Infested ... and helpless. Ideas?

[Bald Rick]

@Bald Rick have you tried a laser level set at the heigh of the cubicles ?

Tried pretty much everything TBH to the point of giving up the battle.
It can only be described as a plague.

Cannot see how we can net them out as we perimeter feed on all the sheds and they are all industrial scale buildings. Hindsight might have led to a different design but we are where we are. Unfortunately there is at least another 4 months to go until Mid March

 

[Fallowfield]

I doubt hawks will deter roosting starling. Sparrow hawk and peregrine regularly hunt starling at roosts and it doesn't seem to deter them or move them on. They're back the following day at the same time.

 

[Dry Rot]

Birds really don't like being disturbed on dark stormy nights.

I don't know how much that would disturb the cattle, but they wouldn't like a high powered jet of water knocking them off their perches, then sitting soaking wet all night. You'd still probably need to do this every night for a week or so.

 

[Water Wheel]

Drove passed a huge shed yesterday when it was warm and calm, Galebreaker blinds shut down to feed fence level all round.Feeding outside, beneath this.

 

[Bald Rick]

I doubt hawks will deter roosting starling. Sparrow hawk and peregrine regularly hunt starling at roosts and it doesn't seem to deter them or move them on. They're back the following day at the same time.

f**kers aren't roosting, they're waiting their turn at the feedface and whilst they are waiting, they're crapping on my girls below:

As this isn't acceptable in any way, shape or form, I would be delighted to hear what your solution is @Fallowfield. What can we introduce that will eat the barstewards? Pterodactyl?

 

[idgni]

www.carrymacarry.com

Give these guys a call, they make nets of all types, family firm very easy to deal with.
the bird netting you see it so fine it'll not last a minute.
They will make you a nett any size / shape you want with rope reinforced edges for stapling to or cable tieing to building,
it'll surprise you how cheap it is.

@Bald Rick

 

[vantage]

Netting all vents,drop down nets to the side of buildings.Yes a big job ,but will be wellworth it.

 

[Vale das Lascas]

When you see groups of starlings this time of year they are normally migrating south. Hopefully they will leave you soon.

 

[Fallowfield]

When you see groups of starlings this time of year they are normally migrating south. Hopefully they will leave you soon.

Starlings migrate here from mainland Europe for the winter.

https://www.bto.org/sites/default/files/u37/images/recording/starling_map.jpg

 

[Fallowfield]

fudgeers aren't roosting, they're waiting their turn at the feedface and whilst they are waiting, they're crapping on my girls below:

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As this isn't acceptable in any way, shape or form, I would be delighted to hear what your solution is @Fallowfield. What can we introduce that will eat the barstewards? Pterodactyl?

I don't think there's any practical way of deterring or dispersing them. The only think you can do is try to keep them out of the building with nests or similar.

 

[dannewhouse]

try something different on each shed?
this is the 1 and only reason me and dad disagree, I don't say internal passages are any dearer than 2 cantilevers …

I think you could get any license you wanted on a hygiene type complaint? no different to feeding cattle poultry litter?

 

[Turboman]

Birds is one reason I wont have outside feeding in a shed. Can you extend the sheds at the eaves to make a passage and run galebreraker bird netting to the ground?

 

[Dry Rot]

Could you rig up some sort of curtain in front of troughs that cattle could push through? Birds do not generally like going into dark spaces.

I had problems with rooks stealing feed from hoppers for free range hens. I cured that by putting the feeders under cover with a small entrance. The hens soon got used to it but the rooks never did. Maybe a polythene sheet in front of the trough? Or something cattle could push aside as on pig feeders? Maybe sections of old quarry conveyor belting (free!) hung on ordinary door hinges would last longer?

 

[egbert]

as an aside, yer beasts look well

 

[ClusterClean Systems]

Has anyone tried this stuff?

bird fire deterrent gel..

It's a sticky gel that has the appearance to birds that it's on fire.. from videos birds just don't like it.

Would it be any good on the pirches, feed fence rails etc?

Lots of brands available online never seen it in action.

 

[westwards]

fudgeers aren't roosting, they're waiting their turn at the feedface and whilst they are waiting, they're crapping on my girls below:

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As this isn't acceptable in any way, shape or form, I would be delighted to hear what your solution is @Fallowfield. What can we introduce that will eat the barstewards? Pterodactyl?

@Bald Rick If they are roosting at night and there is no wind try and get some sulphur candles and light them, the fumes will get them !!

 

[rusty]

Had a problem about 10 years ago with them coming to roost in the trees in my garden. The amount of sh!t they left behind was unbelievable. Killed the grass off for about 3 years.
Finally riddled them by constant disturbance as they came in to roost in the evening. My mother used to go out with the biggest pan she had hitting it with a large wooden spoon! After about 5 days most had gone elsewhere to annoy someone else.

 

[Bald Rick]

@Bald Rick If they are roosting at night and there is no wind try and get some sulphur candles and light them, the fumes will get them !!

Don’t roost on the farm. 7.30am they start to come in like a Luftwaffe bombing raid. Literally the Sky is black with them. Leave at 4.30pm having deposited guano everywhere
Can set a watch by them

 

[bigw]

Have you tried gas bangers and live shooting to scare them off?

 

[Beef farmer]

Don’t roost on the farm. 7.30am they start to come in like a Luftwaffe bombing raid. Literally the Sky is black with them. Leave at 4.30pm having deposited guano everywhere
Can set a watch by them

Fire fireworks at the flock. Please be careful not to hit any tho.