Top 7 Ways to Keep Birds Out of Your Warehouse

Birds, those little bundles of feathers and cuteness floating up in the sky in all their splendour. Outside a building, they can be the most beautiful creatures you’ve ever seen. However, the same is not the case when these lovable creatures decide to seek haven in buildings. It gets even worse when the building is yours, and you cover the cost of maintenance.

It gets worse still when the building is a warehouse, and these birds stand the chance of damaging the building and the valuables contained in it! Believe it when we say the incessant bird droppings would be the least of your worries when you start noticing rapid spoilage in your food products. 

How about the bird nests hanging around your warehouse roof? What about the smell of mould and microbes infestations that start ravaging the majority of your product stock? What would the health inspector say about those? 

So you see, these little feathered friends can pose some serious problems in warehouses. For this reason, it’s of utmost importance that you protect yours from these lovable pests - Wondering how to do this? Here are the top 7 proven ways to practice proper warehouse bird control.

1. Invest in scare devices

If there’s anything we can and should be grateful for, it’s for the fact that birds can’t tell the difference between decoys and the real thing about 65% of the time. Use this to your advantage. Invest in devices that’ll scare the living out of them. 

Predator replicas such as inanimate owls and hawks can be used to scare off the birds without actually hurting them. However, you should know that these creatures get smarter and grow accustomed to these decoys if you don't take care. 

How do you keep fending them off? Get an advanced replica that performs random owl or hawk-related movements to keep the birds thinking they’re their natural enemies. 

2. Get rid of lures

You might not know it but, the reason why these birds keep invading your warehouse is because of something they’re constantly attracted to. You need to find out what this is and get rid of it so these birds don’t come back after a few disappointments. 

Some of these lures include stagnant water, food, and a nest-friendly spot. Make sure your warehouse environs are clean and free from stagnant water and little snacks for these birds (like insects). Also, if you store food products in your warehouse, make sure there are no leakages in their packaging because this would drive birds to your warehouse faster than any other alluring agent.

3. Consider using bird netting.

Another relatively inexpensive way to minimize the populace of birds flooding your warehouse is to invest in bird netting. These strong dark-coloured and lightweight nets should stand well against the invading birds. Also, make sure their squares don’t surpass about three-quarters of an inch in size (this is the largest size that’ll eliminate the most common warehouse invaders).

It’s not only inexpensive but also keeps the ventilation intact all year round. Just make sure you clean the nettings every month or so.

4. Apply repellent gels on potential nesting areas

If you’ve been having problems with birds nesting and roosting on your beams, then you might want to get repellents to keep them away from the beams. These substances are formulated to keep these birds off your beams. The sticky or slippery substances would drive away from the birds because they won’t feel comfortable resting and roosting on the repellent. 

Also, take care to get only quality repellents because fake ones could affect your beam’s integrity and strength. They would need reapplying after every six months or so because they tend to get coated in dust and dirt. 

5. Use porcupine wires on beams (that’s if you're uncomfortable with repellents)

This option is available for people who are uncomfortable with using repellants. Though harder and expensive to install compared to the repellent counterpart, porcupine steel wires extend in different directions and work in a way that doesn’t bring any harm to the birds seeking refuge on your warehouse beams.

They make nesting very uncomfortable for the birds. They prove to be the better solution to warehouse bird control (compared to the repellents) because they blend in with your warehouse and are barely noticeable. 

6. Erect electrical wires around their nesting areas

Electric wires produce small amounts of electric shock to nesting/roosting birds. If installed correctly, they could prove to be an almost perfect method for warehouse bird control. The only downside to this method is that it’s a bit costly and difficult to install and maintain but, it’s worth it.

7. Consider alternate door options.

It’s advisable to keep all warehouse service doors closed when not in use. However, for service doors in use for the entire day, use overlapping plastic curtain strips to keep the dust and the pests out of the warehouse. This method is very inexpensive and doesn’t stop people from moving through the doorway. It’s a win-win both cost-wise and in effectiveness. 

The best and only way to keep those birds away from your warehouse is to make the building undesirable for them to stay in. alongside these aforementioned tips, other things you should consider are:

• The nesting places of these birds. 

• The exact type of birds nesting in your warehouse.

• The most suitable method available to you (choose from the ones mentioned above).

• How much you’re willing to spend to control their invasion.

• How much expertise you’re able to hire to help with your warehouse bird control.

• The seasonal birds are likely to pay your warehouse a visit (and how to control their visits to your warehouse).

There you have it! Top seven alternatives to warehouse bird control. Contact us to help you out should you have more questions about warehouse bird control.

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