{"product_id":"otis-winter-ready-squirrel-barrel-feeder","title":"Otis's Winter-Ready Squirrel Barrel Feeder","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cstyle\u003e .prod-wrapper { font-family: 'Poppins', -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Arial, sans-serif !important; max-width: 820px !important; margin: 0 auto !important; color: #2c2c2c !important; line-height: 1.65 !important; box-sizing: border-box !important; padding: 0 4px !important; } .prod-wrapper * { box-sizing: border-box !important; } .prod-wrapper p { margin: 0 0 14px 0 !important; font-size: 16px !important; } .prod-hero { background: #2a2118 !important; padding: 34px 28px !important; border-radius: 10px !important; text-align: center !important; margin: 0 0 26px 0 !important; } .prod-hero .prod-hero-icon { font-size: 34px !important; line-height: 1 !important; display: block !important; margin: 0 0 12px 0 !important; } .prod-hero h2 { font-size: 26px !important; font-weight: 600 !important; margin: 0 0 10px 0 !important; 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} .prod-specs td:first-child { width: 44% !important; } } \u003c\/style\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"prod-wrapper\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"prod-hero\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"prod-hero-icon\" style=\"color: #ffffff !important;\"\u003e🐿️\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"color: #ffffff !important;\"\u003eBuilt like a bourbon barrel, in a red barn in Bardstown, Kentucky\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"color: #e3d6c4 !important;\"\u003eOtis Keeling, 73, spent 38 years as a cooper building barrels for the distilleries. Arthritis in both thumbs has ended his barrel making — these are his last squirrel barrels.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"prod-story\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“One February morning I watched a mother squirrel dig through frozen ground for an hour and find nothing. The nuts she buried in fall were gone. That’s when I knew these barrels aren’t a toy. They’re a pantry for the hardest weeks of the year.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"prod-story-by\"\u003eOtis Keeling · Bardstown, Kentucky\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"prod-h\"\u003eWhat comes in the box\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"prod-includes\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"prod-inc\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e🛢️\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe squirrel barrel\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFully assembled, ready to hang\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"prod-inc\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e🪟\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eClear front window\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlready fitted with six screws\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"prod-inc\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e🔩\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eScrews \u0026amp; wall plugs\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor tree, fence, post or wall\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"prod-inc\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e🪝\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eTwo hanging hooks\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlready fitted on the back board\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"prod-h\"\u003eWhat Otis built into every barrel\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"prod-features\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"prod-feat\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e🛢️\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Barrel Build\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA round chamber, 7 inches across, like a small barrel. It feels like a tree hole to a squirrel — and there are no corners where damp can collect.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"prod-feat\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e🪟\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Window Front\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA clear front shows you from the kitchen when it needs a refill. And you can watch the squirrels eat.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"prod-feat\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e🚪\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Two-Door Rule\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA round 2.75-inch hole on each side. In one door, out the other. No squirrel gets cornered.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"prod-feat\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e🔓\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Lift Lid\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe roof opens on a hinge. Refill it in ten seconds without taking it off the tree.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"prod-feat\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e🪵\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Porch Deck\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA wide 13-inch platform where squirrels sit and eat — right where you can see them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"prod-feat\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e🐦\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Bird Feeder Truce\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGive the squirrels their own table, and they leave the bird feeder alone. Hang it about ten feet away from it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"prod-expert\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"color: #f1e8dc !important;\"\u003e“Late winter is the hardest stretch of the year for tree squirrels. Their buried food runs low, and new buds are still weeks away. A covered feeder with a dry chamber, two exits and an easy lid is exactly what I recommend to homeowners. It helps the animals, and it keeps them away from the bird feeders.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"prod-expert-by\" style=\"color: #cdb99f !important;\"\u003e\u003cb style=\"color: #ffffff !important;\"\u003eDale Whitfield\u003c\/b\u003e · Retired wildlife rehabilitator · Central Kentucky, 25+ years\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"prod-h\"\u003ePerfect for\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"prod-perfect-for\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"prod-tag\"\u003e🌳 An oak or maple in the yard\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"prod-tag\"\u003e🪟 A view from the kitchen window\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"prod-tag\"\u003e🐦 Keeping squirrels off the bird feeder\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"prod-tag\"\u003e❄️ Helping wildlife through winter\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"prod-tag\"\u003e👧 Nature watching with grandkids\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"prod-tag\"\u003e🎁 Gift for grandparents\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"prod-tag\"\u003e🏡 Fences, decks and pergola posts\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"prod-tag\"\u003e🥃 Bourbon-country craft lovers\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"prod-h\"\u003eWhy Otis’s barrels last\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"prod-list\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eSolid wood, oiled finish.\u003c\/b\u003e Warm, dark-oiled pine that sheds rain and looks good on any tree.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eBuilt like a barrel.\u003c\/b\u003e Curved staves instead of a flat crate — the shape Otis worked with for 38 years.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eA roof over the food.\u003c\/b\u003e The gabled roof keeps rain and snow off the seeds.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eEasy to clean.\u003c\/b\u003e Lift the lid, brush out the shells, refill. That’s all.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eChecked by hand.\u003c\/b\u003e Otis looked over every barrel on his shelves before it went into the box.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"prod-guarantee\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e🛡️\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cb\u003e30-day return guarantee\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf it isn’t right for your yard, one email to info@cedarandtinco.com is enough. No forms, no questions — Otis would rather have it back than have it sit in a garage.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"prod-note\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOtis’s one tip.\u003c\/b\u003e Hang the barrel about five feet high on a tree, fence or post, about ten feet away from your bird feeder. Fill it with peanuts in the shell, dried corn or sunflower seeds. Give the squirrels a few days to find it — then keep it full through February and March.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"prod-h\"\u003eProduct details\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ctable class=\"prod-specs\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eContents\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e1 assembled squirrel barrel feeder + screws and wall plugs\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMaterial\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSolid pine, dark oiled finish; clear acrylic front\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDimensions\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eApprox. 13 in wide × 9 in tall × 6.7 in deep (33 × 23 × 17 cm)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFeeding chamber\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eRound, 7 in across\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eEntrances\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e2 round holes, 2.75 in \/ 6.9 cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eRefill\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHinged lid on top\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMounting\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBack board with two hanging hooks; screws for tree, fence, post or wall\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBest food\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePeanuts in the shell, dried corn, sunflower seeds, walnuts\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCare\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBrush out shells now and then; wipe the window with a damp cloth\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMade by\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eOtis Keeling, Bardstown, Kentucky — last batch, 118 remaining\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Handmade by Otis Keeling","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53402243236107,"sku":"CT-OTIS-SQBARREL-US","price":59.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0916\/4272\/4619\/files\/sqb-gal1-oak.jpg?v=1790759281","url":"https:\/\/cedarandtinco.com\/products\/otis-winter-ready-squirrel-barrel-feeder","provider":"CedarAndTin Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}