Predator control question.

Skinny rooster · Post by **Skinny rooster** » Tue Nov 08, 2016 5:29 pm

In a lot of poultry magazines, they advertise these things that flash at night, reassembling a pair of eyes. It's supposed to scare away night time predators. Has anyone ever tried this? Tell us if it worked or not. I feel the animals would get used to it and come back when hungry.

ross · Post by **ross** » Tue Nov 08, 2016 6:16 pm

Flashing red Xmas led lites seem to work in barn . Cheaper than ones your talking about . 3 yrs ago we had a heavy snow winter & the deer were coming out of bush at night & eating cedar hedge trees etc round here . I installed red flashing solar lane lights in front of my 12' cedars & stopped them in their tracks . Neighbor cross the road had hers all eatin as far up as they could reach . She had no lites . Bought a couple more of these this year at Home-hardware.

Skinny rooster · Post by **Skinny rooster** » Tue Nov 08, 2016 10:24 pm

Thanks for the idea Ross, I will watch for them next time I'm at the store.

ross · Post by **ross** » Tue Nov 08, 2016 10:36 pm

Not all HHardware stores have um but will order for you . I think u can see the order # on top of pic . Your welcome luck

Ontario Chick · Post by **Ontario Chick** » Tue Nov 08, 2016 11:08 pm

ross wrote:QR_BBPOST Flashing red Xmas led lites seem to work in barn . Cheaper than ones your talking about . 3 yrs ago we had a heavy snow winter & the deer were coming out of bush at night & eating cedar hedge trees etc round here . I installed red flashing solar lane lights in front of my 12' cedars & stopped them in their tracks . Neighbor cross the road had hers all eatin as far up as they could reach . She had no lites . Bought a couple more of these this year at Home-hardware.

Wish this came up last year, when the deer were stripping my hedges!

ross · Post by **ross** » Tue Nov 08, 2016 11:46 pm

It did OC I even had a pic up . Yu must a missed it . Luck

kenya · Post by **kenya** » Wed Nov 09, 2016 4:17 am

Ross do yours work well? I bought one last year for the end of the lane and it barely lights up.

ross · Post by **ross** » Wed Nov 09, 2016 4:36 am

Kenya I've had to replace a few there is a battery in them may need replaced . Yes lite is bright , biggest problem is lack of sun lite . I lean my to the south so get full sunlight . Nothing is 100% but all together help , cept maybe 24/7 armed guards .

ross · Post by **ross** » Wed Nov 09, 2016 4:41 pm

Got this one in trap today . Lost 2 rabbits . Moved rabbits to 1/2 by 3/4" wire pens same as trap . Added some more red lights in rabbit corner . Weasel still in summer brown .As I said yu don't get um all probably would have lost more if trap not set . Luck all

Skinny rooster · Post by **Skinny rooster** » Wed Nov 09, 2016 5:03 pm

I had a short tailed weasel and it could run right through one inch square wire, after that I always buy 3/4 or 1/2 wire. They are like a hotdog wiener with legs but kill like the big boys. Good catch Ross. I could never catch the one here, I even had a trapper set his weasel traps.