Keeping birds out of shed

Marysmyth2011

I have a shed with 100 head in it.
How do I keep the birds out of it ?

Brass Tag

Marysmyth2011 wrote: »

I have a shed with 100 head in it.
How do I keep the birds out of it ?

Cover charge is the way to go -;)

severeoversteer

feed the meal in the evening at say 7 o clock

you wont have a fraction of the crows

MickeyShtyles

Hang a few cds.....

blue5000

Have a lie in every morning and let the neighbours feed the crows first;), you feed yours after it gets dark.

orm0nd

we had the same problems
shot 2 and hung them in the doorway , not a bird to be seen , over 2 weeks now
(maybe they're gone to op's farm )

severeoversteer

orm0nd wrote: »

we had the same problems
shot 2 and hung them in the doorway , not a bird to be seen , over 2 weeks now
(maybe they're gone to op's farm )

only works for so long

eventually they will start coming into shed no matter how many crows you hang up

AP2014

Marysmyth2011 wrote: »

I have a shed with 100 head in it.
How do I keep the birds out of it ?

It's feckin cold...would ya not leave them in these nights and maybe throw in an extra handful or two of nuts for them...we all need to live.

Farmer Pudsey

I had the same issue. I do not live on the place but that seems not to matter. If you can feed ration before putting out silage it helps and brush it in. However I was feeding cattle for finishing and they were all over the place and had issue with them damaging bales as well.

This year stores are on silage only except for about 17 of them and had only a few older bullocks to finish. I feed the few finishers on arrival in the evening and then the store. Start feeding silage and brush in last of ration into side of silage to finishers. Still a few around but it is 10 rather than 110. Even the smaller have f@@ked off

Count Mondego

I wouldn't mind them coming into the shed and eating a few loose nuts, but the dirty [EMAIL="bast@ards"]bast@ards[/EMAIL] have to make about 50 shytes over the blocks of silage. For that reason alone, they deserve the lead.

tim04750

Tried shooting ,its addictive but futile
Tried a bird scarer , useless
Tried fluttering tape, useless
Tried an artificial hawk, worked for a couple of days
Final solution.

just do it

tim04750 wrote: »

Tried shooting ,its addictive but futile
Tried a bird scarer , useless
Tried fluttering tape, useless
Tried an artificial hawk, worked for a couple of days
Final solution.

Seems drastic but having them at the moment I can see why you'd go to the effort. Does the odd one sneak in little gaps?

greysides

tim04750 wrote: »

Tried shooting ,its addictive but futile
Tried a bird scarer , useless
Tried fluttering tape, useless
Tried an artificial hawk, worked for a couple of days
Final solution.

I hope they don't think of walking in.

GY A1

there not as bad or as many in the shed here this year

tim04750

just do it wrote: »

Seems drastic but having them at the moment I can see why you'd go to the effort. Does the odd one sneak in little gaps?

The place was destroyed with them and the stink of them, lot of tillage and tall trees in surrounding area , doors knocked up in an afternoon ,1" box and a bit of chicken wire held with cable ties, problem over, they never go under and better still there is another door into the same shed just as wide 24 feet to the left and they never go in there, up 6 months now. Cattle being fed in the shed almost all year.

AP2014

Count Mondego wrote: »

I wouldn't mind them coming into the shed and eating a few loose nuts, but the dirty [EMAIL="bast@ards"]bast@ards[/EMAIL] have to make about 50 shytes over the blocks of silage. For that reason alone, they deserve the lead.

Seems like the nuts you are giving them are running through the poor feckers. Could ya get more fibre into them, might help.

Connemara Farmer

Is netting of some sort an option?

Looking at my sheep tunnel, the only weak spot re birds is if I had to leave the doors open. I intend to get weldmesh sheets to block out the birds in that instance which won't impede airflow.

Must be some sort of decent anti bird netting available out there.

Kristopherus

Galebreaker is your only man

Cow Porter

tim04750 wrote: »

Tried shooting ,its addictive but futile
Tried a bird scarer , useless
Tried fluttering tape, useless
Tried an artificial hawk, worked for a couple of days
Final solution.

What size birds were the problem, ie starlings or crows.
Both are wrecking our heads here, the high pitch of starlings is deafening and the crows landing on silage pits. Not to mind disease risk from the cnuts

tim04750

Crows were the problem , but I dont think starlings would get through either,
Closed herd here except for bulls and somehow acquired crypto and coccidiosis in calves, blamed crows right or wrong.

Muckit

Plenty of birds coming into shed and pooing everywhere.

Before I read this thread l was thinking of taking off the galvanise off doors bar the bottom 5' or so and replacing with windbreak. Anyone done this? I don't think there is any real need for fully sheeted doors is there?

GERMAN ROCKS

I actually have a bit of a problem as well, only its with 3 or 4 pigeons. They basically live in one shed and will only leave if I come in and scare them. There back again in 10 minutes after I'm gone out. ****ttting below rafters. ANy solution.

MF290

GERMAN ROCKS wrote: »

I actually have a bit of a problem as well, only its with 3 or 4 pigeons. They basically live in one shed and will only leave if I come in and scare them. There back again in 10 minutes after I'm gone out. ****ttting below rafters. ANy solution.

GERMAN ROCKS

MF290 wrote: »

don't have one of those machines I'm afraid. Is there any pellet gun one can buy where you don't need a licence but would have the power to deal with these lads.

Birdnuts

GERMAN ROCKS wrote: »

don't have one of those machines I'm afraid. Is there any pellet gun one can buy where you don't need a licence but would have the power to deal with these lads.

Air/pellet gun would be the job alright. Done some of that work years ago - can't remember the exact story with licence but the lads on the hunting forum should have up to date info on that. Failing that some sort of plastic/false owl or falcon of the type you get in garden centres should help move them on

Track9

Recently saw a low cost method in a grain store .
Does Not impact on the day to day operation of the shed .
Run some light wire criss cross the shed under the roof .Then cable tie old fishing net to the cross wires . Ensure any cross beams etc are above the net . The birds want to be able to perch on high cross members for safety the suspended net prevents this , they won't stay around crapping & cawing in the shed . Also add in a few good cats & feed them in the shed . It works very well .:D

BrianG23

Keep an eye out for 'Goliate Birdeater' which pops up from time to time
http://www.thespidershop.co.uk/adults-adults-c-21_34.html

They'll tend to your issues. Any and all small rodents such as feral cats, feral children and mice too.

cacs

Marysmyth2011 wrote: »

I have a shed with 100 head in it.
How do I keep the birds out of it ?

Throw a dead crow on the roof