My dad has this thing that looks like a large clear plastic dome/dish, which hangs from the hook, and then has it's own hook on the bottom to hang the birdhouse from. Then he put like grease or something on the top to make it slippery, and watched all the little fuckers slide off and hit the ground.
That would work but these fuckers jump from the edge of the deck and land directly on the feeder. Short of sticking the feeders in the smack dab middle of the yard I am not sure how to bar them from jumping on.
Yeah, they did that too, because it was against a fence post. We extended it 6 feet away from the fence with some PVC and now they can't get to it. The fun is watching them try.
Length of exposed wire
9v battery
cheap remote with switch (toy store 'remote control' car)
Attach wire to battery with switch interrupting power (use the one for the motor). Put wire around the edge where the squirrel sits to eat. Sit in living room and wait.
When the squirrel lands and begins eating...press "Forward" on your car remote...watch the little fuckers dance.
Dance baby dance!!