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I’m at war with a bunch of barn swallows.
Posted on 5/26/21 at 9:49 am
Posted on 5/26/21 at 9:49 am
I bought a house and moved in. They’d already laid their eggs so I let them be. They hatch and proceed to crap all over the front porch. They finally fledge and leave for a day. I clean the place back up, knock everything down.
They come back. Start rebuilding their nest. I knock it down again. It’s been 4 days or war with these things. They started to dive bomb me when they see me out there with the shovel.
An old lady told me to put wind chimes out there and that would deter them. They started building their old nest and made a nest on the top of the wind chime.
I’m trying netting and spikes next.
I swear these things are resilient. Anybody else deal with these things?
They come back. Start rebuilding their nest. I knock it down again. It’s been 4 days or war with these things. They started to dive bomb me when they see me out there with the shovel.
An old lady told me to put wind chimes out there and that would deter them. They started building their old nest and made a nest on the top of the wind chime.
I’m trying netting and spikes next.
I swear these things are resilient. Anybody else deal with these things?
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Posted on 5/26/21 at 9:54 am to DiamondDog
Beside the crap, they are beneficial to have around. They eat insects and are fun to watch.
You could try rubber snakes or another covering where they are trying to nest.
Sorry, but
You could try rubber snakes or another covering where they are trying to nest.
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An old lady told me to put wind chimes out there and that would deter them. They started building their old nest and made a nest on the top of the wind chime.
Sorry, but
Posted on 5/26/21 at 9:58 am to DiamondDog
I have had success with hanging bird tape in each corner or fly tape. Both swirl with the wind and disturb them. Also after knocking down a nest, I always clean it with water and part bleach.
Posted on 5/26/21 at 10:14 am to TGCM
First you cook a roux...
Posted on 5/26/21 at 11:11 am to TGCM
I knocked what they had down and threw a bunch of wasp spray over the area. It’s all I got. Maybe that will deter them for a bit.
Posted on 5/26/21 at 11:35 am to DiamondDog
I hung a strip with fishing string hanging down a couple feet over the area they were building. This prevented them from building a nest and they eventually went elsewhere. It worked very well for me, and the string was not really visible or an eyesore. It was within my front porch area.
Posted on 5/26/21 at 11:36 am to DiamondDog
i heard the smell of mothballs will keep them away
Posted on 5/26/21 at 1:34 pm to DiamondDog
They're protected under the federal migratory bird act. You can't remove anything until they migrate back to South America.
I like having them around and nesting. I've built some cups for them and have a several pairs that have nested at my house for almost 10 years now.
I like having them around and nesting. I've built some cups for them and have a several pairs that have nested at my house for almost 10 years now.
Posted on 5/26/21 at 3:14 pm to Piebald Panther
You can remove the nest as long as there are no eggs or young in them. But they are great at keeping down bugs and I like the idea of giving them a better alternative to use for nesting.
Posted on 5/26/21 at 3:14 pm to Piebald Panther
Get an owl from Walmart or put some streamers up.
Posted on 5/26/21 at 4:08 pm to Piebald Panther
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I like having them around and nesting. I've built some cups for them and have a several pairs that have nested at my house for almost 10 years now.
Yeah they’re great but their young do nothing but poop over the side of the nest. The crap turned tar black and there’s a risk for pests/bugs from that crap sitting there.
I didn’t mess with the nest until the young were raised and flew off. I’m just not letting them return. They’re loud as crap. How five of them frickin birds fit in that tiny nest I have no idea.
Posted on 5/26/21 at 5:04 pm to DiamondDog
I have a typical aluminum awning made out of c-channel and they loved to make nests on that c channel. The only way I was able to get rid of them was to cover the channel with what’s called “hardware cloth” and using self tapping screws to secure it. It’s a PITA to do it, but so worth it. They left and never came back.
Posted on 5/26/21 at 6:34 pm to nes2010
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You can remove the nest as long as there are no eggs or young in them.
False.
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This means the birds themselves, their nests, and their eggs are protected by federal and state law.
Posted on 5/26/21 at 6:36 pm to keakar
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i heard the smell of mothballs will keep them away
How to you get the little moth to spread his legs enough for the birds to get a good whiff?
Posted on 5/27/21 at 2:14 am to DiamondDog
I’ve been battling them since we moved into our house about 4 years ago. Spikes, owl, etc., nothing worked. Finally put up netting this year and they are gone. Still had to scrape off a couple of incomplete nests before they left.
Posted on 5/27/21 at 7:01 am to Tigris
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You can remove the nest as long as there are no eggs or young in them.
False.
Not according to US Fish and Wildlife. LINK
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After birds arrive:
• Wash away mud nests frequently, in between nest construction. They may eventually give up on that site if they are not successful in building a nest. You may only destroy nests that do not have eggs or chicks within. All swallows are State and federally protected under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918. It is illegal for any person to take, possess, transport, sell, or purchase them or their parts, such as feathers, nests, or eggs, without a permit. Active nests with eggs or chicks inside may not be touched or destroyed without a permit from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS). Inactive (empty) nests do not require a permit to destroy.
This post was edited on 5/27/21 at 7:10 am
Posted on 5/27/21 at 9:53 am to DiamondDog
My grammaw had this problem with purple martins building nests between the top of her columns and the ceiling. She stuffed steel wool where they were trying to build and it kept them away.
Posted on 5/27/21 at 2:52 pm to CoachChappy
Posted on 5/27/21 at 11:12 pm to midlothianlsu
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Gave my rubber snake the finger
Posted on 5/28/21 at 1:32 am to nes2010
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You can remove the nest as long as there are no eggs or young in them.
You just happened to leave off what was above those bullets (After the birds leave).
You can destroy nest being built and you can destroy nest after the birds leave. If they build a nest and are using it then it’s protected whether it has eggs or not.
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