Hi all,
I don't know if any of you have trouble with Barn Swallows, but they sure can try your nerves. The wife and I have a house that has a brick archway overhanging the front porch. Well last year we were tearing down this swallow nest every two days or so. They would just keep rebuilding it. Needless to say the front porch was always full of bird droppings and nesting materials. Well the last time I tore it down last year, the wife wanted me to clean the side of the brick. She said to use some Pine Sol in the water. Well, being the faithful husband and always following her orders (Choke) thats what I did. Well, they returned again this year and proceded to build another nest. To make a long story short, I tore done the nest and washed the area and then sprayed Pine Sol on the brick again. Well, they haven't been back since I did that. It's been about two weeks now.
Thought if anyone had this problem around the smoker or house, you could give it a try. I mixed about 1 cup of Pine Sol to a gallon of water and then applied it with one of those yard sprayer hand held tanks
Seems to work. At least we don't have to tear down the nest every 3 days or so.
If anyone trys this let me know how it works out for ya.
Happy Smokin
Steve
I don't know if any of you have trouble with Barn Swallows, but they sure can try your nerves. The wife and I have a house that has a brick archway overhanging the front porch. Well last year we were tearing down this swallow nest every two days or so. They would just keep rebuilding it. Needless to say the front porch was always full of bird droppings and nesting materials. Well the last time I tore it down last year, the wife wanted me to clean the side of the brick. She said to use some Pine Sol in the water. Well, being the faithful husband and always following her orders (Choke) thats what I did. Well, they returned again this year and proceded to build another nest. To make a long story short, I tore done the nest and washed the area and then sprayed Pine Sol on the brick again. Well, they haven't been back since I did that. It's been about two weeks now.
Thought if anyone had this problem around the smoker or house, you could give it a try. I mixed about 1 cup of Pine Sol to a gallon of water and then applied it with one of those yard sprayer hand held tanks
Seems to work. At least we don't have to tear down the nest every 3 days or so.
If anyone trys this let me know how it works out for ya.
Happy Smokin
Steve