"Jason Watkins says, "I am an avid bird feeder, and have used cayenne pepper to deter the squirrels in my mixes. I have observed that powdered cayenne in a mix will aggravate the birds as the powder can fly into their eyes easily as it is avaoided by the squirrels. The pepper doesn't bother the birds' tastebuds but will still cause topical aggravation/pain as it will to the one who mixes the food, especially in the eyes. Because of this I have ceased using cayenne pepper in this way."
"Jason Watkins says, "I am an avid bird feeder, and have used cayenne pepper to deter the squirrels in my mixes. I have observed that powdered cayenne in a mix will aggravate the birds as the powder can fly into their eyes easily as it is avaoided by the squirrels. The pepper doesn't bother the birds' tastebuds but will still cause topical aggravation/pain as it will to the one who mixes the food, especially in the eyes. Because of this I have ceased using cayenne pepper in this way."
flovebunny 4 years ago
We don't make our squirrels eat out of the bird feeders, they have there own dish.
JimmyJohnsonInc 4 years ago