I need to keep blue jays and robins off my berry vines. Is this mesh small enough to keep out songbirds?
758510
The mesh is about 2" square, so it would keep out larger birds like Jays and Robins. Maybe a small finch could squeak through. I use it as netting to protect my chickens from hawks. I have tried cheaper netting, but this stuff is much better quality and lasts much longer in the sun.
758511
No, not at all. It will look a little spooky to them at first, but after a couple of days they will go in and out as usual.Look for the one inch mesh, it will not just prevent birds, it will also prevent possum and raccoon as well.
758512
i doubt it. i use it for chickens and it works great. you would need smaller holes to keep out small birds
758513
We're using this over a chicken yard and have never had any small birds get through. I think it would work over the berries.
758514
I don't think so. The holes are about 1.5 inches on each side, so a bird could reach through and get to the berries. I use the netting on my chicken run to keep my birds in and predators out.
758515
We used netting to keep large prey birds off our laying hens but small birds have no problem getting through to get at the chicken feed.It sounds like you need a smaller mesh.
758516
We actually used the excess netting we had after covering the duck pen to put over our garden and have had no trouble at all with the birds this year! So yes I think it would be a good idea!
1738285
I don't think that the edge of this particular bowl is too thick for wild birds. It should work just fine. I have another brand also and that one would probably be too thick but not this one.
812002
I purchased this for woodpeckers and blue jays but so far no luck. I do have a large baffle to detour the squirrels. It has been to rainy to put it back out to see if I can attract the birds I am hoping to see
1954128
No, the mesh is much too poruous to handle the thistle. It works well for sunflower, birds have to "work" bit to get a them.
2297
The Easy Gardener Birdblock netting should work for your FreeRange chickens or any other bird, smaller than a hawk I would think, as long as you have enough support to hold the fence, it's strength should hold a chicken at bay with ease. It could might have problems with large owls or hawks but I have not encountered either of those to this point. I have had a few (3) two foot long copperhead snakes that didn't make it through the netting on different occasions though. I would trust it to do the job for you I would think.
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Depends on the weight. The perch has 3 spring loaded settings which adjust the weight at which the perch tips down. Large birds like blue jays still have trouble since the distance from the perch to the seed openings is small. The springs could probably be shortened which would decrease the tipping weight. Like I said this unit is ineffective for squirrels as the hang on one side and reach around to the other.
2006312
I use a mesh seed guard like this one: http://www.drsfostersmith.com/product/prod_display.cfm?pcatid=20947&cmpid=04csegpl&ref=6111&subref=AA&CAWELAID=525384260&CAGPSPN=pla&catargetid=530005150000090886&cadevice=c I got mine at a local bird supply store. They are pretty cheap and when they get dirty, you can throw them in the washing machine.
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It is great for keeping smaller birds out of my blueberry patch. If your chickens are on the docile side, it would probably work, but if you have some big birds that are persevering, I would not spend the money on it. It is not going to have the strength of good old chicken wire.
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I don't think this screen has a fine enough mesh to keep out fruit flies. (Does anything?) I bought it to keep out mosquitos, which it does very well. That said, you could probably impede a great number of them. Just don't expect total prevention.
878186
Yes and yes. I cut it for my grapes and it is a good mesh to keep out any size leaf.
1325333
I have not had problems with birds, but have had 2 black snakes get tangled in it when it was on the ground-- I used it to protect my tulips, and when the foilage died, it was on the ground and they got trapped in it.
695826
These things worked pretty good for me last year on my fruit trees. They are sticky but I don't believe sticky enough to give any birds problems , even humming birds. Bugs don't need much sticky power catch them..RBC
1713143
They work in the sense that they do not sit where you have the spikes. We put them in our railing and the birds no longer perch there. So if you are getting them for narrow surfaces, yes, they will do he trick.If it is a larger surface you want to protect, you need to think of a combination of deterrents: spikes for the railings, the pitch machine for flat surfaces, and mesh/ chicken wire for nooks and crannies where they might roost. Pigeons and doves are very persistent. You might want to get yourself a B B gun too.
1014428
No! I bought it for a parakeet and he just climbed out the roof! It is NOT meant for smaller birds!
2006313
I use a mesh seed guard like this one: http://www.drsfostersmith.com/product/prod_display.cfm?pcatid=20947&cmpid;=04csegpl&ref;=6111&subref;=AA&CAWELAID;=525384260&CA;GPSPN=pla&catargetid;=530005150000090886&c;adevice=cI got mine at a local bird supply store. They are pretty cheap and when they get dirty, you can throw them in the washing machine.
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I am not sure. I bought the netting to keep cicadas off my fruit trees, which it would have done if they appeared in our area (which they ultimately didn't this spring). Wasps are smaller than cicadas so might be able to get through the holes, but the holes are pretty small, so maybe this would keep them off. I just picked our sour cherries and they were remarkably insect free, and the cherries were very ripe, so maybe the netting kept them out. Sorry not to have a more definitive answer for you.
1887203
I have purchased this windscreen to prevent invasive neighbors, but I have not have enough experience yet to determine weeds. I believe this fabric is capable of preventing weeds/vines because it just may be a tight enough weave.