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Paperboy 04-20-2017 03:46 PM

Birds Pooping on Name Sign Attached to Lampost
 
Any ideas on how to keep off birds that sit on the rod that extends from the lamp post & holds the name sign.
I have to clean the sign with soap & water every 2 days PLUS it looks bad from the street.

skip0358 04-20-2017 04:19 PM

Find a piece of Barbed wire or the like and attach to the top.

Daddymac 04-20-2017 04:42 PM

Call the pellet gun club, problem solved...
Just kidding,, barb wire will work

alwann 04-20-2017 05:11 PM

Sign poop
 
A neighbor put a coiled, rubber snake at the base of his lamp post. It seems to scare the birds away.

HiHoSteveO 04-20-2017 05:13 PM

Monofilament fishing line
 
A couple of lengths of fishing line suspended just above the horizontal rod ought to do the trick. They'll learn very quickly.

villagetinker 04-20-2017 05:20 PM

If none of the above work, there is a product that utilities use called 'bird stop' you might be able to get an 18 inch sample. It goes on with ty-raps, and has a lot of bristles pointed up that keep the birds from landing.

Jima64 04-21-2017 07:27 AM

some stores sell a product that creates discomfort if the bird stands on it. Comes in a tube and you just lay a bead of it on the rod.

graciegirl 04-21-2017 08:31 AM

or...just hose it off every couple of days.

Next question?

kstew43 04-21-2017 08:45 AM

I wouldn't use a hose on the name signs.....It might just get water inside the plastic casing.

But thats just me....

graciegirl 04-21-2017 09:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kstew43 (Post 1389219)
I wouldn't use a hose on the name signs.....It might just get water inside the plastic casing.

But thats just me....

???

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karostay 04-21-2017 10:37 AM

Card Board cat

photo1902 04-21-2017 10:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kstew43 (Post 1389219)
I wouldn't use a hose on the name signs.....It might just get water inside the plastic casing.

But thats just me....

Ummmm. Doesn't rainwater get on your sign?

jsw14 06-05-2017 05:19 PM

Geees, I'm glad Elephant's don't Fly.......

Madelaine Amee 06-05-2017 06:17 PM

Reflector tape will do it. Tie several ribbons of reflector tape on the rod and the birds will not come near. Or wrap reflector tape around the light post. We use it on a fruit tree, it works. People who live on the ocean use it on their balconies to keep the seagulls off.

Here2Stay 06-05-2017 07:08 PM

Bird issues
 
Okay, I just have to ask....I am sure many of you are thinking this....but...come on....at our age...are these really issues we want to worry about! Just saying! Birds fly over your roof...you don't think there is a few poop drops there too! The things that worry people amaze me! Life far too short! Just saying!

Barefoot 06-05-2017 07:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jsw14 (Post 1407502)
Geees, I'm glad Elephant's don't Fly.......

:evil6:

Inexes@aol.com 06-05-2017 10:55 PM

Birds fly over.....
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Here2Stay (Post 1407553)
Okay, I just have to ask....I am sure many of you are thinking this....but...come on....at our age...are these really issues we want to worry about! Just saying! Birds fly over your roof...you don't think there is a few poop drops there too! The things that worry people amaze me! Life far too short! Just saying!

This made me laugh because I have a neighbor who is really upset about birds "pooping" on her roof..... reflective tape all over the place.......

doran 06-06-2017 04:05 AM

Silicone spray applied liberally to all affected surfaces. Works for me anyway.

jricciuto 06-06-2017 07:01 AM

We had a similar problem with birds leaving a mess on the rail of our pool. Go to the Dollar store and buy a plastic snake and put it on your post. It worked for us.

Jima64 06-06-2017 08:14 AM

Bird away and hotfeet are two products. Looks like caulking.

Taltarzac725 06-06-2017 08:42 AM

Bird Prevention for Your Buildings

Bird prevention for your house and other buildings.

Dynsol 06-07-2017 09:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Here2Stay (Post 1407553)
Okay, I just have to ask....I am sure many of you are thinking this....but...come on....at our age...are these really issues we want to worry about! Just saying! Birds fly over your roof...you don't think there is a few poop drops there too! The things that worry people amaze me! Life far too short! Just saying!

Just saying....If it was your sign with Poop...What would you do or say?

Bogie Shooter 06-07-2017 09:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dynsol (Post 1408332)
Just saying....If it was your sign with Poop...What would you do or say?

Would not post on TOTV. :ho:

Jayhawk 06-07-2017 12:04 PM

Another inconsiderate, entitled bird owner not cleaning up after their pets. (Sarcasm meter on).

:a040::a040::a040::a040:

autumnspring 06-11-2017 04:09 PM

I think you are thinking about
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Jima64 (Post 1389168)
some stores sell a product that creates discomfort if the bird stands on it. Comes in a tube and you just lay a bead of it on the rod.

Treetanglefoot. It is sort of goo used to catch bugs.
I've not seen it in years. Perhaps, because I am not looking for it.

vintageogauge 06-11-2017 04:23 PM

try petroleum jelly spread on the rod, cheap and if it doesn't work just wash it off. I have used it in the past with good success.

BeckyC 06-11-2017 07:58 PM

You can purchase plastic strips that mount on the top of the sign with adhesive strips.
The barbs hardly show from the street as the are clear plastic. I feel your pain. Since installation of these plastic "barbs", we have had no landings and no mess to clean up (over 1 year).
Just do a google search to locate your choice. Works wonders and doesn't hurt the birds.

davidpb 06-12-2017 09:00 AM

Fishing line

OhioBuckeye 06-13-2017 07:26 AM

I have the exact same thing with my name plate sign. Go to Lowe's or Home Depot, & I don't know what they're called but they're plastic spikes that are about a 1/2" part that you can put on the top edge of the sign & it will keep birds from sitting on the top edge of the sign. This will work 100%. Sometimes you see these things around TV where TV have weather vanes. Just where I told you to go & tell them how I explained it to you & they'll know what you're talking about!

THUNDERCHIEF 06-13-2017 09:46 PM

Get a fake owl and attached it to the pole- no more birds- tractor supply has them

rjm1cc 06-14-2017 09:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by alwann (Post 1389022)
A neighbor put a coiled, rubber snake at the base of his lamp post. It seems to scare the birds away.

We use an owl to keep birds out of our breezeway and it works. The snake might work.


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