wacky waving arm inflatable tube man....effictive?

[fat brown hen]

Have you looked at the prices for dancing tube men? Once you add up the cost of the air dancer and blower ($300), plus the power source (generator or solar panels? you'll need at least 100W) it doesn't make economical sense. I had this problem last year... ended up going with a simple radio and turned the volume up to 11.

 

[brandonstokley]

Have you looked at the prices for dancing tube men? Once you add up the cost of the air dancer and blower ($300), plus the power source (generator or solar panels? you'll need at least 100W) it doesn't make economical sense. I had this problem last year... ended up going with a simple radio and turned the volume up to 11.

https://a.co/d/6Q87XyQ

 

[fat brown hen]

@brandonstokley I know, I bought a small one from that same brand last year. You might want the larger version, as the one you linked to is not water resistant. My blower burned out in less than a month, fwiw.

 

[brandonstokley]

@brandonstokley I know, I bought a small one from that same brand last year. You might want the larger version, as the one you linked to is not water resistant. My blower burned out in less than a month, fwiw.

ahhhh I see.

 

[littlecoopnextdoor]

what about discounted Santa blow ups after xmas? haha you never know!

 

[raingarden]

I'm following this because I've never seen any type of scare crow type thing that worked for very long under heavy predation pressure.... moving or not. If any such thing would work it seems like this would be the one.

 

[Yabadabadoo]

Following. We are considering trying, too. Will post if we do…we have a family of four harris’s hawks stalking out birds and not having any success getting rid of them.

 

[fishygirl25]

I think that I may try this. Amazon has a 6ft inflatable man for $115 and the portable generator for about $100. A buyer on a review said they brought the inflatable man for the specific reason of keeping hawks away from the chicken yard. It had been successful so far.

 

[JHartman]

I have been seeing a lot of videos about this lately on social media.

does it work?

I've got a hawk problem and would love if it did.

So far it has worked for me!! I’ve had my “wiggle man” since spring 2023.

 

[DuckDuckSook]

Does anyone have a "wiggle man" and other farm animals, like livestock? Do they get scared or stressed?