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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....

???

ALUMINUM SIGN PHOTOS

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!


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