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07-25-2015, 06:22 PM
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Bird nest in 5er
This may be old news but when I had my 5er I had birds build nest in the hitch area. Anybody else encounter this? What I did was cut a piece Styrofoam insulation and wedge it in to cover the opening in the hitch. Later RJD 
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07-25-2015, 09:19 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by aceinspp
This may be old news but when I had my 5er I had birds build nest in the hitch area. Anybody else encounter this? What I did was cut a piece Styrofoam insulation and wedge it in to cover the opening in the hitch. Later RJD |
Oh, yes! I tied a couple of plastic Wal*Mart bags across the opening.
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07-25-2015, 09:27 PM
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Rubber snake in the pinbox. They'll never come back.
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07-26-2015, 09:36 AM
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never thought of the rubber snake. Good. Later RJD
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07-26-2015, 12:35 PM
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All, we also have the birds...but here in Florida we get tbe wasps nests, so you have to be Real Careful went you go to hookup....
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07-26-2015, 02:13 PM
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Yes, went out to check the rig last month and found all of sticks and twigs up inside the hitch and surrounding areas . Got as much out as I could including eggs that broke. Sorry not a bird killer but was heading out for the weekend at the time. Felt real bad. Thanks for the snake idea.
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07-26-2015, 05:17 PM
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Better put screens over the heater vents also. I have seen birds build nests in there and that could cause a BIG problem the next time you use the heater.
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07-26-2015, 07:36 PM
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We too hooked up here in Indiana last Sunday to head over for a week in Ohio and found a birds nest and eggs in the box , removed and was able to save the eggs , set aside and the nest and eggs were still there today when we got back
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07-26-2015, 07:58 PM
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Just stuff some old blanket. That's real easy......
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07-26-2015, 08:12 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by aceinspp
This may be old news but when I had my 5er I had birds build nest in the hitch area. Anybody else encounter this? What I did was cut a piece Styrofoam insulation and wedge it in to cover the opening in the hitch. Later RJD |
That is so cool. Did they lay any eggs?
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07-27-2015, 09:47 AM
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I use a old towel and try a dog or cat flea coller cut into 3 inch strips placed in areas that you don't wont wasp's it keeps them out for a season. You do need to replace every season but works great.
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07-27-2015, 05:46 PM
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We stapled window screen to velcro and put it around the sides of the pin box and covered the two holes. Stays in place while traveling.
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07-27-2015, 06:03 PM
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I use a piece of 1/2" hardware cloth and have it cut so it fits snug.
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