Bird Spikes,Flexible Stainless Steel with Plastic Base, 5 feet Coverage 6 Strips Barrier for Pigeons and Other Small Birds

These are great. I've bought two sets so far. They're easy to assemble, fairly unobtrusive looking, and definitely work to keep pigeons from roosting on my door sills and gate. I would not describe them as "flexible." You can, however, break them apart into small sizes that you can place around something like an outdoor light. I used caulk to install them in areas where they can stand upright. Attaching them to a wall is trickier. I ended up using thumbtacks (they have little holes in the base that you can use for a thumbtack).

My mail box is outside next to another mailbox. My mailbox for some reason was where one Mockingbird stood guard every morning over our cul-de-sac, along with standing guard and it being spring he was eating berries from a nearby bush. Needless to say, that bird must of crapped a bag of berries. What a mess! The postal worker barely wanted to touch the mailbox. So I ordered these. Easy to assemble. I only used one of the hard plastic holders and one set of spikes because it was a perfect fit (length of the mailbox from front to back). I cleaned the mailbox in and out because the crap had drained inside. Then I prepped it for fresh black outdoor paint. The paint dried quickly. I attached the spikes with really long black zip ties (front and back) and then cut off the excess. Perfect! I watched the next morning as the Mockingbird flew in for his morning guard session and you should of seen him back up as fast as he could before almost impaling himself. Needless to say, this mailbox is clean as a whistle. Nada crap! I cannot say the same for my neighbors mailbox because he has now taken over hers to stand guard. Sorry neighbor! Perfect for a mailbox issue and I know the postal worker appreciates it too.

THESE DO NOT WORK... I live on the top floor of a condo building in downtown Chicago and enjoyed seeing little birds on my balcony so I put out a little feeder. About a month into the summer, a pigeon noticed and decided to bring back friends... ever since then I’ve been at war. After losing my mind because they kept crapping everywhere and scaring off the small birds... I tried shooting them with a water super soaker but they still came back. I tried gluing toothpicks to the perch to stab them when they landed but they just broke them off... Finally I bought what I thought would be a “pigeon proof” feeder and super glued these metal pigeon spikes onto it... they literally impaled themselves on it and still ate all the seed. See photos. So ultimately I ripped it all down and gave up. It’s breaking my heart a tad though bc the little birds keep sitting on our balcony looking at us with that “I’m starving” look... I’m just waiting for the Sara McLaughlin song to start playing. Stupid pigeons... rats of the sky. Good luck getting rid of yours but don’t waste your money on these spikes.

The product is of good quality. It is easy to join pieces and easy to snap off pieces in order to create the correct size. You need your own mounting screws. Be warned, the spikes are packed separately and must be inserted into the base one at a time or two at a time depending on the holes. If you are going to put up 10 feet of this stuff you are going to spend some labor. Wear safety glasses while assembling -- once the the spikes are in, they stay in, but it's easy for them to pop out if they are only half way in, and you don't want to be poked in the eye. If you need something that doesn't require assembly, there are other options that may be more expensive. I give it 5 stars but you need to be aware of this.

This works well. I got pigeons hanging around on top of our front door every night then I have clean up every morning. This flexible stainless still prevent them from coming back without hurting them. You can also cut them in small pieces depending in your needs. Overall, highly recommended and would buy it again.