Mr. Bird Burning Love Cylinder Small

While the cylinder arrived intact and the seeds seemed fresh, this cylinder received the least traffic among those we put out. Birds can't taste the capsaicin, but maybe putting it on the cylinder alters the texture of the seed or something else about it? We don't have squirrel issues right now, so we'll stick to the other types of cylinders and keep this one in our back pocket just in case.

The seed cylinder itself arrived looking and smelling fresh, with plump seeds, and was in great condition, but was the least favorite in the yard by vote of beaks, compared to the bugs/nuts/berries, no mess fruit blend, and golden safflower cylinders. As we haven't had issues with squirrels trying to get at the cylinders yet, we're opting for the non-hot blends for now. If the squirrels do decide to come for the cylinders, we'll add these hot ones back into the mix.

The hot pepper keeps the squirrels at bay. I have at least 10 squirrels in my yard. The squirrels pretty much stay away from the bird feeders now that I use the hot pepper feed. They will come to any of the feeders that do not have the hot pepper but it takes them a while to find those when the others all have the pepper feed. The cylinders last much longer than the feeders with the loose seed. They seem more expensive, but I don’t think they are because they last so long. The birds like them too, especially all the different woodpeckers.