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  • From: Sabina F Swift <sabina AT hawaii.edu>
  • To: sunnfarm AT bellatlantic.net, Market Farming <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
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  • Subject: Re: [Market-farming] Birds
  • Date: Wed, 23 Mar 2005 09:50:26 -1000


Hi Bob and generous folks in this listserve:

Thank you all for all the great ideas you shared with me. It was funny
I did not think of cats. Yeah, in most farms I've visited, there were
dogs (mostly for ag theft issues) but no cats. I'll try old CD disks;
this may work for a while. Mylar did not work when we tried it. Cannon
noise may bring the policemen around, so this won't work. Some of the
immigrant farmers are weary of other people coming to their farms so
they try not to draw people into their farm operations, except a few
trusted ones.
Thank you very much. And if ever you learn something that might
work against birds, please let me know. Aloha, Sabina



----- Original Message -----
From: robert schuler <sunnfarm AT bellatlantic.net>
Date: Wednesday, March 23, 2005 9:01 am
Subject: Re: [Market-farming] Birds

> I have used propane cannons for many years, one cannon will take
> care of about
> 5 acres. Some birds get used to the noise but 99% fly away... Bob.
> Sunny Meadow Farm
> Bridgeton, NJ.
>
> Sabina F Swift wrote:
>
> > Aloha!
> > I am an extension specialist working with immigrant farmers in
> Hawaii.> One huge problem my farmer cooperators have is flocks of
> birds that
> > come and eat newly emerged radish, long bean flowers, young
> eggplants,> and young cucumbers. The farmers tried many things
> that will not cost
> > them money - empty soda cans that will make noise when tied together
> > and rattled, looked/bought what Gempler has to drive away birds,
> but of
> > no help. Anyone in the list has a good idea to share? You can
> send me
> > your response off the list to prevent too much clutter. Mahalo!
> > Sabina of Hawaii
> >
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