I Hate Crows!

[Shuter745 0]

Found two baby birds that i believe to be woodies being attacked on the floor by crows. As i shot one straight in the eye and watched the others fly away i went to shoot the baby pigeons (as it was the kindest thing to do) but my girlfriends little brother insisted we keep them so now i have adopted two baby pigeons which are living in a sock on top of a boiler. They seem okay managing to eat every 4 hours but since these are pest birds should i be raising them?

[air gun ant 1,666]

its not a pest bird untill it starts being a pest good shot on the crow

[RemyBolt 420]

They're not pest birds. If they're flying around, enjoying the woods, pecking a little bread at the park, and the occassional garden visit, they are not pests.

 

Until they start smashing up the farmer's fields, then they're wild birds and are protected under the Wildlife Act. Since the rules for the General License would also apply to any pest 'species' since they are not behaving in such a manner as a pest animal, they CANNOT BE DISPATCHED.

 

Unfortunately mate, you now have 2 awesome cute little pets.

 

If you're looking to offload them to someone else, I'd be happy to pop over and pick them up. My wife would love to look after a couple of baby woodies.

[Shuter745 0]

They're not pest birds. If they're flying around, enjoying the woods, pecking a little bread at the park, and the occassional garden visit, they are not pests.

 

Until they start smashing up the farmer's fields, then they're wild birds and are protected under the Wildlife Act. Since the rules for the General License would also apply to any pest 'species' since they are not behaving in such a manner as a pest animal, they CANNOT BE DISPATCHED.

 

Unfortunately mate, you now have 2 awesome cute little pets.

 

If you're looking to offload them to someone else, I'd be happy to pop over and pick them up. My wife would love to look after a couple of baby woodies.

To be honest remy it wouldnt be a bad idea if you wanted them i dont really know what im doing and its not very fair on the birds. Im feeding them allbran mixed in warm water and keep giving them water through a feeding tube is this alright?

[RemyBolt 420]

You could try to reintroduce them to a woodie nest. But some birds will reject their young if the smell of human is on them. Also, if introduced to the wrong nest, they could be rejected from there too.

 

Are they a pest? No.

 

Can you raise them? Yes.

 

Should you be raising them? Only if you're capable of doing so.

 

Is there a moral dilema as a hunter, with raising animals that could potentially be pests? No. They're a living animal and all hunters are not just pest controllers, but also conversationists. I'd be doing the same thing protecting them mate.

[Outlaw Pete 2,224]

Shuter; Ye need to get onto Pigeon Racers, dead quick. They'll be needing some sort of 'Squab Milk' formulae. Else they won't last long, despite all ye best intentioned efforts.

 

I wish ye luck. I like woodies

[pip1968 2,490]

Shuter; Ye need to get onto Pigeon Racers, dead quick. They'll be needing some sort of 'Squab Milk' formulae. Else they won't last long, despite all ye best intentioned efforts.

 

I wish ye luck. I like woodies

so do ferrets

[Shuter745 0]

One has died this morning maybe because of the lack of milk i will see if i can find anything in town

[RemyBolt 420]

To be honest remy it wouldnt be a bad idea if you wanted them i dont really know what im doing and its not very fair on the birds. Im feeding them allbran mixed in warm water and keep giving them water through a feeding tube is this alright?

 

Soonest I could get there would be late Friday mate.

 

Get a hot water bottle, keep it warm, not hot. They won't be able to regulate their body temp at the moment. Also, if you mash up some worms, or even fishing maggots. You'll want it to be liquid.

 

http://www.louellapigeonworld.co.uk/contact

 

Try this link if you're not able to work with them until Friday. Ignore their open times. Just call and leave a message, and email them saying it's an emergency.

Edited June 4, 2014 by RemyBolt

[Shuter745 0]

Would you really be willing to travel all the way from somerset? its a good three hour journey

[micky 3,325]

you should have left well alone in the first place , all you can do now is top the squab

[Shuter745 0]

you should have left well alone in the first place , all you can do now is top the squab

Im nt ging to stand by and watch a defenseless bird be pecked to death.

[micky 3,325]

its better than starving

[Malt 379]

 

 

you should have left well alone in the first place , all you can do now is top the squab

Im nt ging to stand by and watch a defenseless bird be pecked to death.

What defence did the crow have against you and your air gun? Nature can be cruel, have you ever seen a proper wildlife program? I dont mean the modern Cwis Packham type shit either. technically you broke the law under the terms of the general licence when you shot that crow. The only thing that comes remotely close to covering you is the clause that allows you to kill to conserve songbirds, but even that don't apply because last time I checked pigeons weren't classed as songbirds.

[perthshire keeper 1,239]

 

 

you should have left well alone in the first place , all you can do now is top the squab

Im nt ging to stand by and watch a defenseless bird be pecked to death.

What defence did the crow have against you and your air gun? Nature can be cruel, have you ever seen a proper wildlife program? I dont mean the modern Cwis Packham type shit either. technically you broke the law under the terms of the general licence when you shot that crow. The only thing that comes remotely close to covering you is the clause that allows you to kill to conserve songbirds, but even that don't apply because last time I checked pigeons weren't classed as songbirds.

 

funny old world eh..when you think of it like that