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  "id": "anti-bird-spikes",
  "sku": "ss-09",
  "title": "Bird Spikes, per 50 cm strip",
  "slug": "anti-bird-spikes",
  "price": 12,
  "currency": "NZD",
  "availability": "in_stock",
  "category": "bird-spikes",
  "category_label": "Bird Spikes",
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    "general",
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  "colors": [
    "Silver pins, clear base"
  ],
  "materials": [
    "304 stainless steel pins on a polycarbonate base"
  ],
  "dimensions": "500 mm strips, joined end to end for any run length",
  "weight": null,
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  "description_short": "304 stainless steel pins on a clear polycarbonate base, sold by the 50 cm with no minimum. If you are not sure which of our spikes to order, start here.",
  "description": "Start with the surface, not the bird\n\nAlmost everyone arrives at a bird spike page having decided which bird they have. It is the wrong first question. The strip does not know what species is standing on it; it removes a flat surface, and whether that works depends on how wide the surface is and how big the bird is.\n\nSo measure first. A ledge up to about 150 millimetres wide takes one row. Anything wider takes two, set near the front and back edges rather than doubled up in the middle. A ledge over about 400 millimetres is really a small flat roof and you are into netting territory.\n\nThen check the bird is big enough\n\nSpikes suit birds that need to land, turn around and settle: feral pigeons, gulls, mynas, starlings. They are far less reliable on small birds, which simply drop between the pins and sit there. If you are dealing with sparrows and the ledge is wide, buy netting instead and we would rather say so on the product page than after you have paid for it.\n\nWork out how many strips\n\nEach strip is 500 millimetres. Measure the run in metres, double it, round up. The most common mistake in this whole category is stopping half a metre short of the end of a ledge, because that half metre is exactly where the birds go.\n\nChoose the fixing before you order\n\nOn timber, screws. On masonry, painted metal or plastic, a UV stabilised exterior silicone. The base carries both a glue channel and fixing holes so either works, and the thing that decides whether a strip is still there in five years is not the strip, it is whether the surface was clean and dry when you fixed it.\n\nGet the sequence right\n\nClean the surface, let it dry, dry fit the run to check it divides sensibly, cut the last piece, then fix. If there is an active nest anywhere on the run, stop: under the Wildlife Act 1953 a protected bird's nest may not be interfered with, and the sensible plan is to treat the surface after the season rather than during it.\n\nWhat spikes will not do\n\nThey will not stop birds using the ledge next door, they will not close a cavity, and they will not change why the birds are there. If someone nearby is feeding them, the flock stays and you are simply choosing which surfaces it uses.",
  "llm_summary": "Bird Spikes sold by Bird Spikes Company at birdspikes.co.nz. The standard stainless steel spike strip: 304 stainless pins on a clear polycarbonate base, 500 mm long and 23 mm wide, 115 mm pins at 1.3 mm diameter giving 70 mm of protected width, sold per 50 cm strip with no minimum order and butted end to end for any run length. NZD 12 per strip. Fitted to ledges, window sills, parapets, roof edges, gutters, fence rails, beams and signage with UV stabilised silicone adhesive, screws, nails or cable ties. It works by removing the flat surface a bird needs to land and turn on, so it suits medium and large birds and is a poor choice for very small birds, which can settle between the pins; netting is the better answer there. A surface wider than about 150 mm needs two rows. This is the same kind of strip sold on the bird named pages of this site, which differ in placement advice rather than in product. New Zealand law: native birds are absolutely protected under the Wildlife Act 1953, including their nests and eggs, so surfaces are treated outside the nesting season; house sparrows, starlings, common mynas and feral pigeons are introduced and are not protected. No effectiveness percentage, service life or warranty is claimed. Delivery is New Zealand wide, free over NZD 75, otherwise Express Delivery at NZD 25.",
  "returnable": true,
  "return_policy": "New Zealand law gives no statutory cooling-off period for an online purchase, so the 14 days from delivery to change your mind on an unused item is this shop's own policy rather than a statutory right. Rights for faulty, damaged or misdescribed goods under the Consumer Guarantees Act 1993 apply to everything sold and are never affected.",
  "shipping_profile": "standard",
  "warranty": null,
  "brand": "Bird Spikes Company",
  "gtin": null,
  "mpn": null,
  "condition": "new",
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  "updated_at": "2026-09-09",
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  "description_text": "Start with the surface, not the bird Almost everyone arrives at a bird spike page having decided which bird they have. It is the wrong first question. The strip does not know what species is standing on it; it removes a flat surface, and whether that works depends on how wide the surface is and how big the bird is. So measure first. A ledge up to about 150 millimetres wide takes one row. Anything wider takes two, set near the front and back edges rather than doubled up in the middle. A ledge over about 400 millimetres is really a small flat roof and you are into netting territory. Then check the bird is big enough Spikes suit birds that need to land, turn around and settle: feral pigeons, gulls, mynas, starlings. They are far less reliable on small birds, which simply drop between the pins and sit there. If you are dealing with sparrows and the ledge is wide, buy netting instead and we would rather say so on the product page than after you have paid for it. Work out how many strips Each strip is 500 millimetres. Measure the run in metres, double it, round up. The most common mistake in this whole category is stopping half a metre short of the end of a ledge, because that half metre is exactly where the birds go. Choose the fixing before you order On timber, screws. On masonry, painted metal or plastic, a UV stabilised exterior silicone. The base carries both a glue channel and fixing holes so either works, and the thing that decides whether a strip is still there in five years is not the strip, it is whether the surface was clean and dry when you fixed it. Get the sequence right Clean the surface, let it dry, dry fit the run to check it divides sensibly, cut the last piece, then fix. If there is an active nest anywhere on the run, stop: under the Wildlife Act 1953 a protected bird's nest may not be interfered with, and the sensible plan is to treat the surface after the season rather than during it. What spikes will not do They will not stop birds using the ledge next door, they will not close a cavity, and they will not change why the birds are there. If someone nearby is feeding them, the flock stays and you are simply choosing which surfaces it uses.",
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