Eliminate Pigeon Dropping Problems with Polycarbonate Bird Spike Strips Bird-X, Inc. Please accept my gratitude for solving the problem of noise and diseased filled droppings we have had for the past five years from pigeons. My brother-in-law found your website for us. Immediately I contacted your company where a courteous and informative employee greeted me. He recommended the products necessary, which were plastic bird spikes, bird spikes adhesive and repellent. Upon arrival of the materials we had them installed and like magic the problem disappeared.Now my husband can finally get a full night's sleep because he is not disturbed at the crack of dawn by the cooing of pigeons. Also, I must mention the plastic bird spikes do not subtract from the beauty of our home.Again, thank you for the safe and effective products. Sincerely yours, Mrs. C. Greene
Prevent roosting and nesting on balconies with Polycarbonate Bird Spikes Strips I ordered one batch of 25’ BIRD SPIKES. We attached them and they work great – but the darn pigeons have now shifted to unprotected parts of the house! Juliana B. Vallejo, CA
Deter Birds With Owl Decoy and Bird Spikes Just want to let you know that the products of Bird X have worked well for Eastern Kentucky University, The Prowler Owls, and the bird spikes work well. If you use other tactics, you can deter bird problems with the products from Bird-X. Thank you and have a great day, Sincerely, Jeff C. Supervisor Eastern Kentucky University

  Bird Spikes (Needle Strips) are designed to act as an important aid in routing birds from their infestations. Creativity and experimentation will govern. The Bird Control "X-Perts" are always available to offer suggestions; please contact Bird-X, Inc. 800-662-5021. Some bird spikes application possibilites: Trees, air conditioners, ledges, sills, gutters, pipes, beams, signs, church crosses, bell towers, roofs, and more.

Type: Bird Spikes
Packaging: Kits of 10', 25', 50' and 100'
Color: Clear
Resistance: Weather, most chemicals, UV radiation
Dimensions: Height (Highest Point): 4½"
Width (Base) : 1" (Standard) ½" (Narrow)
Width (Widest Point): 4½" (Standard) 2¼" (Narrow)
Origin: Bird-X Bird Spikes are proudly made in the USA

*Please see pdf file for instructions with pictures.

Bird-X, Inc. is proud to announce the development of BIRD SPIKES - Needle Strips, based on the latest in technology and materials.
For more than 30 years, Bird-X, Inc. has been recognized worldwide as the Bird Control "X-Perts." Bird-X is the only company anywhere that sells a complete line of bird spikes and repellent products , including ultrasonic and sonic sound generators, visual scare devices, non-toxic chemical roosting inhibitors, iridescent diffraction foil, netting, , stainless steel bird spikes, and polycarbonate bird spikes.

BIRD SPIKES - NEEDLE STRIPS

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF BIRD SPIKES PRODUCT AND HOW IT WORKS

Bird Spikes Needle Strips, developed by the Bird Control "X-Perts", is a simple, humane, maintenance-free, permanent solution to the problem of pest birds. bird spikes have been used successfully on buildings and structures worldwide by architects, building/facility owners and managers, public works officials, public health personnel and more. Properly installed,  spikes will eliminate roosting and nesting surfaces and landing strips, both existing and potential. Birds avoid alighting on surfaces treated with bird spikes for the same reasons that humans avoid walking on a bed of nails. bird spikes is not lethal, just extremely uncomfortable. Bird Spikes Needle Strips is a one-piece mold of transparent (therefore unobtrusive) polycarbonate, including base and spikes projecting to one side. The mold is then ultrasonically welded to its mirror image so that spikes will project to both sides. "Branches" protrude from vertical projections to offer fuller coverage. Note: Narrow  spikes is simply half the width of Standard bird spikes, in order to cover efficiently ledges less than 2½" wide.

PRE-INSTALLATION
No two bird infestation problems are exactly the same. Treat yours as you would any well engineered project, and begin with research. Collect and consider information related to the bird problem that may have bearing on the actual bird spikes installation and its success:
Survey the birds. Gather specific data as to the type and population of birds, length of time of their residence, flight and time patterns, entries, exits and favorite areas, and nesting, feeding and roosting habits.

