how much weight is required to make these work if stepped on ? am I trying to deter pigeons on my balcony
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Not an absurd amount of force but I would be very surprised if pigeons were able to set them off.
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For the purpose I used them for they were excelent. They held a nice bit of weight and they were adjustable. I still like them today. If the floor is sloped, there is a little play in them. However, they are not of real high quality. the plastic on the bottom was held with a screw. If the floor does not have a major slope; they will probably work.
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I do not know about chickens. I live in a fifth floor apt with balcony and my review reflects that the birds coming to my feeder were not deterred by it at all.
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They will be set off by the smaller animals if you want them to. I have used them to keep geese and foxes away; but if you want the animals to be ignored, I would by the model without the stakes, and then tie them or attach them to a building or tree. Keep them a bit higher, and you won't have a problem. They are wonderful units and survived our harsh winter this year.
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The hooks together probably weight .20 of a lb at best - they are very, very light weight!
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I installed these on a standard 16 foot door. I previously installed bubble foil insulation on the door, so that added some extra weight. No problems.
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No. This is made out of plastic. It scares birds; would not deter an intruder. We also bought bird spikes made out of stainless steel. These, too, would not stop a breakin.
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It might work depending on how you install them, but they are plastic and the spikes could break if a heavy animal put enough weight on them
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Hi Michele.These bird spikes can definitely keep the pigeons off your feeders. You may however prefer the stainless steel option found here: Aspectek Stainless Steel Bird Spikes Kit, 10 Feet with Transparent Silicone Glue as they are much more flexible and will bend to the shape of your feeder much easier.Warm regards,Deal Republic
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They're pretty light weight but it would need to be a pretty stiff wind to move them. If you get them wet, they wil. Expand and stay in place better.
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They seem sturdy from what I can tell. I'd still recommend not stepping on them or putting pressure on them, as it is somewhat flat and "disc" shaped, so it could potentially break pretty easy in that regard.
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I would not feel safe with that kind of weight on them . I used them for a swing for my one year old son! I beleive it the size 1/4 in bolt.
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Since a seagull is a bird I don't see why these will not work. These spikes are meant to make it uncomfortable for birds to land on spots. I have had these on the roof of a big comercial building now for a few years and it did take a few weeks to get the birds to stop landing on it. The only thing is make sure that you use a really good grade of Silicon to fasten these to the roof like a marine grade or better rating. Don't be disappointed if they don't stop landing there right away it will take some time to break the habit of landing there.
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Very good questions. The sticky stuff's efficacy seems to wear off pretty quickly. Either that or the pigeons I "invite" on my balcony have learned how to avoid! The spikes have also not deterred them. And all these years I thought city pigeons were stupid? Not so! Good luck getting rid of your pigeons. I've just about given up! Oh, and I do not have leaves blowing around on my balcony so cannot address that issue, sorry.
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The spikes are one foot tall and one section of the spikes is one foot long. These work, eliminating birds from landing or roosting on places where you place the spikes.
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I don't think so. I don't have a feeder around and they still come on porch. Did have a bird fly into window, couple of times. It was more like it may have been going after insect than trying to fly through window, so not 100% sure if these work or not. Other than that bird, have not had issue.
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Hello we don't see pigeons around here . We do have morning doves and they never attempted to get on it. They stayed on the ground. I don't think you will have an issue; that base is too small for doves or pigeons.