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Post by graywolf on Mar 28, 2015 16:23:03 GMT
Ever since we built the place, we've had little birds build nests in the eves, under the deck, and around the house here and there. Maybe a half dozen nests. Kind of cute to watch. Finches, bluebirds etc. Little birds.
Anyway, now that our place is for sale we don't want nests and bird poop around the house. Fine if 50' away or at least not pooping on the deck and handrails.
I got a plastic owl. Doesn't scare them.
I put out mothballs. (I thought it was silly but...). Doesn't scare them.
I put up plastic ribbons to blow in the breeze. (Place looks like a used car lot). Doesn't scare them.
I randomly shoot a gun to make noise. (Maybe a dozen times a day). Doesn't scare them.
Any ideas or is it a lost cause?
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Post by Wendy on Mar 28, 2015 16:28:48 GMT
I'm thinking if you tried all of those things you might be out of luck! I can send you my kids, they seem to make enough noise all day long to keep the birds away!!
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Post by Woodpecker on Mar 28, 2015 16:39:21 GMT
Your not out of luck. They have pointy things they use to keep pigeons from nesting that you could use. I'm not sure what they are called, hopefully someone else will chime in.
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Post by 1shotwade on Mar 28, 2015 16:44:41 GMT
I got to go with my old standby. I have told 50 people but no one get's back with me to see if it worked for them. The little $.50 rubber toy snakes have always worked for me. A snake is a threat to any and all birds. If you try it and it doesn't work please let me know. I'd hate to be giving out bad advice.
Wade
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Post by Deleted on Mar 28, 2015 17:07:35 GMT
1Shot has the right of it, I think.
Graywolf, lots of folks 'round here use those rubber snakes, and they work just dandy.
Push comes to shove, though, you can buy hot foot and slap it on the ledges.
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Post by Woodpecker on Mar 28, 2015 17:09:35 GMT
I've never heard of using snakes, you learn something new everyday.
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Post by graywolf on Mar 28, 2015 17:10:10 GMT
I got to go with my old standby. I have told 50 people but no one get's back with me to see if it worked for them. The little $.50 rubber toy snakes have always worked for me. A snake is a threat to any and all birds. If you try it and it doesn't work please let me know. I'd hate to be giving out bad advice. Wade Our nests are up in the air. And I don't want to have snakes too close to the house and scare off potential homebuyers. (Rattlesnakes are rare but.....) Would a snake scare a bird from 30'+? |
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Post by 1shotwade on Mar 28, 2015 18:44:17 GMT
I don't think so. You mentioned eaves,well it would have to be right close to where they want to nest. Another idea would be to give the birds a better nesting habitat in a location that better suits you.This is done in wildlife habitat management so the knowledge is out there,it's just a matter of finding it. I am currently studying "wild songbird habitat (which is different that your case) because we just enrolled 30 acres in the federal quail and wild songbird habitat management program.In conjunction with this I have watched recent videos on deer management and they can actually get a deer to bed in a 4 ft area they want and have him facing the direction they want! That is just amazing!
Your better bet might be to contact your local ag extension office or some of the major universities.I have studied hundreds of videos on quail management from Texas A & M.You might start there. I have no idea what all they offer.
Good luck,
Wade
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Post by 1shotwade on Mar 28, 2015 19:02:12 GMT
I don't know what kind of time frame you are under as far as moving but a "wild bird habitat" may also be a good selling point for your home.
Just a thought.
Wade
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Post by Deleted on Mar 29, 2015 1:02:57 GMT
Ah...."birdshot".
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Post by Maura on Mar 29, 2015 14:40:26 GMT
Once they start building it is too late. Prior to nesting building, stuff something in the areas they nest so that there is no place for them.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 29, 2015 20:22:18 GMT
I don't know that I would worry about it all that much. If I were looking at a place and there were birds nesting about I would be tickled pink.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 30, 2015 0:00:20 GMT
Maybe folks will be like Kasota!  |
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Post by bja105 on Mar 30, 2015 0:31:36 GMT
I have a crow decoy left from a hunting experiment. I tucked it in the rafters like it is perched. My building was completed late in the nesting season last year, maybe too late. I should find out soon if it works. I also want a lifelike snake to put in the loft. I am sure I will forget its there and scare myself.
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Post by farmchix on Mar 31, 2015 21:38:27 GMT
My uncle tried nails one year. He had some in the barn and is a true homesteader....wanted no part of going to a store to find something. Funny thing is...he ended up giving them something to hold their nests in place. They made even more nests....Do you have cats?
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Post by Deleted on Apr 1, 2015 15:55:45 GMT
What about a pressure washer? I'm thinking that the birds will stop building nests if they are being destroyed every few days. While you're at it, you can wash the windows. Shiny windows really add curb appeal to home that is listed for sale. You'd be killing two birds with one stone...without actually killing any birds!  |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 2, 2015 17:55:53 GMT
Funny, I had a problem with a robin last year, who didn't understand the concept of 'mud' when building the nest by joists of the porch. I would come home to literally bushel baskets of grass and twigs on the porch every day for a week. Robins are usually very good nest builders. Not this one!
I tried picture of a cat hung on a string...nada, hung a wind chime nearby, nope. Aluminum foil. Haha!
Finally I tried an old trick! I took a stuffed pheasant from the wall inside, strung it up by a string from the ceiling on the porch. GONE! The bird never came back.
I've read that a dead bird hung in a fruit tree will deter all other birds. Kind of makes sense. I don't advocate killing them, but if they cause damage, like woodpeckers, then the options are slim.
BTW, mothballs are for skunks! LOL
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Post by Woodpecker on Apr 2, 2015 18:10:39 GMT
Funny, I had a problem with a robin last year, who didn't understand the concept of 'mud' when building the nest by joists of the porch. I would come home to literally bushel baskets of grass and twigs on the porch every day for a week. Robins are usually very good nest builders. Not this one! I tried picture of a cat hung on a string...nada, hung a wind chime nearby, nope. Aluminum foil. Haha! Finally I tried an old trick! I took a stuffed pheasant from the wall inside, strung it up by a string from the ceiling on the porch. GONE! The bird never came back. I've read that a dead bird hung in a fruit tree will deter all other birds. Kind of makes sense. I don't advocate killing them, but if they cause damage, like woodpeckers, then the options are slim. BTW, mothballs are for skunks! LOL Did you mention Woodpeckers? Now why would anyone want to deter them? LOL if anyone dosent want their Woodpeckers I'll take them. |
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