magpies are stealing eggs from chickens and ducks. Does the owl scare them? How about my chickens and ducks?
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It works as advertised although the head rotation seems to have slowed down. I wish it had sound. It was one of the few I found that was life sized, solar powered,and weatherproof. It seems to have helped with krackles. Cannot speak for magpies.
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Mine will lay eggs in there too but then they prefer to sleep in the home I got them for their first year with me-- a Formex snap-lock chicken house. I've recently put the Fontana up on blocks and will start to pull some out of the Formex coop and put some into the Fontana so they aren't overcrowded like last winter!
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We don't have starlings to contend with, so can't answer that. Blue Jays that we have plenty of, and they seem to be discouraged in getting the suit. Hope it stays that way. Still very much squirrel proof - those we have plenty of here.
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The Easy Gardener Birdblock netting should work for your FreeRange chickens or any other bird, smaller than a hawk I would think, as long as you have enough support to hold the fence, it's strength should hold a chicken at bay with ease. It could might have problems with large owls or hawks but I have not encountered either of those to this point. I have had a few (3) two foot long copperhead snakes that didn't make it through the netting on different occasions though. I would trust it to do the job for you I would think.
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I don't think so, but i"m not sure. The chickens I've known are pretty aggressive and pushy and could push their way in or under.
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"why do you want to kill pigeons and squirrels?"What a silly and naïve question. The answer, of course, is BECAUSE THEY ARE TRYING TO KILL ME!!!
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I don't have a bird, but would recommend checking with an avian-specialized vet. I know that some birds can be especially sensitive.
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I have a mix of seeds and the same thing happens when the bigger birds knock out the seeds they don't want to get to what they do want. The answer is to have several feeders with a different kind of seed in each one. Someday I might do that, but for now, I just watch the squirrels, chipmunks, , doves, and other ground feeders enjoy the spoils!
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I don't know, but the squirrels ate one of ports out so he used kids plastic egg,cut in half, attached with glue gun and it fine now, we now have a family of coons robbing all bird feeders, do you have a solution for that?
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I've never had Grackles raid my mine per se' - BUT I've had squirrels wedge themselves inside the feeder and feast away for hours... So my guess, if they wanted to get in = they would..
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How high up do you have them? Too high & they won't be interested. What do you have in them? Ours prefer straw to shavings. Also, what age are your hens? If they are too young, they won't be interested. And some breeds of chickens just don't set although they'll lay. It took our hens a week or so to start using them & now we find eggs daily in each that we have. Good luck.
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I put my chickens in and lock it to protect them from predators. They will not eat or drink until morning. If you don't get up early to let them out, leave them some water. If you're housing ducks, they must have some water at all times.
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I have no idea about the effect on geese. I had no luck at all attempting to deter crows with them.
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I handle my chickens and my kids too so they dont fear us. So, i held one hen and made her beak move the metal part till enough water ran through her beak and she did it on her own after that.
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The bird would have to push pretty hard. I believe birds go more by visual and sound to find food, not scent, so the interest should be significantly reduced. Of course, if the bird is really smart (I think jays and crows fall into this category) they could :learn." We have not had any problems, though, with ours jays and crows stealing the food. Hope this helps a little!
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Tara, Sorry, I don't really know as we don't have many squirrels in our area...too many hawks...but the blues do love them and the mockingbirds birds do too (unfortuneately). I think I'd be more worried about raccoons than squirrels
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I have one of these units on my roof and I still, occasionally see WoodPeckers around my house. That said, I have noted very little, if any Pecker damage in my foam roof since rollout of the device. Its guaranteed! Keep your receipt and box and TRY it! I called the seller and he was very helpful and cordial and told me to try it for a year and if it didn't work, he'd gladly give me a refund. So far, the Ravens have stayed away from the devices using the ultrasonic noise pattern. The detector on the house is in audible and that seems to work against everything else, except pigeons. Only flying lead gets the message across to them -or hawks. I have one of these units on my roof and I still, occasionally see WoodPeckers around my house. That said, I have noted very little, if any Pecker damage in my foam roof since rollout of the device. Its guaranteed! Keep your receipt and box and TRY it! I called the seller and he was very helpful and cordial and told me to try it for a year and if it didn't work, he'd gladly give me a refund. So far, the Ravens have stayed away from the devices using the ultrasonic noise pattern. The detector on the house is in audible and that seems to work against everything else, except pigeons. Only... » Read More I have one of these units on my roof and I still, occasionally see WoodPeckers around my house. That said, I have noted very little, if any Pecker damage in my foam roof since rollout of the device. Its guaranteed! Keep your receipt and box and TRY it! I called the seller and he was very helpful and cordial and told me to try it for a year and if it didn't work, he'd gladly give me a refund. So far, the Ravens have stayed away from the devices using the ultrasonic noise pattern. The detector on the house is in audible and that seems to work against everything else, except pigeons. Only flying lead gets the message across to them -or hawks. « Show Less