Bird control

I solved the problem of birds in my barn by hanging one-inch strips of canvas strap material from the stall doorways (“Bye Bye Birdie,” Letters, EQUUS 453). It was easy to teach the horses to go through them, but it kept the pests out. The only birds that flew in were swallows that turned sideways to fly between the straps, but they didn’t cause any problems. On the other hand, the messy pigeons, starlings and sparrows stayed out. Linda Hibbard Minden, Nevada