Birds & Bales.

Tha Ulsterscot

Member

Location

Greyabbey Co. Down.

• Aug 27, 2013

• #1

Last year it was B- - - - y Cats, so This year I parked the haylage bales away from the yard and aye now its bird damage. Today I was removing old net wrap and started to wonder if anyone has tried to cover a single row of bales using a length of wrap net, perhaps over the odd tyre on top of the bale and weighted down at the sides. would this be cost effective ?

 

Great In Grass

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Location

Cornwall.

• Aug 27, 2013

• #2

http://www.securecovers.co.uk/secure_covers_for_big_bale_silage.phtml

 

wdah/him

Member

Location

tyrone

• Aug 27, 2013

• #3

net would be ok to they loose interest but it will be a bugger when it rots/degrades, a few tires for them ti pirch on, its the feet do the harm and they land on the highest point i was told that all, few plastic bags and string would be easyier though.

 

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grumpy

Member

Location

Fife

• Aug 27, 2013

• #4

i use this on a flag scares the shyte out of them,

 

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Dafydd

Member

Location

Mid Wales

• Aug 27, 2013

• #5

 

roscoe erf

Member

Livestock Farmer

Location

South Wales UK Famous for rain and sheep

• Aug 28, 2013

• #6

Dafydd said:

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We have some of the smartest crows around here in Wales

 

llamedos

New Member

• Sep 7, 2013

• #7

Here is what a Finnish Farmer has to contend with

Bear damage

 

Dafydd

Member

Location

Mid Wales

• Sep 13, 2013

• #8

What sort of birds are we talking about?!

(Picture stolen from facebook)

 

Spudie

Member

Location

Ards C.Down

• Sep 13, 2013

• #9

Just throw a bit of old fishing net over mine

 

roscoe erf

Member

Livestock Farmer

Location

South Wales UK Famous for rain and sheep

• Sep 13, 2013

• #10

Dafydd said:

What sort of birds are we talking about?!
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(Picture stolen from facebook)

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I'd throw some net over them even if a few got away.....

 

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Swagger

Member

Location

Somerset

• Sep 13, 2013

• #11

I find that if I stack them on their sides I get a lot more bird damage, whereas if they're on end there's much more thickness of wrap in the top which maybe puts them off (and the bales stay round, which helps with handling them).

 

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Giles1

Member

Livestock Farmer

Location

Central Scotland

• Sep 14, 2013

• #12

Most effective for us has been to hang a dead crow or two on poles above the height of the stack.Replenish as necessary.Probably get hate mail,sued,threatened,but my stack is ok.

 

Komatsu

Member

Location

Thurso caithness

• Sep 14, 2013

• #13

No damage on bales this year after using small drop of grease on bales on top of stack, birds not even landing!