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Barnyard Buddies:  I'm at war with Wood Peckers!  |
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gramadinah
True Blue Farmgirl
3557 Posts
Diana
Orofino
ID
USA
3557 Posts |
 Posted - Apr 21 2013 : 5:49:23 PM
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I have an actual hole in my house from one and now it is WAR.
Diana
Farmgirl Sister #273 |
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ddmashayekhi
True Blue Farmgirl
4741 Posts
Dawn
Naperville
Illinois
USA
4741 Posts |
Posted - Apr 21 2013 : 6:27:51 PM
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Good luck Diana! The woodpeckers loved my old house. I banged on walls, yelled at them, even threw things at them, but they kept coming back. The siding on our house looked like someone had gone nuts with a power drill on it! I have been told that if whatever they are pecking on has a good sound, then they will keep coming back for more.
I hope you can figure out a way to get rid of your pesky woodpecker!
Dawn in IL |
Edited by - ddmashayekhi on Apr 22 2013 09:06:26 AM |
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kristin sherrill
True Blue Farmgirl
11303 Posts
kristin
chickamauga
ga
USA
11303 Posts |
Posted - Apr 22 2013 : 03:57:59 AM
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In your house? I would be mad too. How do you get rid of woodpeckers? I sure hope you win this one!
Kris
The good beekeeper is generally more or less cranky. C.P. Dadant
www.kris-outbackfarm.blogspot.com
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oldbittyhen
True Blue Farmgirl
1511 Posts
tina
quartz hill
ca
USA
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Posted - Apr 22 2013 : 08:27:27 AM
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woodpeckers drum to get the insects out to eat, if you have one or more druming, then you may want to check and see if you have a bug invasion, like termites, carpenter ants, etc...
"Knowlege is knowing that a tomato is a fruit, Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad" |
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gramadinah
True Blue Farmgirl
3557 Posts
Diana
Orofino
ID
USA
3557 Posts |
Posted - Apr 22 2013 : 08:42:09 AM
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No everything is good it is just nesting. I pulled out the nest and filled it with expanding foam and covered it with a canning lid.
Then I hung old Cd's to reflect and make some noise. She is mad but I think gone from that hole.I will be chasing her but I know what my fix is and then we go from there.
Diana
Farmgirl Sister #273 |
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MaryJane
Queen Bee
16411 Posts
MaryJane
Moscow
Idaho
USA
16411 Posts |
Posted - Apr 22 2013 : 12:39:43 PM
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The flickers are really bad this year. They're ruining our old one-room schoolhouse and also the side of my barn. Every time we fortify a spot or even an entire wall with chicken wire, and yes, can tops, they find another place to do their jack hammer thing. "Why can't you nest in the rotten trees around here?!" I beg them. You have my sympathies, Diane!
MaryJane, Farmgirl #1 Plowin' Thru ~ giving aprons a good wrap for 45 years and counting ~
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TexasJo
True Blue Farmgirl
161 Posts
Jody
Berthoud
CO
USA
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Posted - Apr 22 2013 : 1:10:54 PM
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We had woodpeckers one year attacking the back of the house so I hung a bunch of old cd's (nice and shiny) on old metal hangers (about 3-4 per each hanger) using fishing line and then hung the hangers from the eaves of the house. That seemed to do the trick. Yes, they looked pretty weird hanging from the back of the house, but hey, it worked! They didn't like the shiny, moving cd's and decided to go elsewhere. They still return to rat-a-tat-tat on the metal roofing vents now and then, which I heard was part of their mating ritual. You might try the CD trick, Diane and MaryJane. Who knows,,,???
Hugs,
Jo
Farmgirl Sister #5000
We can do it! |
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gramadinah
True Blue Farmgirl
3557 Posts
Diana
Orofino
ID
USA
3557 Posts |
Posted - Apr 22 2013 : 2:13:34 PM
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I have been over and checked and no new hole starts. And no sounds from over there.
Diana
Farmgirl Sister #273 |
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crittergranny
True Blue Farmgirl
1096 Posts
Laura
Lindrith
NM
USA
1096 Posts |
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TexasJo
True Blue Farmgirl
161 Posts
Jody
Berthoud
CO
USA
161 Posts |
Posted - Apr 22 2013 : 3:33:00 PM
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Laura, I like it too, but on the metal vents right above your head is rather startling! Haha... It's actually funny they like that kind of thing.
Diana, It sounds like the CD's worked for you too, maybe?
We can do it! |
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queenmushroom
True Blue Farmgirl
985 Posts
Lorena
Centerville
Me
USA
985 Posts |
Posted - Apr 23 2013 : 06:41:44 AM
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We don't have problems with the pecker heads (play on words please. Lol) . I have swallow problems with them trying to build nests on my covered deck. I tack up plastic shopping bags under the eves. That will discourage them. Take them down after about a week.
Patience is worth a bushel of brains...from a chinese fortune cookie |
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