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| 1299.1 | They are soooo messy ! | SALEM::RATAY | | Thu Jun 28 1990 12:02 | 9 |
| They make such a mess too....they tried at mine, I did
just what your doing, removing their nest, I shut the
large barn door during the day, they finally got the
message, how about if you looked at your local library
for their predators, maybe hang one of those plastic
owls or aluminum plates in the entry way, just a thought..
they work on other critters in the garden.
good luck
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| 1299.2 | | FRAGLE::PELUSO | PAINTS; color your corral | Thu Jun 28 1990 12:32 | 3 |
| How about adding a barn cat or two ;^)
Michele
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| 1299.3 | y | CURIE::GCOOK | Save the Skeets | Thu Jun 28 1990 13:11 | 5 |
| I'll second .2! I had birds all over the place before I got my cats.
Not any more...no mice, moles, shrews, chipmunks, rats, or anything
else smaller than Ethel (aka the terminator)! We're starting on the
rabbit population now.
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| 1299.4 | MOTH BALLS IN THE NEST | LUDWIG::ROCK | | Thu Jun 28 1990 14:47 | 20 |
| Well I have the same trouble....
I have six cats and have no mice or rats...but I have a big raccoon
that visits at night. My cats would love to get at the swallows
but my barn ceiling is 12 feet high. So they sit and WISH.
My Grandfather had the sme problem too....and he put MOTH BALLS
in the nest when the birds flew out. It worked. he has not seen
them back in two years.
I also tried to take the nest down....but it only helped for two
weeks and they returned and started another one. If they would move
into the hay loft they would be welcome to stay.
I will be putting the old MOTH BALLS in the nest this weekend when
I can get a ladder to get up there.
I will let you know how I make out.
terry
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| 1299.5 | Are you sure you want to do this? | KOALA::GUNN | MAILbus Conductor | Thu Jun 28 1990 17:50 | 4 |
| Exit swallows and enter mosquitos. Why do want to get rid of barn
swallows? The insect population inside the stable and indoor ring where
I keep my horse went down significantly when the barn swallows moved
in.
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| 1299.6 | Forget closing doors if you have windows | DECWET::DADDAMIO | Testing proves testing works | Thu Jun 28 1990 19:04 | 7 |
| We tried closing the doors in our barn in NH, but they soon learned to
fly in and out of the windows in the horses stalls. If we closed the
windows, they would fly from one window to the next looking for an open
one. Sooner or later we would open the windows for the horses and they
would happily go in and out. Smart little birds!
Jan
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| 1299.7 | Yes, but.... | BOOVX2::MANDILE | | Thu Jun 28 1990 20:13 | 16 |
| I can't shut the barn doors during the day, because my
bunnies would be (welsh rarebit!) "roasted" as the barn heats up.
Cats don't bother these birds in the least, either.
They dive bomb you when you disturb them by going by the
nest site. Very dangerous when you're leading a horse in
and "something" goes whizzing by under your horse's nose.
I agree, they are very messy, too. They teach the young ones
not to go in the nest. So they hang off the edge of the nest
and go. Not a very pleasant thing to get hit on the head with.
My barn has three stalls with a 8 foot isleway. Too close for
comfort.
But, they are such beautiful birds. I wish they would nest in
the turnout shed. They are welcome there!s
L-
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| 1299.8 | Coexistance? | TLE::DINGEE | This isn't a rehearsal, you know. | Fri Jun 29 1990 13:13 | 10 |
| Maybe birds/horses/owners could co-exist somehow? For instance, with
little cages/shelves around the nest to keep the mess down, maybe
some "guide" to keep the birds from the aisle (don't know what). But
since they are great for keeping the bug population down, and the only
complaints seem to be the dive-bombing and mess, maybe someone could
contact the Audubon? There's a big office in Lincoln, MA.
They may have some surprising solutions for you.
-j
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| 1299.9 | Try Wild Bird noters......y | USMFG::NROSTANZO | | Tue Jul 03 1990 13:47 | 10 |
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Hi Lynne! At the stable I work at the ceiling they choose
is extremely high so they fly in through the large door
way above us (most of the time).
Try asking the wild bird noters? add entry UPNRTH::Wild_Birds
Hope they can give some suggestions....
Nancy
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| 1299.10 | They are gone... | BOOVX2::MANDILE | | Tue Aug 14 1990 18:08 | 7 |
| Good news for me, anyway!
They gave up after we kept taking down the nests...
but, they have moved next door to my neighbors!:-)
L-
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