Scare crow!

[McChooky]

Thinking about making a scare crow for my chickens while they free range.

 

[Debbie292d]

Thinking about making a scare crow for my chickens while they free range.

We had one for years until it got dilapidated. They do work though. We've now resorted to wind spinners. We have 3 giant ones that ran us around $75-$100 and several of those cheapy little ones. Those seem to work too. But the scarecrow is a fun project and you can change it's clothes for the different holidays.

 

[Penpal]

Scarecrows are cute. But I think making a couple of them yourself from empty pop bottles or other such material would do more good. Motion is frightening.

 

[U_Stormcrow]

Definitely cute.

I find ACTUAL crows more effective for (aerial) predator deterence, however.

 

[McChooky]

I made this one out of pool noodles and plastic feed sacks then mounted him on a grape arbor. Ordered a momo mask so he'll be more frightening

 

[McChooky]

Scarecrows are cute. But I think making a couple of them yourself from empty pop bottles or other such material would do more good. Motion is frightening

My chickens hid when I took the scarecrow outside and mounted it.

 

[McChooky]

Moved my scarecrow to a better location and added some plastic bags for movement.

 

[McChooky]

Scarecrows are cute. But I think making a couple of them yourself from empty pop bottles or other such material would do more good. Motion is frightening.

I cut slits in the bottom of a couple plastic shopping bags and put one in each hand of my scarecrow so they'll flutter in the wind when it blows.His arms raise and lower and I move him around the yard weekly.I'm hoping it doesn't frighten off the real crows.