Does anyone have any ideas that will keep birds off the cages I put around my plants? Last year there was one little bird that would sit there every day on my Blue Dream plant and crap on the fan leaves and sometimes the buds. Now I have a bird feeder so I am afraid it may become worse.
Spray toxic residue on the cage wires jk don't do that well for one don't have a bird feeder thats gonna bring curious birds to your property and investigate that amazing smelling plant you have or you can move it indoor or you can have like a fake coyote by the cage or you can just go into the nearby woods with a flamethrower and go postal Sent from my intergalactic spaceship hotbox
Many places put spikes to keep the birds from perching where they are not wanted. I had a problem with crows pulling up my small starters and I lined the plant containers with pointed sticks to prevent them from landing. Kind of "mid-evil, but problem solved. I used wooden kabob sticks and cut them in half to get twice as many. You didn't show a picture, Is it possible to put spikes on your cages? Lot of people use reflective objects that flicker in the breeze. Shiny ribbons, hanging CD's, metal can lids, etc.
I think I've seen holographic ribbon streamer things that are supposed to keep birds away. The plastic owls have worked for my folks with nesting birds above their covered patio. I think I've also seen inflatable(?) snakes to set out to scare them off.
hang cd-roms/dvds from a string, they get scared from them. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uaxt0jveXj0
Just stand there all day every day flapping your arms. By the end of the summer your arms will look like this - J
Bird Spikes from Home Depot.. http://www.homedepot.com/p/Bird-X-10-ft-Stainless-Steel-Bird-Spikes-Kit-STS-10-R/100670390 They use them all over down here on street lights to keep the Great Herons off..
Train your dog to get off his ass and guard the weed. I got a dog and she chases all the animals off our property. I don't grow here but if I did my dog would take care of that problem.
She doesn't give a shit about birds. Now if it were cats or other animals she is all over them. American Pit Bull Terriers are not into birds. lol