So after perusing the F4F forum, I got an inkling to check up on my plants, specifically my very first fig EVER.  It felt like someone just punched me in the gut when I saw my one, lone Conadria fig half-pecked by the birds.  I was waiting so patiently for this fig to ripen...Oh, well.  At least something got a taste of it.  Time to buy me a rubber snake, although these birds probably wouldn't know what a snake is.

 
 

What a shame, I'm sorry to see that.  If not a snake, maybe put some fencing around the pots.

Don't you just hate that? I had a thread dedicated to watching my first ever fig ripening ... then my dog ate it.

I spent a couple of hundred on a bird cage net system and something still got through and ate a breba. Very frustrating. I am going to put a camera and record to catch the critter in the act...

Thanks, guys. I've just ordered some organza bags from eBay.  We don't have tree-climbing mongoose (squirrels) here, so I think that may be the solution, and I don't think my dogs know what figs are yet, although I've seen them sniffing around them.  It's a good thing it won't be the last time the plant will give off some goodies.  Well, at least I hope so.  There's a hurricane a coming our way...

Nate, hopefully soon you will be SO inundated with ripe figs, that you'll hardly notice when critters get a few.

That really sucks big time. I know the feeling as it happened to me time & time again until I decided to build a cage with PVC pipes and covered it with bird netting and now birds can look but no touch!

It does happen to all of us.  Be safe in the hurricane.

Suzi

Nate,
Congratulations! That was a good fig.
I know, you have not tasted it but on a positive side, the fig looks like a Conadria (i.e. not mislabeled) , large and juicy. You will have more of them later and I am sure the experience will be enjoyable. My Conadria this year was very good, definitely a keeper.
For the very persistent and smart birds you may want to use the cut plastic water bottles, it is much harder to get through them.
Be safe!

Congrats on your fig, well kinda.
That sucks.

I assumed you had at least 200 figs.....don't know why.

take care
Doug

Aloha and mahalo, fellow figgies.  
Gary, I can't wait for the day where I can't pick enough ripe figs!  Until then, Igor's plastic bottle protectors may be the way to go if the organza bags fail to keep the critters at bay.  Otmani, I don't think I have that many fig plants to justify a PVC cage, but that's always an option.  Suzi, it's all good.  When nature sends you a lemon (hurricane),  grab the boards and head out to some surf ;) Igor, my friend, I'm just gonna have to take your word for it.  Maybe next time.  I like that idea of the water bottles though.  Doug, I wish I could fit 50 fig plants in my yard.  Then I'd be able to not stress over losing just one fig, LOL! 

Hey don't your birds know they are not supposed to like green figs?

Hi,
What a shame ! In my garden they targeted some breba of goutte d'or - first year production for that tree !I had 3 beauties and they got 2 !
I now cut a shirt into pieces and I put those "covers" over the figs. It seems that if they don't see the figs, they don't spot them .

Damn birds ! I have plenty of insects in the garden ... Why don't they clean them up ! instead of cleaning the figs !

The zone to protect on that tree being small, it would be easy to protect such figs - well once it is too late ... but we'll know for next time ...