OT Keeping birds out of a building

super99 · Dec 28, 2010

Anyone have problems with birds, mainly pidgeons, in a open front building and how do you control them? A platoon of 12 years olds with pellet guns? Our tractor club has a open front building that was originally a cattle shed that we store equipment in and use during the show. The birds are coming in and crapping all over everything inside, would like to eliminate them, but have been told all poisons are a no-no. Any ideas to take care of the problem??? Thanks, Chris

Fergienewbee · Dec 28, 2010

If there are any bird dog trainers in the area, they would be happy to come and trap/catch them for you. Once established in a loft, pigeons return after a training session. They can be used over and over if they are not shot.

Larry

Ron Grother · Dec 28, 2010

put moth balls where they are staying

fixerupper · Dec 28, 2010

When I was a kid I'd go out in the buildings at night with a BB gun and a flashlight. After a few weeks of this the buildings were clean of birds. The cats followed me like bird dogs. When a bird fell it usually never made it to the ground cause a cat would get it on the way down. I didn't get many starlings because they're so jumpy and the cats wouldn't eat them anyway. Jim

Lloyd In South Carolina · Dec 28, 2010

I know people who have had good results with those fake owls here and there.

randallinMo · Dec 28, 2010

Start one of those diesel tractors up and let it run for a couple days. The exhaust fumes will drive them out.

Anonymous-0 · Dec 28, 2010

I heard hanging old cds on fishing line from the rafters works. Also just lengths of fishing line.

S2710 · Dec 28, 2010

What I did was up on the rafters where they roost is to put some grease. Just a thin layer. I put some up above where we park the car two years ago and still no birds. HTH Bob

rustyfarmall · Dec 28, 2010

Fasten some hardware cloth, poultry netting, whatever, to the rafters so as to totally eliminate any chance the birds can roost. If there is no place for them to land, they will go somewhere else.

ericlb · Dec 28, 2010

ive had some luck hanging strips of foil from the roof across the front of the building and leaving a radio playing inside, the foil will flash in the light as it blows in the breeze, all the "activity" and noise makes most birds look for other places to hang out

DoubleR · Dec 28, 2010

I tried about everything too. Then one day a wild FEMALE cat showed up and made my barn her home. I have to maintain the population of them but I keep about 5 of them around. Feed them just enough dollar store cat food to keep them aggressive and they get water from the cattle tank. I have not seen a mouse either since I've had the cats. They can always get extra feed from the feed bunk to if they get real hungry. Got plenty of straw and hay for them to bed down.

Mike M · Dec 28, 2010

Only way I know that will work is to close off the front of the building and install overhead garage doors not the sliding type doors.

msb · Dec 28, 2010

Staple gun and fishing line.

Rob Hartman · Dec 28, 2010

There is a place in Moline on 12th ave. ( I think) north of Motherhubbards Cubbard that deals in bird control. There used to be a product called hotfoot that came in a caulk tube. This place is just before the post office.

LarryT · Dec 28, 2010

Quick way is to place a strobe light in the top of building. If you have one of the amber ones take the lens off so it is white. We use them in the airplane hangers with 100% satisfaction. It works like a flash bang grenade without the bang. LarryT

john *.?-!.* cub owner · Dec 28, 2010

get an old vhs tape, and unwind some from reels. staple an 18 inch or so piece every 2 or 3 inches. The shiny tape hanging down and moving with even a breeze so light you cannot feel it on your face will keep them out. Did that on an open front garage at our farm 12 or 15 years ago to keep birds out, and even though all but a few strips are gone, birds still stay away.

IOWA NORTHEAST · Dec 28, 2010

I'm not saying this is for everyone, but it does work real well if there is no chance of a fire.

Mount a ten foot metal eve spout to a plastic sheet of material about 18 inches wide.

Then take a couple rebar and place them 3 inches from the eve spout and hook up the outside rebar with a good 110 volt wire, and a ground to the eve spout. Then fill the eve spout with feed, and let them get feed for a week before applying the power.

I usualy use a SSU box with a 15 amp resetable fuse.

Make yourself a plastic stick to remove the dead birds.

I have not perfected using wires to hang the rebar on so the birds will fall off once they are dead.

Another thought was to cover the top of the eve spout so they can not land in it and feed.

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