Survey your property for best places to install bird spikes. Discover what the birds find attractive about your area (food, shelter, hidden recesses...), and whether the same conditions prevail in neighboring properties. Note overhangs or foliage above current infestations.
Remove all inducements. Before installing bird spikes Needle Strips, make sure to clean the area of all evidence of birds: nests, fledglings, droppings, dead birds, and the residual scent. (Adult birds are likely to return to their young in order to protect them or to assist them in leaving the area.) Also remove food spillage, garbage, nesting material and other items that may be appealing to birds.

Install early. It is always best to install bird spikes Needle Strips before "bird season" begins; it is easier to keep the birds away than to rout them out once they have already established a living pattern.
Use products synergistically. Different kinds of devices (add a visual device or a sound repeller) produce a synergistic effect -- in combination the products yield much greater effectiveness than bird spikes alone.

Bird Spikes Needle Strips should be applied to these adjacent areas as well. Familiarize yourself with the legal and public relations environment. Find out about related environmental laws in your area.
Precaution: Bird Spikes are non-lethal. However, the actual projections are quite sharp, and care should be taken during installation and handling. Protective gloves may be worn.

INSTALLATION
Bird Spikes can be mounted on any surface whether flat, curved or irregular, and on any material, whether masonry, metal, canvas, glass or wood. Stackable 12" units affix quickly with  spikes Special Adhesive, screws, nails, wire ties, etc. Because each unit is exactly one foot long, measurement of the area to be protected quickly yields the number of units needed. A unit may be cut easily to fit lengths less than 12". Always firmly attach bird spikes.

COVERAGE
Keep in mind that bird spikes is only effective where it is applied; nearby areas unprotected by bird spikes can encourage roosting. Make a working diagram during the measuring stage.
Spacing: Measure (accurately) the width in inches of each area to be covered. For every 4" of width, use one row of bird spikes; for fractions thereof, use one row of NARROW Bird Spikes (equivalent to one-half row of Bird Spikes). The projections from  spikes should extend at least ½" past the exposed edge or edges of the area. Calculation of Linear Feet Needed: Measure (accurately) the length in feet of each area to be covered, allowing for curves or bends in the surface - flexible bird spikes will follow easily. Based on length (multiply each length by 2, 3, 4 etc. if necessary for each width as discussed above in Spacing:), order an appropriate amount of bird spikes.

AFFIXING Bird SpikesTO SURFACES
Bird Spikes are versatile, and easily attached to surfaces of every size, shape and material. Use any of the following methods, or devise your own.
Bird Spikes Special Adhesive: apply a bead of adhesive to underside of base. Firmly press Spikes onto surface so that it makes solid contact. Allow adhesive to dry. (Adhesive will form a "rivet" through the holes in the base.) Bond only to dry, clean surfaces. If two installers are working, one can carry a quantity of stacked units in one hand, and apply adhesive with the other hand, while another affixes each unit to the surface. If one installer is working, he/she can lay each unit upside down (base side facing up) on the surface, in the place it is to occupy. Working along the line, the installer can apply adhesive to each base, then turn the unit over and affix it to the surface. Bird Spikes Special Adhesive is available from Bird-X, call 312-226-2473. One tube will affix approximately 20 linear feet of Bird Spikes.
Screws: Use #12 flat Phillips-head screws and a screwdriver with a shaft of at least 4".
Nails: Use 1/8" nails and a nail set.
Wire Ties: Recommended for cabling, piping and thin railings.
Clamps or Velcro (tm): Use for temporary installations.

