Popcicle sticks for squirrels

[kuhio98]

To make pegs to go up the pole easier?? Like they have on electrical poles for the workers to go up.

That was my thought, squirrel ladder! Penny nails would attach them just fine, or even a staple gun!

You 2 go to the head of the class!
Our other bird/squirrel feeders are made from trees. The poles are round and small and the squirrels have no problem scampering up and down them. But, this one is made with a 2x4 and it is so wide that the squirrels have to spread all 4 arms and legs as widely as possible just to hold on, which means they usually drop the seeds and nuts.

So, my bright idea was to tack popcicle sticks on the board to give them a ladder. (See crude drawing attached).

Not one of my brightest ideas -- since we have 55 acres of sticks, branches and twigs, why not just use materials on hand?