We used 12-inch hooks to allow for the width of our bird feeders. How long before you can attach your hooks? We erred on the side of caution and attached our hooks the following day. Wait the entire concrete curing time that Quikrete stipulates on their bag before attaching your bird feeder hooks. IMPORTANT: Once the hole is filled, use your level to make sure your post is straight. Is your post on a hill? If you are installing your post on a downward incline, like we did, then there is no need to mound the concrete mix. Mound and angle the mix away from the post for drainage purposes. Insert the post on top of the gravel and use the hand trowel to fill the hole with the mixed concrete. See pictures below.ĭon’t have a wheelbarrow? You can make your mix in a utility bucket. Use the wheelbarrow, water hose, and hand shovel to create a putty type texture. If you have this issue, like we did, you may have to let water soak in the hole overnight so you can finish digging the hole the next day.įollow the instructions on the Quikrete bag to mix the concrete. It was difficult to dig the hole because of all the rocks. We wanted to install a sturdy wood post instead of wasting more money on replacing the shepherd poles.Īs an Amazon affiliate I earn from qualifying purchases at no additional costs to you.Ĥ STEPS – HOW TO INSTALL A STURDY BIRD FEEDER POSTĭig your hole 2-ft deep using your post hole digger and add about 5 inches of gravel for drainage purposes.ĭo you have rocky soil? We have very rocky “soil” so we were able to skip the gravel. Our shepherd poles were constantly bending from squirrels and raccoons jumping and climbing up the metal pole to get to the bird feeders. Are you tired of replacing bent shepherd hooks? I’m going to share with you how to install a sturdy bird feeder post since we recently had to install one.
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