GUIDE TO EFFECTIVE INSTALLATIONS (Reread PRE-INSTALLATION.) Thorough and proper planning, installation and follow-up maintenance are essential to the success of a bird control program.
Preparation: Surface must be properly cleaned before installing spikes, disinfected and repaired if damaged. During disinfecting, wear appropriate face, hand and body protection to avoid health hazards.  Next, remove any overhanging branches or foliage above the surface to be protected so birds cannot land to drop nesting material into bird spikes.
Thorough Coverage: bird spikes must be installed on all existing and potential lighting, nesting or roosting areas. Also install bird spikes as necessary to surfaces directly above the currently infested areas, so that birds cannot drop debris into the bird spikes from these higher surfaces.
Creative Coverage: Carefully, methodically cover all exposed surfaces and all inside corners and crevices. Because birds are creative and stubborn, complete protection of an area may require vertical, sideways, diagonal or upside down mounting of  spikes, in addition to the standard flat, right-side up mounting.

APPLICATIONS
Bird Spikes Needle Strips are designed to act as an important aid in routing birds from their infestations. Creativity and experimentation will govern. The Bird Control "X-Perts" are always available to offer suggestions; please contact Bird-X, Inc. (312) 226-2473. The illustrations below suggest a few of the countless application possibilities for Bird-X bird spikes.
Louvers, Eaves:
Air conditioners: Use multiple strips to cover the entire depth.
Ledges, Sills, Gutters and Pipes:
Beams, Trusses, Support Structures:
Signs, Letters, Church Crosses: Carefully follow the shape on each letter or structure and cover every surface or crevice in which a bird can roost. Spikes are very flexible and can make both concave and convex curves.
Bell Towers or Domes: As Spikes are very flexible, the bell can be covered with multiple strips of Bird Spikes radiating outward and downward from the highest point of the dome.
Statues, Columns, Cornices: Apply to base, and around head, arms, curves, crevices and openings.
Roofs: Apply to roof perimeter, chimney, antennae, and the ridge on a gabled roof. Apply Bird Spikes to the inside of a chimney, with the projections facing horizontally inward, to prevent animals from entering.
Cables: Any cable thick enough to support a bird is strong enough to support Bird Spikes. Application is easy since the base is only 1" wide (base of NARROW  Spikes is ½" wide.)
Trees: Bird spikes may be applied to tops of branches to prevent birds landing; also may be applied in separate rings around a tree trunk, first one 4' from the ground, then higher at 5" intervals, with projections extending horizontally, to discourage animals from climbing. (This defense against animals can also be used on Bird Baths and Bird Feeders.)

TROUBLE SHOOTING
Bird-X is very proud to have built a reputation of trust with distributors and end users. Based on our experience, we offer the following information: Every bird infestation presents a unique challenge. No two problems are identical, as numerous variables affect each one. Besides the obvious differences (such as type of bird, size of infestation, type of structure and physical location), there are many additional environmental factors that make it impossible to state rigid rules for the optimum utilization of Bird Spikes Needle Strips. The following are suggestions to help maximize effectiveness, but experimentation is often required to find the ultimate solution. Birds are creatures of habit, and very stubborn. When spikes are first installed, they will try to reclaim their previous areas, and may even attempt to alight. While they will be quickly discouraged, they will seek alternate locations (see below).
Ensure that the installer has first read this manual and completely understands the installation procedure.
Install sufficient linear feet of bird spikes
Install sufficient rows of bird spikes on surfaces wider than 5"
Ensure that non-yet-infested areas have been treated also. If pest birds are successfully routed from their original location only to move to a nearby untreated area, all efforts will have been in vain.
Ensure that the infested area has been cleared of nests, debris, etc., and cleaned and disinfected. See GUIDE TO EFFECTIVE INSTALLATIONS. It may be necessary to repeat these steps.
If a flaw exists in the application, birds may find it and infest. It may then be necessary to amend the application.

WARRANTY
Manufacturer's Warranty: spikes needle strips are warranted against defects in materials and workmanship for a period of one year from the shipping date. At the option of Bird-X, Inc., the defective material will be either replaced or repaired.

SYNERGY AND OTHER PRODUCTS
You may find certain areas where it is undesirable or impractical to install bird spikes. If this is the case, we suggest that you protect these untreated areas generally by using other products (visual repellers, sound repellers) in conjunction with the spikes. This will maximize effectiveness throughout the entire property. Call (312) 226-2473 or visit www.bird-x.com for information on companion products.