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<blockquote data-quote="Dry Rot" data-source="post: 8131679" data-attributes="member: 4505"><p>When I moved into my previous house, I found the chimney blocked. When I looked into the chimney, I found a tawny owl's nest with three youngsters. What to do? I needed the chimney open so I could use the fireplace.</p><p></p><p>So with fingers crossed, I removed the youngsters and put them in a box and put the box in an apple tree in the garden. But the parents continued to feed them and they fledged successfully.</p><p></p><p>The nest was another matter as it blocked almost the entire length of the chimney. I removed some of the sticks and mud, presumably put there by jackdaws over years, but it was an impossible job. Drastic situations require drastic measures. After some thought, I filled a polythene bag with petrol and using a long pole eased the bag over the edge of the chimney pot. Then I followed that with some lighted rags. Nothing happened for a few moments -- then there was a roar and a sheet of flames shot skywards out of the chimney. No more nest and a clear chimney!<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dry Rot, post: 8131679, member: 4505"] When I moved into my previous house, I found the chimney blocked. When I looked into the chimney, I found a tawny owl's nest with three youngsters. What to do? I needed the chimney open so I could use the fireplace. So with fingers crossed, I removed the youngsters and put them in a box and put the box in an apple tree in the garden. But the parents continued to feed them and they fledged successfully. The nest was another matter as it blocked almost the entire length of the chimney. I removed some of the sticks and mud, presumably put there by jackdaws over years, but it was an impossible job. Drastic situations require drastic measures. After some thought, I filled a polythene bag with petrol and using a long pole eased the bag over the edge of the chimney pot. Then I followed that with some lighted rags. Nothing happened for a few moments -- then there was a roar and a sheet of flames shot skywards out of the chimney. No more nest and a clear chimney!:) [/QUOTE]
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