Jdunn55
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- Location
- Helston, cornwall
What's your postcode?
I think you're missing some friends, will send them on, might be a bit hungry due to the delay with the postal strikes
Infested ... and helpless. Ideas?
- Thread starter Bald Rick
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I think you're missing some friends, will send them on, might be a bit hungry due to the delay with the postal strikes
We are long term suffers. Welded mesh on all gates 7 years ago which worked for 5 years. Now they're back! They will get through anything! I have even thought about trapping a few keeping them in a cage so they make distress noises to the others! Has anyone tried this scarer? https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01HPPV...ode=osi&th=1&psc=1&ascsubtag=ecSEPh10lbp7j6k9
It seems more fancy than the others (which haven't worked); nearly bought it but they wanted to charge £70 delivery- which pee'd me off!
It seems more fancy than the others (which haven't worked); nearly bought it but they wanted to charge £70 delivery- which pee'd me off!
- Location
- somerset
we have just started to get some 'call in' late afternoon, shift them off twice, they go.
we have kept them off for the last 2 winters, and these are the 1st this winter, by just keeping on moving them out, as they land. They have to eat, by repeatedly moving them on, they can't feed, and they use more energy up, by repeatedly moving. They have no other option, than to find somewhere else to feed.
our neighbours have problems, and we feed TMR including maize and wheat. By using reverse phycology on the buggers, seems to work really well.
The bird flu might thin them out, but l hope they don't get it, as it will take the songbirds as well.
I think they’re slowly making their way to his farm. We’ve had them in this morning. I chuck lots of small, soft metallic balls towards them. Generally moves them on before they settle full time.What's your postcode?
I think you're missing some friends, will send them on, might be a bit hungry due to the delay with the postal strikes
ollie989898
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I'm no vet but is it's head supposed to be facing a totally different direction to it's body or is it just a trick of the light?
ollie989898
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Can't you put up some nets to at least halt so many of the bar-stewards getting in? Poor old cows are gonna be brown and white spotted in no time.
Good to know you’re not a vet. There’s an amazing thing on a cat (& many other creatures) called a neck. It allows them to move their head in all directions. I expect if you check you might have one tooI'm no vet but is it's head supposed to be facing a totally different direction to it's body or is it just a trick of the light?
- Location
- somerset
went to one farm on the levels, his shed was completely netted, even the 'holes' to open/shut the door latches, they had learnt to use any small hole.
but that is their weakness, they have to eat to live, deny them time to eat, they have to move elsewhere.
Hang electric sheep netting from your gutters and connect to to your electric fence after quite a few have had a zap all will be gone it a few days
serf
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- Location
- warwickshire
And she looks so smug of her achievement so far too .......
Courier
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- Location
- M62 - M1 - M18 triangle
How does a bird get zapped when it’s not earthed
Or do you hang alternate wires with an earth between?
I’m not sure the local dairy does it I’ll ask but he says lay don’t come back after having a zapHow does a bird get zapped when it’s not earthed
Or do you hang alternate wires with an earth between?
He just got back to me he said he put up a length of 6+1 layed flat across between the uprights with some brackets and there’s rendering mesh on it for the earth he says lay will land on it for a perch before trying to get through the wire he can’t send pictures on his phone so I’ll pop down and take some if anyone would like to see itHow does a bird get zapped when it’s not earthed
Or do you hang alternate wires with an earth between?
Bet RT will kick off
- Location
- somerset
another box to tick
perhaps they might bring out a 'new' reg,' thou shalt not contaminate your cow grub, with bird shite'
that would stir things up.
perhaps they might bring out a 'new' reg,' thou shalt not contaminate your cow grub, with bird shite'
that would stir things up.
- Location
- Scottish Highlands
@Bald Rick - I see in the press article from Jersey that they have the feed passages netted off there. Is that not possible with you?
Unfortunately not without vast expense and messing about as we perimeter feed on four sheds and are continually running up and down between them on various errands
And netting isn’t overly effective long term as they soon find a way in
davidroberts30
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- Location
- pembrokeshire
I know its not going to be ideal but could you feed the cows at night for a few days?
Had them start here last week in the frost,i swiched to feeding the barley at night,they wont hang about long if they hungry