A MUM has been praised after coming up with a £3.24 hack to stop birds pooing on her kids’ trampoline.
Anna admitted she was fed up with the constant messes on the outdoor play equipment, so ordered one of the spiky wire strips that can go on top to stop birds
However, when she started using cable ties to attach it to the , she had a brainwave.
“On putting them up with cable ties and thinking I’ll cut them to add extra spikes, it dawned on me that I could have just used cable ties all the way round set at different angles and heights,”; she wrote alongside her post on the Extreme Couponing and Bargains UK group on Facebook.
“So a hack if your fed up of the poop as well without spending £25!”;
People in the comments section were quick to praise Anna for coming up with the genius hack, with one calling it a “fabulous idea”;.
“What a great idea,”; another added.
“I paid a fortune for real metal spikes to stop pigeons tap dancing on my Reiki Therapy Summer house.”;
“Brilliant idea, I have a trampoline to put up but haven’t yet because of seagulls and the other birds,”; a third commented.
“They are getting to be a pain now.”;
“That’s a fantastic idea!”; someone else said.
And as you can get a pack of 100 cable ties for just £3.24, the hack won’t break the bank either.
While others defended Anna against the trolls slamming her for the idea, suggesting that it could end up harming either or the birds.
“Watch out you will get the bird police on your back!”; one wrote.
“I asked for advice on a gardening group on here to prevent birds sitting on our fence and causing serious damage with their pooping and I got full on abuse.
“I have no problem with wildlife I love nature but not when it stops my children from using our own garden.”;
“Anyone would think you’ve put razor wire up with the comments your getting!”; someone else added.
“As she has stated it’s soft plastic to try and deter birds sitting on there.
“Kids can get hurt simply tripping over a shoe lace. It’s not the end of the world.
“Get a grip people. A pogo stick is 100x more dangerous than them soft plastic spikes around the top of the trampoline!”;
Anna also defended herself, writing: “These are not nails. They are not sharp!
“It’s a 12ft trampoline and they are sitting on the top – I’ve jumped on it as high as I can.
“And due to the nature of the slope on the netting and bars, I go nowhere near them.
“I’m hardly setting my kids up to impale themselves. Seriously!
And some people used the comments section to share their own tips and tricks for keeping birds off their trampolines.
“Put a fake owl on your trampoline and birds won’t go near it!”; one said.
“Two years we have had no birds since putting up the owl.”;
“I use bunting and works well,”; another added.
“Try spraying neat white vinegar, keeps them off mine,”; a third commented.
