How to rid huge barn of birds?

[Fuddyduddy1952]

No offense but when I hear things like: "Once there're eggs or chicks, (active nest) you can't legally touch it."
I always laugh.
A Barney Fife clone jumps out of the bushes, piston drawn. Sirens...cops pouring in with machine guns and tear gas.

 

[MossRoad]

No offense but when I hear things like: "Once there're eggs or chicks, (active nest) you can't legally touch it."
I always laugh.
A Barney Fife clone jumps out of the bushes, piston drawn. Sirens...cops pouring in with machine guns and tear gas.

Yeah, I know. Thems just the laws. We're a cafeteria-style society when it comes to picking and choosing which ones we want to obey.

 

[MH8675309]

I have seen people put up plastic models of predatory birds (owls) on boat docks, presumably to keep martins away. Don't know if it works.

Mine is very convincing - the head swivels and everything. $29 at the TSC store. After I put it up though I kept craving a tootsie roll tootsie pop

 

[masseyrider]

Mine is very convincing - the head swivels and everything. $29 at the TSC store. After I put it up though I kept craving a tootsie roll tootsie pop

Yep! I see it's very convincing.
There's only one bird sitting on the fence rail. There could be 2 or 3+.

 

[Torvy]

No offense but when I hear things like: "Once there're eggs or chicks, (active nest) you can't legally touch it."
I always laugh.
A Barney Fife clone jumps out of the bushes, piston drawn. Sirens...cops pouring in with machine guns and tear gas.

It only applies to migratory waterfowl, iirc.

 

[TBob Trasman]

There is a very large renovated barn, about 60ft x 80ft x 40+ ft ht that's full of birds...barn swallow I think. Bird droppings everywhere, Gambrel roof style no coupolas. Anyone know how you could keep them out? It's full of rafters very high up, has hay loft with end doors, very large drive through ground level with rolling double doors each end. I think impossible to seal doors and stall windows tight. Hundreds of birds, mostly mud nests on walls & high up.
Way too much for cats plus they couldn't get up where they are I'm thinking.

Falcons, Owls, Netting, BBs, .22 w/rat shots, smoke...
most any irritant. you keep them pissed enough they will leave. Just start next year before they start nesting.

have you asked Jeeves? or local pest control?

 

[MossRoad]

It only applies to migratory waterfowl, iirc.

Migratory birds = pretty much everything.

Here's a link to the current list.
Barn swallows are on it, btw.

Federal Register :: Request Access

www.federalregister.gov

 

[Fuddyduddy1952]

Falcons, Owls, Netting, BBs, .22 w/rat shots, smoke...
most any irritant. you keep them pissed enough they will leave. Just start next year before they start nesting.

have you asked Jeeves? or local pest control?

Jeeves says he only knows about serving tea and answering the door.

 

[MossRoad]

My kid used to call me Chives when I'd drive her and her friends around town.

 

[Torvy]

Thanks @MossRoad

That's crazy. No way pigeons or sparrows should be protected from anything. Flying rats.