Nite Guard Solar Predator Control Light, (Pack of 4)

It really works!! I live in a rural area, we are surrounded on all sides by fields of hay and corn. You would think the deer would have plenty to eat in the fields right? Not so much. The doe's near us are so bold they will walk out of the field and stand at one end of the garden while I work in the other. They don't even run from our 80 lb dog. I tried everything you can imagine to keep them from eating my garden. Christmas lights around the perimeter, coyote urine, dog hair, people hair, pie pans tied to posts to swing in the breeze, even scarecrows. Nothing worked. As soon as we went inside for the night you could see them come out of the fields andinto the garden. Then a neighboring farmer who happens to be Amish suggested I get these nite guard solar predators, he uses them to protect his chickens and his strawberry patch. He told me he's used them for several years and had no problems. So I got the 4 pack, put them on a post in the center of the garden (each pointing a different direction) andwaited for the magic to happen. I expected it to fail. But over the next week the beans and cucumbers starrted to grow. Its been several weeks now and I am happy to say that I may actually have a crop this year. No more deer damage. It was certainly worth the money for me. I have already told all my family and friends to buy this.

A few months ago something decapitated one of our new pullets & pulled the remainder of it's body somehow out of the chicken coop! It also completely ripped the wing off of one of our current chickens that miraculously recovered! They are ALL grown now & doing well. No signs since of anything lurking since I nailed a few of these facing different directions on a wooden stab. They are REALLY expensive, but I gotta admit that they are worth the money just for the light blinking cool factor at night. They are battery free & totally charge themselves from solar power & always light up at night even on cloudy days! A few of these clustered together on a a stab, beam, or post facing out different directions could be mistaken for an armed security system due to all of the VERY visible blinking lights.

I've had these on all four sides of my chicken coop since the day it was built and have never had an issue with unwanted critters coming near the coop. I have coyotes, bobcats, feral dogs, skunks, raccoons, etc in my immediate area. The blinking "eyes" come on right at dusk and go off at daylight. They're solar charged so you don't have to worry about having electricity. All of mine are in mostly shady areas, but that hasn't seemed to affect the charging. They come on every evening without fail. I occasionally wipe off the dust that accumulates on the solar panel from my hens scratching around, but that's only once a month or so. They work just fine whether I do that or not. I did mount them at varying heights so as to fool as many types of critters as possible. It even fools the two-legged creatures too. Can't tell you how many times someone who sees them says, 'is that a security system on your coop?' I just reply, 'well, yes it is!'.

We live in black and grizzly bear, cougar, bobcat, coyote, wolf, and smaller chicken predator territory. We never step outside unarmed. We placed a Night Guard light on both sides and both ends of our chickens' fenced in area. There are 2 fences protecting our chickens. In addition, the coop and their attached run (fenced with hardware cloth creates a 3rd inner barrier) sit upon a 4" thick concrete pad. The first barrier is a six ft tall 14 strand electric fence that puts out 14.8 thousand volts and 6 joules. Not just stored, but these are actual delivery measurements. For clarity, it takes about 0.7 to 1 joule to deter a grizzly bear. The first strand of electric is less than an inch above the dirt. The second barrier is just a foot inside the electric fence. This 2nd barrier is livestock wire. It stands 18 foot tall with 2" holes. The first 2' of the livestock wire is also covered in one half inch hardware cloth. Also, between the inside of the livestock fence and coop, (about 3') the ground is covered in half inch hardware cloth. This second barrier is where we placed The Night Guard lights. The electric fence has been breached twice. Once by a cougar and once by a wolf. Both electric and livestock fences are over bare ground. The fencelines are kept free of debris. The cougar made a hasty retreat leaving only front paw prints. The wolf, however, managed to get both front paws and one hind paw between the electric and livestock fences. His retreat was not very graceful as evidenced by the 3" deep trenches it left behind while backing out of the electric fence. The Night Guard lights are set for cougar and wolf/coyote eye levels. The solar part of the lights do power the lights from just after dusk to sunrise. Even during two snowy days, the Night Guard solar packs absorbed enough light to provide power through both nights. The lights have been operating since installation July 2020. It is now October 2020 which is also the month of both breaches. Draw your own conclusions. Including the concrete pad, coop, attached run, the livestock wire, posts, electric wire, gate handles, insulators, fence charger, Night Guard lights, grounding rod, hardware cloth, livestock wire, 4 cameras with audio, motion detector lights, and miscellaneous supplies, we spent almost $3k in protecting our 11 chickens. We're serious farmers with serious intent to keep our livestock safe. It is our duty to our livestock that use their energy toward sustaining us by providing food and nourishment to our family. Our next purchase is a livestock guardian dog who will patrol during the day but sleep with the chickens by night. So, you can add another $2k to our security forces. When our Nigerian Dwarf goats arrive, our dog will also be tasked with their security. We will also provide Night Guard lights on their fencing. We don't truly know if they do or don't keep predators away. One can never over protect. E I E I O !!!

Doesn't work to deter hogs. It's as if nothing is in the area, they just have a party destroying the ground. They may work for other critters but definitely not feral hogs.

No sign of mink that has killed 3 of my Indian runner ducks so result. Easy to use so result again!

I have used Nite Guards for two years now. I employed them first to keep the black bears out of my back yard. They worked great. Then I used them to keep the raccoons away from my plum tree and then my pear tree. I use them to keep the deer away from my wife's flower beds too but they only work at night and the solar battery only charges when there's adequate light reaching the solar panel. I wish there was a model I can use a AAA battery in for shady areas. Still, I've had no bears going after my fruit or my beehives while next door neighbors have seen lots of bear traffic and consequently bear damage. Night guards are well worth the money spent.

When I moved, the previous owner had these which I thought were kind of a joke until they burnt out and wolves kept coming to my front lawn. Dog was going nuts and no sleep 'cuz it would always be at night. UNTIL these came in. I have had them up for about 2.5 years now and still no wolves. Must purchase if you are in need.

I had high hopes for this product, but sadly for me these are a waste of money. I placed 4 of these around the property (monitored with cameras) and they have not made any difference to the amount or frequency of wildlife on our urban property. Raccoons and skunks completely ignore it and literally walk right past it.

Worked great for a month when we had drought. Looked out at them one night and realized that the two I could normally see were not working. Went out the next day and collected them and found that they were all filled with water. Shook them to get as much water out as possible and let them charge in full sun and they started working again. Not much good to me if they die every time it rains. Edit; called the company and they made it right by sending better sealed units.