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Are critters stealing suet from your feeders? We have the solution. We've added some heat to some of our bird foods, including our exclusive seed cylinders, a no-melt suet dough cylinder, a no-melt suet cake, Jim's Birdacious Bark Butter Bits & Bark Butter!
Hot Pepper products contain a strong irritant to eyes, nose, and skin. Wash hands thoroughly with soap and water after handling. Keep out of reach of children.
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The Science Behind the Pepper: While birds such as chickadees & nuthatches readily eat foods containing hot pepper, pesky critters will shy away from them. Many mammals feel a burning sensation when they eat hot peppers. The capsaicin found inside the pepper activates a receptor protein in a mammal. At low concentrations, (as in our products), the capsaicin doesn't damage tissue, instead the activated receptor sends a message to the brain which, in turn, sends a pain response to that part of the body. Researchers have found no evidence that capsaicin irritates the tissue in the mouth, eyes or digestive tract of birds.
The Hot Pepper Solution: Using our Hot Pepper products is a great solution to your critter problem. Proven effective against most squirrels, and successful with some other critters. As the squirrels stay away, your feeders will become more active - but with birds and not squirrels.
Ask one of our Certified Bird Feeding Specialists how best to offer hot pepper in your backyard!
Treated with hot pepper this blend contains peanuts, tree nuts and sunflower chips and no shells. It is a no mess blend (without the millet) and is 100% edible! Fiery Feast™ has been found to be much more effective at deterring squirrels and critters than the competing products. The 8lb bag features a special pour spout for easy feeder filling without having to scoop or touch this hot pepper food. Also available in a 20lb bag.
These hulled sunflower chips are treated with hot pepper. The bag features a special pour spout for easy feeder filling without having to scoop or touch this hot pepper food. Out of the shell these sunflower chips won't leave a mess on the ground and they won't sprout either! It can be used in most bird feeders including trays, hoppers & tube feeders!! Available in an 8lb bag.
Seed cylinders are the easiest, longest-lasting way to feed your birds. Using our hot pepper line helps to discourage squirrels and other critters. The No-Mess variety is packed with sunflower chips, peanuts, tree nuts, and cherries and no shells - meaning less mess!! Our seed cylinders include a hole down the center of the food that slides onto our seed cylinder feeders. Available in large or small sizes.
Our line of Hot Pepper seed cylinders includes not only the no-mess, but also the original Hot pepper, (large and small sizes), Cranberry, (large and small), FeatherPro, (small size only).
You can offer a cylinder feeder in one of our cylinder feeders. For best results, use a cylinder feeder with a roof to prevent the hot pepper from being washed off or diluted by the weather.
Our SuperSuet is available in two hot pepper varieties - regular and no-melt for the hot summer months. A great way to stop the squirrels from eating your suet. The SuperSuet products provide super nutrition with our highest levels of protein and fat in our suet lineup. A great suet option for year-round feeding - providing the nutritional needs for nesting families & summer feather molting. Use it throughout fall and winter when birds need extra fats to help them through longer nights & colder weather. No-melt variety available seasonally.
We’ve reached our highest level of fats and protein by blending rendered beef fat, mealworms, roasted peanuts, almonds, pecans, walnuts and calcium. Calcium helps support egg and bone growth. Added hot pepper deters mammals and critters from stealing from your birds, and this cylinder won’t melt in high outdoor temperatures. Great for offering year-round. Has a hole down the centre to fit on our cylinder feeders or use it in the Suet Cylinder Feeder or Suet Cylinder Log Feeder.
No other food attracts a wider variety of birds. Jim’s Birdacious® Bark Butter® is enjoyed by more than 150 different bird species, now with hot pepper to deter critters from stealing your bird food!. Offer in any suet cake or tail prop feeder to attract a variety of birds. Great to offer year round. No-melt recipe!
Feed the birds, not the squirrels with this new hot pepper variety of our ever popular Bark Butter! A spreadable suet enjoyed by many birds! Spread it on a tree or on our Bark Butter feeder! Bark Butter is available in two tub sizes: 1.22lb or 2.12lbs. Also available in non-hot pepper tubs.
Over 160 different bird species have been attracted to Jim’s Birdacious® Bark Butter®. Bark Butter Bits are bite-sized nuggets made of rendered beef suet, soy oil, roasted peanuts, corn, oats and calcium carbonate. Feed alone or mix in with your favorite Wild Birds Unlimited seed blend. Attract a variety of birds, including many that do not normally visit feeders. Great to offer year-round. No-melt formula. If offered in an open tray a weather guard is an added bonus to protect the nuggets from rain and snow. Two bag sizes available: 3lb or 7lb.
Offer them in the Spiral Treat Tray, or the Single or Double Cup Bluebird Feeder.
Take your suet feeding to the next level! We’ve reached our highest level of fats and protein by blending rendered beef fat, mealworms, roasted peanuts, almonds, pecans, walnuts, pepper (red) and calcium. Offer year-round. Added hot pepper deters critters. Three plugs per packet. Plug dimensions : 3.5" x 1 1/4". 9 ounces