Homemade Soundmaker Scares Off Birds

Homemade Soundmaker Scares Off Birds BIRD CONTROL Martyn Prince and his father are two farmers from the Midlands Region of England who have problems with birds scavenging feed from their livestock They’ve tried different devices and tools to scare the winged invaders off with limited success Finally they designed their own multi-directional birdscarer that blasts a loud noise when birds are detected nearby The Prince’s invention is a collaboration of metal fins an electronic detection sensor a battery-powered solar panel and a directional blasting tube This sound making apparatus is mounted on a 12-ft metal stand so noise is blasted out in the atmosphere closer to the birds rather than near the ground After a sound blast is fired from the gas-charged canister the device changes position by pivoting on a central bearing The stand is made of a sturdy metal shaft anchored into a metal I-beam with angled side supports The base is welded to metal brackets positioned the width of a pallet fork That design allows the Prince’s to easily move their backyard ballistics invention from place to place with a forklift So far the Princes’ invention has worked well They haven’t needed to alter their own design or try other bird scaring devices Martyn says their savvy soundmaker is especially effective because it’s multi-directional and it projects sound further than other devices they’ve tried that mount closer to the ground Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Martyn Prince Midlands Region of England U K

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