Will these bird spikes work for smaller birds like sparrows?
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It's did not appear too. The small birds I'm having issues with just landed on the spikes.
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Helen,My main concern was sparrows, and I read someone's report about smaller birds building nests inside the spikes. I decided to try the inexpensive package, and it has helped a lot. That's not to say that during the spawning season, these sparrows haven't tried building a nest inside the spikes. I have stayed on top of the situation and have noticed much less activity as time goes on.
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Helen, My main concern was sparrows, and I read someone's report about smaller birds building nests inside the spikes. I decided to try the inexpensive package, and it has helped a lot. That's not to say that during the spawning season, these sparrows haven't tried building a nest inside the spikes. I have stayed on top of the situation and have noticed much less activity as time goes on.
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Yes. The size of the wire mesh around the feeder tube is far too small to allow grackles or anything larger than the smaller hedge birds; chickadee, wren, finch sized birds. I've had to replace the center tube as the plastic died from three years of UV exposure. Not hard to do and a $7 tube from Lowes was an almost perfect fit. I also created a coroplast cover to keep off the rain and discovered it gave some immumity to the smaller birds from a local Kestrel. Zero squirrel access.
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Mine didn't even work.. The pigeons just landed like there was nothing there... I ended up covering mine with boards with nails hammered thru them.. Homemade Bird spikes... I would assume some Turpentine probably works
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Hi Michele.These bird spikes can definitely keep the pigeons off your feeders. You may however prefer the stainless steel option found here: Aspectek Stainless Steel Bird Spikes Kit, 10 Feet with Transparent Silicone Glue as they are much more flexible and will bend to the shape of your feeder much easier.Warm regards,Deal Republic
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We do not have house sparrows, but the Stellar's Jay and some woodpeckers can stretch their necks far enough out to get some seed. The jays and the woodpeckers can't actually get in the feeder though.
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I have never seen a sparrow use it. It's usually the titmouse, nuthatch and chickadee that use it here.
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We don't have pigeons where we live but starlings are able to land on the bottom. I think pigeons are larger so they might not fit. Crows and ravens do not use the feeder and those are larger.
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I think only thistle seed(nyjer) or a seed that small would work in this squirrel buster finch feeder because the feed hole is so very small. Larger seeds like sunflower would not-the birds could not access larger seeds.The classic squirrel buster feeder works well for black sunflower seed(I have one of those also, rate it 5 stars).
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Yes. The blackbirds are too large to get at the suet. Likewise for other bigger birds like flickers though. I get mostly juncos sparrows chickadees and titmice here.
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I bought this last year and I believe it designed specifically for Wrens. I've never had sparrows living in mine. Of course I haven't had any wrens either, but I'm hoping this year will be better.
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I doubt it but can't answer this for sure. Would you not be putting them up higher than your dog might be? The noise is not loud and now because birds don't come there, I never hear it anyway Don
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Mine did not. I just removed the strips I installed because they did not work against sparrows. The smaller plastic spikes pictured between the long metal ones were not part of my strips so the sparrows work their way threw them and are ineffective.
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Small chickadees seem to be the best. Openings too small for Cardinals. Grackles and Starlings might try but I have not had any problrms with them over the past winter.
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it will but if the people really want to get in they can bend the spikes. I would maybe go with spikes from FLYBYE bird control, they are 100% stainless and may work a bit better although if someone wants to jump over a wall they will regardless of any king of bird spike you use.
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You may have to get smaller perches for this play stand (for smaller birds). This is perfect for my cockatoo. 2 or even 3 cockatiels should love this!!
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Due to the small perches only sparrows and smaller birds feed. The feeder needs to be redesigned. The cage catches on the upper lip. It does not pevent squirrel as they stand on the bottom lip and push the cage up. It may have been desiged by someone who does not feed birds or the item was not field tested. I send the compaany an e-mail but I never heard from them.
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I have used these for quite some time now and would buy again. Not for any bird bigger than a cockatiel or love birds etc. I have canaries and finches. Two canaries can eat at the same time and four finches. Just not tall enough for very big birds.