Now what?! Wild birds stuck in netting

[Zammy]

After the first time they are likely to avoid the netting. Just keep picking them out.

I think they just can't see it, or can't judge the space of the netting holes. You might be able to cover the area with a very light piece of dark fabric so they learn to avoid the area.

Maybe some shade cloth. I am far from an expert at this. But. Me and my husband use shade cloth on top of part of the run. You can get all sizes from Amazon . Good luck

 

[clocker19]

Not sure if this has been suggested, before we redid our coop, we tied that flashy bird ribbon to our hoop coop. It did seem to help

Does the bird ribbon bother your chickens at all?

 

[PrettyBirdRocky]

Does the bird ribbon bother your chickens at all?

Nope. I even had to get it from a couple as they snagged it and ran around with it. And after so long now I don't think the ribbon bothers the sparrows, just bigger birds

 

[TioBollio]

We had a major problem in Oregon, especially with starlings and the dreaded raccoons.
We didn't want food in the coop (tried it, ended up with a coop full of starlings), and the netting would eventually get shredded.
I'll try to find the link, but we finally settled on water nipples and a couple of feeders that opened with the weight of the chicken.
The feeders cut our food costs almost in half during the migration seasons.
Edit: found the link. Just FYI, the new feeders are spendy! We bought ours used, I had no idea they cost that much!
Also, just like the water nipples, we had to spend time with the gals until they got the hang of it.
https://www.amazon.com/stores/Grand...ef_=ast_bln&store_ref=bl_ast_dp_brandLogo_sto