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In-Shell Peanut Feeder
In-shell peanut feeders (aka peanut cages) are a great way to feed peanuts to the raucous blue jays, and have them stick around rather than grab a peanut and leave. They have to work for their peanuts, we do! Watch them use their powerful neck and beaks like woodpeckers, and flip the nuts around until they get the very last one. The cages make it difficult for grackles and cowbirds to get to the peanuts. They will take the peanuts that are small enough to slip between the bars, so try to buy large ones if you can. The In-Shell Peanut Feeder comes with a wire hanger, but we recommend that it be removed (we'll do it for you if you ask, it takes strong pliers), and that the feeder be fastened with screws onto a wood platform, on top of a pole protected with a squirrel baffle. A second feeder can be screwed atop the peanut cage, such as the Droll Yankee's Tube Feeder with Screw Base. If you wish to install a second feeder above the in-shell peanut feeder, make sure you buy the large model peanut cage, as pigeons can perch on the platform and stretch their necks above the small cage and to reach the second feeder above.
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