Not bad for seed that's treated with hot pepper. It doesn't seem to work to just sprinkle cayenne into the bag. I'm trying a mix of sunflower kernels and peanuts in one of the feeders (new deck, don't want the seed mess there), and I know the squirrels will find it. I wonder if I warm the sunflower kernel and peanut mix over low heat on the stove and stir cayenne powder into it, would the cayenne stick better? If I keep the squirrel feeder full, they usually stay away from the other feeders. It's easily accessed and contains 1 part peanuts to 2-3 parts BOS.
A house finch has found the new mix with hulled sunflower seeds and is acting like he can't quite believe his good fortune.
Walmart has some good seed prices. BOS in 40 pound bag is $30, 60 cents per pound. Safflower in 5 pound bags is $1.80 per pound. Sunflower without the shell is $2 per pound in a 15 pound bag (paying 80 cents a pound more than regular sunflower, since I've read half the weight is in the seed coat). Peanuts are also $2.20 per pound (5 pounds for $11). I do watch for sales on store-brand unsalted peanuts.
I feed a lot of white millet, on its own in one feeder and mixed with safflower in another. I get it in 50 pound bags on Amazon, currently $52 (but I've paid as high as $72).
I have a couple of tall, narrow garbage cans that I keep the seeds & mixes in. I tried putting them out on the deck (the lids lock), but you know a squirrel chewed through the lid the first day, what was I thinking? So, they are just inside the patio door.
