Comments on: Question of the Week: Birds in the Barn

By: Winona Wheeler

Winona Wheeler — Thu, 08 Apr 2021 01:23:00 +0000

anyone have a fail proof formula for scrubbing bird poop off of plastic horse feed buckets?

By: Gen

Gen — Wed, 05 Mar 2014 10:06:49 +0000

Feel a little leary to believe your answers to be answer to end all questions, you didn’t even talk about Salmonella or coccidius (I”m sure that one is spelled wrong) but it is a big concern. I know someone who had their horse die in just a little over 26 hours after ingesting bird poop.

By: Kathy

Kathy — Thu, 16 May 2013 23:18:12 +0000

Honestly, between mosquito’s , flies or birds. I will take the birds, as the bugs cause more health issues. And the birds will take care of the bugs population. I was in a barn that discouraged the birds and the flies were awful. Even when the place was kept spotless.

By: Alie

Alie — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 17:07:03 +0000

This is a very interesting article.Never heard anything like this.

By: Karen

Karen — Thu, 28 Apr 2011 10:30:46 +0000

Studies are being done that seem to link bird droppings to Moon Blindness. LSU is doing a study now.

By: Jan

Jan — Thu, 21 Apr 2011 10:21:54 +0000

I found this article very interesting. We have several pigeons that hang around the barn, pastures and arenas where my horses are boarded. Recently I had to treat both my horses for sinus issues, coughs, inflammed air passages, etc. One horse just got off a months steriod treatment. The other is still on antibiotics for a respiratory infection. Needless to say the vet bills have really impacted my budget. Heartless as it may sound, we now have a BB gun at the barn to take care of the interlopers, the mess they make and the health risks they cause to humans, horses, and dogs.

By: Joyce

Joyce — Thu, 21 Apr 2011 07:50:30 +0000

There are hundreds of sparrows living in the main barn on the property where I board my horse. They are a terrible nuisance – the horses are pooped on, clean tack and covers are pooped on, and we are pooped on. Ugh! This time of year their is a lot of coughing and wheezing from humans and horses. How do we clear the main barn (50 head) of these messy creatures?? Our cats are going after the mice not the birds.

By: Marion

Marion — Thu, 21 Apr 2011 06:13:21 +0000

So happy to read this. Over the past two summers, sparrows have been driving me crazy in the barn. I too clean up twice daily and was worried about problems. I will continue to clean up after them, but not lose sleep at night now over them. Also I did get a couple of plastic owls, didn’t do any good, I found one bird resting on it’s head. So much for that theroy.

By: Galadriel

Galadriel — Sun, 17 Apr 2011 23:36:05 +0000

That’s great to know. One thing less about which to worry.

By: Tommy

Tommy — Fri, 15 Apr 2011 08:41:37 +0000

thanks for the info