Birds in the Barn

[Frankenkubota]

last year i had a bird build and populate her nest next to the batt in my 1140, frank the tank. it sat for 10 days while they hatched. Didn't really move the rtv for 2 weeks!

It was fun to watch but not this year! If they build a nest fine but, they better understand, it's going to be a mobile home!

 

[Thomas]

If your going to try owl get the one when wings move if breeze plus.

 

[buck12]

I do not know if the plastic owls work in a barn but they do work on swing set. My parents had a porch swing on an old swing set under the shade trees. The birds would set in the swing and poo on the swing. Dad mounted a plastic owl on top of the swing and no more sitting in bird poo.

 

[TractorGuy]

I love watching birds. I have houses and feeders all around for them.

I have one house I hang on the front porch right in front of the living room window. We have a family of small birds hatch out of it a couple times a year. For some reason they don't mess up the porch.

I just draw the line at letting them crap all over my stuff. They got into my shed a couple years back and made a mess.

 

[ruffdog]

Neighbor hung clear plastic below the rafters so the equipment stays clean.

 

[Alan W.]

Woodpeckers aint scared of them.

 

[Frankenkubota]

I'm building now and having a hard time getting materials. I special ordered pre painted hardi plank and it took forever.

I ordered hardi soffit and Lowes can't give me a straight answer re delivery!

My soffits are wide open and i see birds flying in and out. This could be a problem!

 

[MossRoad]

I'm building now and having a hard time getting materials. I special ordered pre painted hardi plank and it took forever.

I ordered hardi soffit and Lowes can't give me a straight answer re delivery!

My soffits are wide open and i see birds flying in and out. This could be a problem!

I put on a garage addition last summer/fall and it got cold before I could put up the north side soffit material. Vinyl would have snapped cutting it or hit it with a hammer. It's been getting warm the last few days and I've noticed birds starting to investigate holes and such. So I put up the soffit yesterday before they get any ideas. Have to close the ends in tonight. Spring has sprung.

 

[TractorGuy]

I'm probably going to have to put hardware cloth or something in the soffit.

One little bird had a whole 5 foot section full of nest building material. Flew right around the new owl.

 

[MossRoad]

Plastic owls and electronic bird repellers don't work. At my old job, we had several plastic owls and a couple electronic bird repellers. All were covered with pigeon poop.