Magpies or pikeys??

[warbiscuit 0]

Hi fellas,

Been a while I guess... Back from Afghan in one piece though

Anyway, down to business.

I have been rudely awakened (rather early may I add) from my slumber several times this week....

Magpies seem to be the problem, caught them this morning doing what I can only describe as trying to strip the flashing (Lead) from around my velux windows!!!

Well now its a right mess, all peeled up and half hanging off. I can repair it, but first I want to cure the problem

Whats the best method of ambushing these beggers? Bait? I've tried sneaking up, but the patio doors are a bit of a give away, and my back garden doesn't lend itself to an elevated shot to the roof very well.

I can bust them in my tree no problem, its just the roof I'm struggling with. And i'm not repairing the lead until they've been seen off

I need some sleep, and so does her ladyship inside.

Any tips would be much appreciated in this sleep deprived time.

 

DT

[Sweeney-Todd 208]

Hi fellas,

Been a while I guess... Back from Afghan in one piece though

Anyway, down to business.

I have been rudely awakened (rather early may I add) from my slumber several times this week....

Magpies seem to be the problem, caught them this morning doing what I can only describe as trying to strip the flashing (Lead) from around my velux windows!!!

Well now its a right mess, all peeled up and half hanging off. I can repair it, but first I want to cure the problem

Whats the best method of ambushing these beggers? Bait? I've tried sneaking up, but the patio doors are a bit of a give away, and my back garden doesn't lend itself to an elevated shot to the roof very well.

I can bust them in my tree no problem, its just the roof I'm struggling with. And i'm not repairing the lead until they've been seen off

I need some sleep, and so does her ladyship inside.

Any tips would be much appreciated in this sleep deprived time.

 

DT

 

 

Hi Warbiscuit.

 

 

Welcome home safe and sound mate

 

You could try a plastic Owl on the roof/gutter.( Lifesize )

Bait the tree and wait.

Bait the garden and wait.

 

If that fail's......you need to buy her Ladyship and you a new house

 

Good luck mate.

 

 

Bill.

[Aaron_butcher 17]

Broken raw eggs on the lawn or a bunny with his guts hanging out, that should bring them in. Depending on the scale of your problem you could get a larson trap.

Aaron

[Phantom 631]

Weclome back WB

 

Build a nest in the garden stick a couple of chicken eggs in, maybe break one on the grass outside and leave the shell with the goo, wake up early and open the Patio door slightly, hide behind the curtain and wait!

 

Phantom

[Marksman 934]

Weclome back WB

 

Build a nest in the garden stick a couple of chicken eggs in, maybe break one on the grass outside and leave the shell with the goo, wake up early and open the Patio door slightly, hide behind the curtain and wait!

 

Phantom

 

what he said :thumbs:

 

Darryl

[warbiscuit 0]

Cheers fellas, some good tips....

I'll let you know how I get on, i'll be starting tomorrow

[warbiscuit 0]

Well i'm half way through my paper-mache owl deek.... shape is looking good, but not quite owl-like just yet. Gonna to wait until it dries and see how many more layers it needs to firm it up a bit.

I'll post some pics shortly.

 

Daz.

[davyt63 1,845]

hi WB

nice to here your home and safe!

how did ya get on with the magpie's??

 

regards

 

davy

[warbiscuit 0]

Not touched them so far Davy, just painting my owl deek, should be ready in a couple of days....

:D

[olim 28]

try baiting them up using peanut butter on tin foil, i tried to get squirrels this way but got a lot of magpies feeding from it, if shooting is hard you could try to trap them by using a box proped up half off the floor with a stick attached to a long piece of string, so when the bird goes under the box feeding you pull the string and the box falls on them, very simple if it makes sense. good luck

 

oli

[Phantom 631]

try baiting them up using peanut butter on tin foil, i tried to get squirrels this way but got a lot of magpies feeding from it

 

oli

 

Oli,

Although you did that and your quarry was specifically for Squizzers I must point out that it is actually

 

Illegal to bait in Magpies using shiny objects or things such as foil and other shiny materials.

Bumb I know (in my opinion) but the law is the law and we have to abide by it

 

Phantom

[olim 28]

try baiting them up using peanut butter on tin foil, i tried to get squirrels this way but got a lot of magpies feeding from it

 

oli

 

Oli,

Although you did that and your quarry was specifically for Squizzers I must point out that it is actually

 

Illegal to bait in Magpies using shiny objects or things such as foil and other shiny materials.

Bumb I know (in my opinion) but the law is the law and we have to abide by it

 

Phantom

 

 

your not aloud to bait them this way to shoot them but are you aloud to bait them to trap them?

and i believe you have to have a good enough reason to shoot them and prove they are being a pest.

[garfield 23]

just let them ewoks at em

[Phantom 631]

just let them ewoks at em

 

I'll let Ewok know you think he's upto the Job

 

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Phantom

[garfield 23]

not bad Tony but not that ewok