"How I Keep Birds Out Of My Shed"

"How I Keep Birds Out Of My Shed" BIRD CONTROL Bird Control 27-3-35 "We've had problems with birds in our pole-type machine shed ever since it was built over 20 years ago. At dusk every evening, scads of sparrows would fly in, resulting in layer upon layer of bird droppings on machinery and other stuff stored inside. "So we were interested in the report in FARM SHOW's Vol. 26, No. 5 about a farmer who started feeding his cat up in the rafters of his machine shed in order to scare birds away. "We're happy to report that this idea is working in our shed, too. We placed 12-in. wide strips of plywood along the full length of our shed in the upper part of the rafters and a suitable ladder-type scaffold on one end for our cat to easily climb up. "To get our cats to go up into the rafters, we put meat scraps all along scaffolding that leads up to the top of the rafters. Our two cats soon had the courage to reach the top for more feed. "Now our two cats are up there every afternoon waiting for dusk when we feed them. Only two or three sparrows ever show up any more and they take off in a hurry. So no more spotted machinery. "We're now looking for a self-feeder because we have to climb 20 ft. up to fill the feed dish." Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, L. Little, Box 112, Carrot River, Sask., Canada S0E 0L0.

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