it now!
I'd go with a 220 volt line and a 100 amp breaker. Pre cooks them and saves time later. And YES, I am being sarcastic, so spare me already.
tootired76. It's very necessary to kill these tree rats. They cause a lot of destruction
Another satisfied customer 😂
could you post detailed specs on how you have this wired?
Ground rod?
Ground wire running next to charged wire?
Any help greatly appreciated.
need a bigger fence module
I wish the grid was shown to see how it was made.
excellent acrobatic performances
2012, the year RUclips learned how to zap squirrels...
this is a great video, instead Squirrel keeps trying.
Clever idea. I must try that.
Intense music😁🎵🎶🎵🎶
Id like to see the grid arrangement.
Like the old episode of the simpsons with bart getting zapped while trying to get muffins.
never give up squirrel
Effective. Can't ask for more than that.
add water some how and double the voltage
Yeah fry the lil feckers
You have made Merica great again!!
My husband used these plans from woodprix and he's very satisfied.
It's a wonder why the squirrel didn't just leave after the first attempt
Where can I get one
Send me the plans to make it! I love it!!!
Won't it shock birds that come to eat?
Would it harm any bird that may happen to step on the wire? i'm pretty sure a bird wouldn't be able to take the same zap a squirrel can and not be hurt.. i'm just curious if you have seen any birds get zapped.
ah i see. I understand you wouldn't want them emptying out all the food on the ground. Id probably try a dual feeding if it was me, but the electric feeder is a good idea if you want to keep them away.
Turn up the voltage. Please
I couldn't stop laughing on 1:08-1:18.
What was in the right background around 1:40 Turkey?
They are just fuzzy rats
Annnnnd... what happens to small birds when they land on the wire? Seems relevant
Very good.
It's FAR more effective if you use a 15000 volt neon sign transformer. Just make sure to have the two plates separate, and the squirrel becomes the switch!
Hilarious, and get's rid of these destructive vermin. So it's win-win for everyone!
Does that really work? I have a pile of neon sign stuff! The fence charger is pulsing and doesn't use much power, though. They're a few thousand volts I think, and will probably flash a neon tube. HM. I think I have a sign "Flasher" somewhere. Think it could really knock them out? Put them in the freezer, and save up for some brunswick stew?
Detailed instruction and supply list please!
love it
I think you are on to something.... I need this
I DID NOT KNOW squirrels could fly......lol
does it work when it rains?
Persistence, is the key.
TsVidSpot please post dimensions.
How many birds have you killed?
How far apart should wires be to avoid killing birds while still zapping squirrels?
Does shock diminish when system gets wet? You design seems to violate directions for electric fence chargers that advise against hot wire touching wood.
judy jones you have to manually electrify it, so i doubt any birds have died.
Squirrel zapper 2000.
Put moth balls around bird feeders.
"some viewers may find shocking" hue hue hue
This video was on my b day what a coincidence
where do you find these flying squirrels? lol!!
So do you have to be there every time to power it up? If it remains on at all times, won't that shock the birds?
Stays on all the time. there are two wires, one for ground and one that is energized. They are far enough apart so birds cant touch both.
Oh, I see. Glad that works. Love the birds, not the thieving vermin.
thankyou very much.
Doesn't it shock the birds as well I can't imagine a bird ever coming back to your feeders if it were to get zapped
Bird's feet don't complete the circuit when they stand on wires. It's why they can sit on uninsulated power lines and be fine.
lol @ viewers may find shocking
Use 110 and BBQ them at the same time.😎😎
Connecting straight to a wall outlet is a very dangerous idea.
I'd rather go with 220 volts and a 200 amp breaker. But since everyone won't get my sarcasm, I'll just go to bed now,
@@MrTommyboy68 That's a 44kW power source. You need only about 1/100th of that.
That tail will be way more bushy after this.
LOL Loved it!!
I prefer a .22lr. If I'm feeling vindictive, .45's are a good alternative.
Good now send this video to PETA.
even they will find this funny
This guy doesn't understand how destructive these tree rats are. They are considered vermin and are lucky that they didn't catch a pellet from my 1000 fps Gammo air rifle. I say it's nice to have a fur lined dumpster (except for the smell lol).
Hahaha....
"find shocking"... I see what you did there
I don't get it!!!! How do the remember to go around and try again, when the can't remember where they buried those terrible black walnut seeds!!!!!!!!!!!?
That squirrel s like what the fuck man lol
Squirrels can be cunning.
Damn tamonette....you are an attractive young lady!! And it's very obvious that you have a highly cerebral sense of humor!!
I didn’t see sparks or flames. Turn it up 😵💫