Infested ... and helpless. Ideas?

neilo

Member

Mixed Farmer

Location

Montgomeryshire

• Nov 3, 2022

• #441

Bald Rick said:

Deployed "Neil" today. Son is convinced they are frightened of it ...

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Your welcome.
I was very thankful for the prop you left for me to lean on, I’d no idea how tiring it was standing there all day. I’d not have taken the job if I’d realised.

I suppose I’ll have to turn up for the rest of the week to get the wage you offered me, not that I think sixpence an hour was very fair in hindsight.

 

Bald Rick

Moderator

Livestock Farmer

Location

Anglesey

• Nov 4, 2022

• #442

neilo said:

Your welcome.
I was very thankful for the prop you left for me to lean on, I’d no idea how tiring it was standing there all day. I’d not have taken the job if I’d realised.

I suppose I’ll have to turn up for the rest of the week to get the wage you offered me, not that I think sixpence an hour was very fair in hindsight.

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FFS ..... you're fired. Without pay

 

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Homesy

Member

Location

North West Devon

• Nov 4, 2022

• #443

I buy rope bangers then pull them off individually, light the fuse with a blow torch and launch them into the masses with a catapult. If you launch them into the sky as they arrive in the morning or the trees where they roost it really pi$$es them off. The bangs seem to be louder when in the sky.

 

Adam@Rumen

Member

Location

Nantwich/Rishton

• Nov 4, 2022

• #444

I know it would be a hell of a job, but have you priced netting the whole lot?

 

Dry Rot

Member

Livestock Farmer

Location

Scottish Highlands

• Nov 4, 2022

• #445

Adam@Rumen said:

I know it would be a hell of a job, but have you priced netting the whole lot?

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Try Alibaba for cheap anti bird netting.

 

Dry Rot

Member

Livestock Farmer

Location

Scottish Highlands

• Nov 4, 2022

• #446

Have you thought about putting up owl nesting boxes? I doubt the starling would welcome bad neighbours any more than the rest of us!

 

Bald Rick

Moderator

Livestock Farmer

Location

Anglesey

• Nov 4, 2022

• #447

Been here less than a week and still in moderately tolerable numbers but pluck me, its hard not to invest in an anti starling cannon

 

Headless chicken

Member

Location

West Wales

• Nov 15, 2022

• #448

Do banger ropes actually work? Saw the bill for them the other day and seem eye watering for what I’m pretty convinced does jack sh!t?

 

Bald Rick

Moderator

Livestock Farmer

Location

Anglesey

• Nov 15, 2022

• #449

Headless chicken said:

Do banger ropes actually work? Saw the bill for them the other day and seem eye watering for what I’m pretty convinced does jack sh!t?

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Nothing really works unless you can stop them coming in the first place

 

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tom228

Member

• Dec 13, 2022

• #450

Were struggling with our first infestation of the bloody things i was about to buy a bird gard, am i wasting my money?

I thought of strapping a laser or speaker to Juno to scare them off!?

 

ImLost

Member

Livestock Farmer

Location

Not sure

• Dec 13, 2022

• #451

Bald Rick said:

Nothing really works unless you can stop them coming in the first place

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Have you got any falconers in your area?

 

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tom228

Member

• Dec 13, 2022

• #452

Possibly, how many times do they have to visit?

 

ImLost

Member

Livestock Farmer

Location

Not sure

• Dec 13, 2022

• #453

tom228 said:

Possibly, how many times do they have to visit?

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I'm assuming you're replying to me?

If you've got a decent (emphasis on the decent) falconer in the area, who you can give permission to "exercise" their birds over your farm through the season that you are having problems in, the regular presence of birds of prey should keep them away a fair bit. Especially if flying time coincides with feeding times.

 

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tom228

Member

• Dec 13, 2022

• #454

Yes sorry!

I have someone in mind just not sure how often they'd come round!

Il try and get them to have a go and see how effective it is!

 

ImLost

Member

Livestock Farmer

Location

Not sure

• Dec 13, 2022

• #455

tom228 said:

Yes sorry!

I have someone in mind just not sure how often they'd come round!

Il try and get them to have a go and see how effective it is!

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Do you know what birds they fly?

 

Bald Rick

Moderator

Livestock Farmer

Location

Anglesey

• Dec 13, 2022

• #456

ImLost said:

Have you got any falconers in your area?

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Interestingly, a buzzard flew down a feed face this morning and scattered them temporarily. However, this cold snap has made them desperate to feed and they are even ignoring humans to the extent that you can almost pick them up

Fantastic

 

ImLost

Member

Livestock Farmer

Location

Not sure

• Dec 13, 2022

• #457

Bald Rick said:

Interestingly, a buzzard flew down a feed face this morning and scattered them temporarily. However, this cold snap has made them desperate to feed and they are even ignoring humans to the extent that you can almost pick them up

Fantastic

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shumungus

Member

Livestock Farmer

Location

Ballyclare Northern Ireland

• Dec 13, 2022

• #458

Sorry @Bald Rick can't be bothered to trawl through 25 pages. Have you tried these?
We have used them with good success.

Bird Gard Products Archives - Bird Gard UK & Northern Ireland - Bird Scarers That Really Work

birdgard.co.uk

 

davidroberts30

Member

Location

pembrokeshire

• Dec 13, 2022

• #459

started here the last few days in the frost
grain getting fed at night...

flying rats can foxtrot oscar

 

Bald Rick

Moderator

Livestock Farmer

Location

Anglesey

• Dec 13, 2022

• #460

shumungus said:

Sorry @Bald Rick can't be bothered to trawl through 25 pages. Have you tried these?
We have used them with good success.

Bird Gard Products Archives - Bird Gard UK & Northern Ireland - Bird Scarers That Really Work

birdgard.co.uk

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Yes … but like everything, they only work for a few days then the stewards become used to the squawks and alarm calls.

Going to try amplified Chinook helicopter noise at some point