Feather Free Forms to Fight Challenging Bird Infestations

A new player has emerged in the U.S. bird control market: Feather Free. The company is a partnership between industry veterans Steve Blyth, and Jeff Ling and Cameron Riddell, who have among them a combined 40 years in structural bird control experience.

The company will focus primarily on products that can evict birds from such open spaces as landfills, parking lots, industrial complexes, sports stadiums and agricultural spaces that typically cannot be protected with spikes, netting or electrified tracks.

The company’s offerings will focus on two technologies designed for these challenging environments: Fog-Force, distributed through the AviHaze system, and the Eagle Eye visual deterrent system.

AviHaze is a pneumatic system that distributes Rejex-It Fog-Force (methyl anthranilate) into the air as a haze. Fog-Force is a proven bird deterrent and has been used effectively for more than 12 years, the company said. AviHaze nozzles are installed in various locations throughout a site and are controlled by timers. The Fog-Force is distributed as five-micron particles that don’t settle and are inhaled by the birds.

Made from Concord grape extract, Fog-Force does not affect animals or humans, the company said, but birds feel an intense pain that conditions them to leave. AviHaze is modular and can be configured in many different ways to solve most challenging bird problems.

The Eagle Eye is a rotating, chromed, plastic pyramid that reflects light and interferes with birds’ navigation and sense of security. Eagle Eyes have been used successfully around the world in both agricultural and structural settings, the company said. Eagle Eyes are powered by a 12-volt motor that can run on a battery and solar panel or direct from a 120-volt wall plug (that steps down to 12 volts).

The Eagle Eye is most effective at keeping birds off flat and raised surfaces like fields and building roofs. While the AviHaze is also effective there, the haze machine is ideal for penetrating a structure, filling trees, warehouses and other more complicated configurations, the company said.

Feather Free will not be an installer of these systems but will train and support installers around the country. The company will offer its first full-day training class in September in Los Angeles. Future training dates will be posted on the company's Web site at www.FeatherFree.com/training. Participants will get hands-on experience in both systems and will learn how to evaluate, sell and install these innovative products.

For more information call 866/890-7772 or send the company an e-mail.