Bird Scarer Ideas

[biscombe]

Yep! great to hear them tweeting in the morning, but when they start munching your cabbages you start to fall out of love with them!! Anyone got any novel ideas of scaring birds?? I use tinfoil, worked for a while but then they got wise!!!!! may make a scarecow!!! Have a great easter everyone xx

[chickenfarmer]

We've taken surveyor's tape... and hung huse strings around the garden, when the wind catches it , it will blow here and there.. birds don't like it.. We place it around our berry patches and we think it works.

We also use pie plates (aluminum) hung near the garden..

And as a last resort, being that we love birds around the place, is that we placed all the bird feeders far away from the garden..

[biscombe]

Nice one Chickenfarmer!! Will try all of the above, thanks! One question though whats surveyor's tape?

[crazy1]

It's a very light weight plastic "ribbon" that comesin neon colors. It don't cost much either.

[digger48]

Hang a pair of aol cd's back to back from a string. Keeps the robins away from cucumbers.

[Pharmer Phil]

I believe they are after the cabbage worms! I have seen small birds go down and come up with one, why they'd eat your cabbage tho, I can't say. Scaring them off by any means usually does work...at first!
Then they become quite used to it. I believe the trade off is fair, they do me more good than harm, of course, I have no Idea of what type of bird problems may exist in Spain! so tell Us more

[biscombe]

Thanks for all of the above you stars!! great ideas! Our problem is just sparrows munching on cabbage, thats it really! nothing more exciting!!!!

[chickenfarmer]

the aol cd's are a new one. I will even try that one.

[crazy1]

Works real well round here. Just don't look at em too close on a sunny day

[chickenfarmer]

If nothing else works... dress yourself up in a checkered shirt and blue jeans, stick a little dry straw in your sleeves.. When the birds come close to your garden. start by waving your arms and scream like a chicken....

[Laura]

If the scarecrow idea doesn't work..borrow some of Jeanette's 34 cat's..

[chickenfarmer]

Poor Rabbit

[Laura]

chickenfarmer said:

Poor Rabbit

Where did the rabbit come in here?? If you wanna keep the bunnies out of your new baby plants..Pepper..they dont like it.. We get the big cans of it..only have to use it a few times.

[chickenfarmer]

Never put pepper on rabbit.... Marjorum yes sometimes dill but never pepper

[crazy1]

[Laura]

Now yer gonna eat the bunnie?

[crazy1]

Thats how I'd cook it. Basted with apple juice.

[biscombe]

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[Compost Pharmer]

To post pics you have to link to a server like 'photobucket.com. You can sign up for storage space. It is free. I believe there is a writeup else where on this site as how to do it. I will look for it for you.

[crazy1]

Its in phorum phact's (faq's)

[Compost Pharmer]

Here you go biscombe:

pharmerphil.proboards37.com/index.cgi?board=guide&action=display&thread=1135865730

[chickenfarmer]

Apple juice...where?

[crazy1]

On the rabbit on the grill

[biscombe]

Thanks guys! pics are posted! bit of a thicko here!!!

[Compost Pharmer]

Don't worry biscombe, thats how we all learn. Just ask and one of us will be able to help you.

Is it possible for you to post a picture of yourself in the "PHORUM PHAMILY PHOTOS' section in the 'PHORUM PHAMILY' area? That way everyone will know what you look like. All of us have posted our pics there, to give you an idea of what we look like here on the phunny pharm.

[biscombe]

Pics up there at last!! thanks guys xx

[nvtashak]

Damaged music tape cassettes have lots of useable brown tape--blows well in the wind.
Old pinwheels tied on a string or piece of yarn and hung from a branch work well on sparrows. Or one of those little princess wands with the plastic ribbons hanging from the top--sometimes cheep (sorry) at garage sales.
Birds are the reason most of my stuff is under frost netting until it is over 3" tall.Otherwise I'd never have anything grown in the garden.