Birds attacking silage bales

farmerjj

Hi, I,ve got round bales out in a field, but birds are pecking holes in the bales. I,v put paint on the bales,and some stripes of grease on each bales but the little pr***s are still pecking holes, anyone got any other ideas (besides net,v expensive) to keep them off

eric prydz

farmerjj wrote: »

Hi, I,ve got round bales out in a field, but birds are pecking holes in the bales. I,v put paint on the bales,and some stripes of grease on each bales but the little pr***s are still pecking holes, anyone got any other ideas (besides net,v expensive) to keep them off

I do throw a few car tyres on top of every bale as the birds always seem to attack the highest point of the bale
Grease does do more harm in the long run as it destroys the plastic over time

Sam Kade

Draw them in as soon as possible after they come off the wrapper, if that's not possible get a hawk kite or 2.

Birdnuts

A plastic hawk/owl or any type of scarecrow should keep them off. I use builders rap to protect mine from our cats.

TUBBY

Birdnuts wrote: »

A plastic hawk/owl or any type of scarecrow should keep them off. I use builders rap to protect mine from our cats.

what's builders rap birdmuts cause i have the cat prob too.

Birdnuts

TUBBY wrote: »

what's builders rap birdmuts cause i have the cat prob too.

Just the heavy duty plastic sheeting you get in builders providers. Its good stuff too and a cheap way of protecting such areas

Sam Kade

Birdnuts wrote: »

A plastic hawk/owl or any type of scarecrow should keep them off. I use builders rap to protect mine from our cats.

Would the hawk/owl scarecrow frighten yourself off

tim04750

Crow banger is the only thing I see working every time