Bird Poo...HELP NEEDED PLEASE.........

[63brd]

Good morning all,
Well i have been working day and night trying to get the paint on the T'bird so we can get it back together and the shed cleared for the sunliner project.
Yesterday i started painting the roof (using 2-pac) i put on a light coat then a heavier coat and went and had a coffee, i returned 10 minutes later to put the final coat on and found a WHOPPING BIG BIRD POO, smack bang in the middle of the roof. not only did it cost me another day(had to wait over night before i could rub it and try again) but it also cost me about a litre of paint...
The big question is HOW DO I GET RID OF THESE SWALLOWS
There are about 10 or so in the shed and there is always crap everywhere...
I tried smoking them out once but only succeeded in nearly burning the shed down,
If i shoot them I'm most likely end out with extra ventilation in the roof.
If i get a snake I'll be paranoid and walking round back wards looking for it......
Our cats too lazy to even get of the lounge.....
Thanks for listening.....it seems as though i have it all off my chest now....but any ideas you guys might have would be greatly apreciated....
Thanks
Jason

[groovy]

get a Hawk and put long leash on it so it can reach the garage extremities, then when the Swallows are gone, release the hawk.
Greg

[sutcac]

Hi Jason, we had trouble with swallows nesting on the underside of our balcony. Barb got 10 or a dozen dvd discs and hung them at different heights from the roof. They move and spin in the breeze and seem to do the trick!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I asked her to hang some on me ......... but she said I was already well hung !!!!!!! LOL !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

If we get our Sunliner resto finished in time we;d like to go for a run up tp Burrum Heads for a few days.............. if so we'll call in and say g'day!! ---- before the middle of December , that is.


Cheers, Clyde and Barb.

[chippydave01]

To get rid of Swallows you need to break the breeding cycle so you must remove the nests as the birds will always return.Heres a few tricks known by pesties. Get a big ladder (if you were in Sydney i could lend you scaffold and ladders) climb up and remove nests but make sure you cover up because of bird lice. If you haven't got a ladder you need a big pole to hit the nest down or alternatively a high pressure hose would do the trick. Until the breeding cycle is broken the birds will hang around and wait to try and rebuild a nest because they still think its their home so if it is still a problem you need to bird proof the area they are nesting in. Make a trip to your local hardware and grab some bird netting and attach it to the underside of your roof to prevent the birds from landing on any structure and rebuilding their nest. I know it sounds like a lot of work but it is less than loosing a day on your car.P.S If you by chance do get bird lice you need to have the hottest possible shower your skin can handle Cheers Chippydave champion termite inspector

[63brd]

Goodevening all.
I started bird proofing the shed today, blocked the big gap above the rollerdoors, am going to town tomorrow to get some old cd's(not allowed to use the wifes) also going to get a couple of rubber snakes, I have destroyed all their nests so there not real happy at the moment. i run the idea about smoking them outagain but the mrs had a meltdown and wont let me.
Clyde and Barb if you guys come to Burrum you drive almost right past our house...let me know and i'll put the jug....or a few on ice...
Jason

[Roehm3108]

hey 63brd
You live near one of my old stamping grounds - used to live in Toogoom before making the tree change about 4 years ago. Looked at buying at Torbanlea quite seriously.
Ray

[Jason]

Hi Ray...
We live in the old railway house over the road from the show ground in Torbanlea.....i have a big shed and no neighbors so can do what i like pretty much when i like......life is goooood!!