BANGOR DAILY NEWS • December 22, 2021
Beyond the stress that can come with constantly looking over your shoulder for dive-bombing birds during barn chores, having birds take up residence indoors on your property can pose significant health risks for your livestock. If preventative construction is an option, deprive the birds of what they really want — a place to perch and nest. That means no flat surfaces on which they can gather or build those nests. Placing support beams at 45-degree angles or using specialized metal “porcupine boards” with long, sharp projections can help. When it comes to evicting unwanted birds from existing farm buildings, there are options ranging from doing it yourself to calling in the professionals. Make sure the birds in question are not a protected species.