social

Protecting Pond Fish From Birds?

May 18, 2010

Koi swimming in a pond.How do I get a blue heron from eating the koi in my pond?

Hardiness Zone: 8a

By Debbie from Birmingham

Advertisement

Answers


Bronze Feedback Medal for All Time! 239 Feedbacks
May 18, 20100 found this helpful
Best Answer

Maybe you could cover the pond with some kind of netting. Fish hatcheries do that.

 
May 21, 20100 found this helpful
Best Answer

I recently read that you can put various lengths of pvc pipe in the bottom of the pond to give the koi a safe place to hide. Just make sure the circumfrence is big enough for the koi.

 

Bronze Feedback Medal for All Time! 153 Feedbacks
May 22, 20100 found this helpful
Best Answer

One solution I read recently was to place chicken wire a couple of inches below the surface. The pond still looks the same, but the heron gets frustrated and goes elsewhere.

 

Bronze Feedback Medal for All Time! 102 Feedbacks
May 22, 20100 found this helpful

Chicken wire or plastic netting over top if pond is not too large.

 
May 22, 20100 found this helpful

I would opt for wire or netting, too, but if you'd rather not do that then, I have heard that, if you put an ornamental heron by your pool it deters others from landing.

 
December 4, 20160 found this helpful

I use fishing line crisscrossing over the pond,

 
Anonymous
August 10, 20230 found this helpful

No the heron got caught up n downed in pond

 
Answer this Question
In This Page
Categories
Home and Garden Gardening Ponds and Rockery Pond TipsAugust 2, 2013
Pages
More
🎂
Birthday Ideas!
🍀
St. Patrick's Ideas!
💘
Valentine's Ideas!
Facebook
Pinterest
YouTube
Instagram
Categories
Better LivingBudget & FinanceBusiness and LegalComputersConsumer AdviceCoronavirusCraftsEducationEntertainmentFood and RecipesHealth & BeautyHolidays and PartiesHome and GardenMake Your OwnOrganizingParentingPetsPhotosTravel and RecreationWeddings
Published by ThriftyFun.
Desktop Page | View Mobile
Disclaimer | Privacy Policy | Contact Us
Generated 2024-01-23 08:32:18 in 13 secs. ⛅️️
© 1997-2024 by Cumuli, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
https://www.thriftyfun.com/Protecting-Pond-Fish-From-Birds.html