Whether perched atop a post or hung from branches, realistic-looking decoys can help keep rabbits at bay. Purchase a lifelike decoy owl, whether it's plastic, wood or a blow-up, that has realistic eyes. Some decoys have bobbing heads that move in the wind while others are motion-activated. Decoys with moving parts may be more effective than stationary decoys because they look more realistic and the movement startles rabbits.
Place owl decoys where you notice rabbit droppings. If rabbits are gnawing on woody plants or chewing vegetables, place decoys in those areas. Similarly, place decoys along garden walkways or between rows. But physical barriers are not always desirable for various reasons. Other rabbit deterrents, scare tactics, strategic plant selection or population control measures might be a better fit for you, depending on your rabbit situation.
Ideally, try adopting a combination of these techniques, with barriers around your veggie bed or most valued plants and simple deterrents or less rabbit friendly plant selections for your ornamental beds. Rabbits tend to feed at night and are most active at dawn and dusk. Looking at the damaged plants, if you see clean cuts rather than jagged edges the damage is most likely from rabbits with their long, sharp teeth.
They will favor new seedlings and young plants first. Other clues include round, pellet-like rabbit droppings, which are smaller than deer droppings — about the size of a pea.
You may notice tufts of fur and signs of digging or bedding down, particularly in your compost or brush piles. You may also see signs of chewing damage to your hoses or irrigation lines. If you have a garden shed, check it for any gaps that a rabbit could squeeze through and for signs of nesting activity. Being quite small creatures, one would think it would be relatively easy to keep rabbits out of the garden with a low fence.
When it comes to rabbit fencing, size matters. The size of the gauge of wire mesh or hardware cloth you use will determine whether or not baby bunnies can squeeze through the openings.
Look for wire mesh in one-inch gauge or smaller. Height matters too, some sources say two feet should be sufficient but there are reports of rabbits jumping two-foot fences. To be on the safe side, three to four feet should do the trick. This way even if rabbits do start to dig, they will run into the wire mesh underground. The deeper you can bury it the better, but about six inches to a foot should be sufficient. Pay special attention to your fence gate. Overlap pieces of wire mesh along the edges of the gate to ensure the fence is impenetrable.
For added security, one two lines of electric fencing wire a few inches from the bottom edges of the fence will further deter rabbits from trying to find a way through your fence. Plastic netting or cloth row covers might act as a deterrent for an ambivalent rabbit, but any determined rabbit will chew right through to get at the tasty veggies underneath.
Fine wire mesh will be a much more effective barrier and can be placed over garden beds on a rectangular cage or hoop frame. Bunnies still may try to squeeze under the bottom edge or dig their way under. Consequently, this technique will be more effective when placed over a wooden framed raised bed. Wire mesh can also be formed into a cylinder to protect newly planted trees and shrubs from rabbit damage.
Rabbits are prey animals so it is important to them to have convenient places to hide wherever they go. By clearing away any brush piles, tall grasses, thicket areas or other hiding spots in your yard, you will reduce the likelihood that rabbits will want to spend much time munching in your garden.
A crawl space under your porch, bushy shrubs or piles of wood, rocks or other debris lying around your yard invites rabbits by providing ample shelter and places for them to hide from predators.
Strong smells can deter rabbits. There may be a couple of reasons why this method can be effective. No-waste mixes and sunflower hearts are a good start, seed trays below feeders also help.
But yes she has a valid point: an unnatural population of birds constantly around feeders is prime pickings for air-born and respiratory disease among the birds. Thus the importance of maintaining clean feeders. Poly-lumber and vinyl bird feeders help reduce the spread of disease because mold and bacteria can not settle into cracks as with wooden feeders. But for the most part, it only takes one new visitor infected bird for disease to spread. Our house has a round laundry trough and the hose that empties the washing machine water feeds directly into the trough not into the under sink plumbing.
The first time we did a load the laundry, hallway and entrance into the guest bedrooms ended up flooded - the centrifugal force created by the spinning water in the round trough sent the wash water right over the top.
We now keep a half brick in the bottom of the trough - not pretty but no more floods, either. Landfills, where stuff gets buried and is prevented from contact with oxygen in the environment, is where a lot of methane is produced.
But if you or your municipality composts properly, turning the decomposing material frequently to allow proper exposure to air and making sure it doesn't dry out, then only a very minimal amount of methane is produced or released. No biologic body will stay inert, so get that idea out of your head. Depriving that old banana peel of oxygen in the landfill allows it to decompose in an anerobic environment, thereby producing vastly more methane. Mthem decoys work for a couple dysd until animals realize they don't ever move.
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But there are two big differences that separate them. Get the privacy, security and animal safeguards you need with this guide to fencing options. If you've got a pair of love-birds like this shoot the buck first and I'll bet the doe will give you a second go. When I've found a spot to lay up, I'll always leave dead rabbits where they fell until the end of the evening.
Often noticed that other rabbits don't seem at all put off my their old mate laying there with half it's head missing. I work on the theory that they will see another rabbit out there even though it's dead and assume it's safe to venture out. I've also noticed Gimlet's scenario while lamping on foot. A pair of rabbits clearly about to get down to it, when we shot the buck, the doe remained long enough to get shot too. I've left shot rabbits where they fell and seen another one come along and get on with a bit of necrophilia.
Mind blowing stuff in his case especially. Crow decoy is a good idea as I watched some rabbits recently that were running from the warren to chase crows every time they got within 20 yards. No one has even mentioned patterns yet. And on the rotary, dead bunnies or hypa-hoppers? You're just not taking this seriously enough.
Ive shot rock pigeons in a peanut field in South Africa that do the very same thing! You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account. Paste as plain text instead. Only 75 emoji are allowed. Display as a link instead. Clear editor. Upload or insert images from URL.
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