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Mar 12, 2020 13:28:42 GMT -6
Post by Juan on Mar 12, 2020 13:28:42 GMT -6
How do you keep birds from crapping all over your vehicles? My truck is in a carport and my boats are under a pole barn and the sparrows are using them as targets! I'm tired of cleaning bird crap off of my vehicles. I've tried hanging CDs from strings, wind chimes, a plastic owl and six rubber snakes and it hasn't helped. Any ideas? I need a pet hawk or the bird man of Alcatraz
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985crabs
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2000 V1900 Bay Series, Yamaha 150 Carb. 2
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Post by 985crabs on Mar 12, 2020 15:37:39 GMT -6
Get a cat.
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Mar 12, 2020 17:19:30 GMT -6
Post by Juan on Mar 12, 2020 17:19:30 GMT -6
My dog would eat it.
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985crabs
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Mar 13, 2020 8:43:03 GMT -6
Post by 985crabs on Mar 13, 2020 8:43:03 GMT -6
Not if Morris buried a claw in the fleshy part of his nose first. Cats are a lot meaner than dogs.
Google "Bird Deterrent". There's a solution for every budget. Some really cool stuff out there.
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Mar 13, 2020 15:26:43 GMT -6
Post by Juan on Mar 13, 2020 15:26:43 GMT -6
Google "Bird Deterrent". There's a solution for every budget. Some really cool stuff out there. Did just that and found some stuff at Tractor Supply. I bought a fake hawk and 80 ft of 5/8 mesh plastic bird netting. Just finished stapling the netting to the side of the carport so now I have to wait and see if there's more crap on my truck in the morning. If there is.... I GIVE UP!!
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Mar 13, 2020 20:08:38 GMT -6
Post by gtightline on Mar 13, 2020 20:08:38 GMT -6
Haha...Juan you can always take a couple of those f-ers, shoot them and hang them by their little birdie necks from the carport and see if that convinces them to go poop somewhere else...of course you know I'm only kidding...right..haha. I hope whatever you did that it works for you, I know how frustrating something like that can be.
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mosquito13
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Mar 13, 2020 21:43:15 GMT -6
Post by mosquito13 on Mar 13, 2020 21:43:15 GMT -6
boat cover, car cover. I use both also hides my stuff from would be thiefs and keep dust off. Oh and also have a 25 year old tow vehicle(new engine /trans). Dents , bird crap ect just adds patina and "classic's" insurance is $260 a year.
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Mar 14, 2020 18:13:29 GMT -6
Post by freezerfiller on Mar 14, 2020 18:13:29 GMT -6
So why are birds wanting to get under your carport/pole barn? to nest? or just a nice place to rest? I'd start there. Put something that keeps them from resting and/or nesting there. Nails pointing up, put boards up that cover the horizontal rest, etc.
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Mar 15, 2020 4:54:36 GMT -6
Post by Juan on Mar 15, 2020 4:54:36 GMT -6
So why are birds wanting to get under your carport/pole barn? to nest? or just a nice place to rest? I'd start there. Put something that keeps them from resting and/or nesting there. Nails pointing up, put boards up that cover the horizontal rest, etc. There's no signs of nests so I think it's just a protected and shady place for them to rest. Nails won't work since I think they're landing on my truck and someone would impale themselves anyway. I tried everything I thought would work and still be safe and nothing worked until someone suggested the netting. Took ah hour or so to staple it up but so far, it seems to be working... No crap all day yesterday.
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Mar 15, 2020 14:51:35 GMT -6
Post by Juan on Mar 15, 2020 14:51:35 GMT -6
I GIVE UP! I thought the netting was working but it only worked for a day and a half. The little bass turds have to be flying in from the open side of the carport and there's nothing I can do about that.
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Mar 15, 2020 15:49:33 GMT -6
Post by freezerfiller on Mar 15, 2020 15:49:33 GMT -6
So this is the first year this has ever happened? Or you finally got POed enough to post it?
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Mar 16, 2020 9:17:08 GMT -6
Post by Juan on Mar 16, 2020 9:17:08 GMT -6
So this is the first year this has ever happened? Or you finally got POed enough to post it? Both.
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Mar 16, 2020 20:05:44 GMT -6
Post by freezerfiller on Mar 16, 2020 20:05:44 GMT -6
I saw an interesting technique on the road today. The Pratt & Whitney plant has a couple of ponds out front that is normally smothered by geese this time of year. They put out 6 or so coyote silhouettes and there is not a bird in sight. I used to see lots of deer there too, and it seems to keep them away as well.
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