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Attracting Barn Owls for Pest Control on Horse Properties (PDF)

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Rodents are one of the toughest things to deal with on horse properties, but barn owls can help you reduce rodent populations without the use of traps or deadly chemicals. And the good news for horse owners is that attracting owls only requires the installation of a simple nest box. Follow the tips in this guide for putting barn owls to work on your horse property!

Kestrels Help Horse Owners with Pest Control

Encouraging insect- and rodent-eating birds to move into our yards and barn areas is an excellent low-tech, cost-effective, “green” method for pest control. If the pests you want to check off your list include mice and grasshoppers, you may want to consider hanging a nest box for an American Kestrel.

Natural Pest Control with The Birds of Sweet Pepper Ranch

Sweet Pepper Ranch has seen great success with using nest boxes to attract birds to help with insect and rodent control. From swallows to barn owls, we love watching them at work on our property!

Nature-based Solutions for Rodent Control on Horse Properties

How do you go about reducing rodents without lethal trapping or using chemicals that are deadly to other animals in our shared environment? Here are three strategies that can help.

Spring Cleaning Tips: Get Ready for the Busy Season Ahead

Earth Day is just around the corner on Saturday, April 20, 2023. In some parts of the country, daffodils are poking their heads up and starting to bloom, which means now is the time to prepare your horse property for the warming weather and upcoming growing season. Here are a few suggestions to get you started.

Use Swallows (and Bluebirds!) for Insect Control

Horse owners don't have to just put up with flies and other harmful inseccts. Encouraging insect-eating birds to move into horse areas is an excellent low-tech, cost-effective, and eco-friendly method for pest control—one our grandparents probably utilized on their farms.