Knifebar 0 Posted February 17, 2008 Report Share Posted February 17, 2008 Got this B~+*"^D today! Knifebar Oh No.6 32g like the other 5 Quote Link to post
scottishlass 57 Posted February 17, 2008 Report Share Posted February 17, 2008 (edited) That's pretty disgusting, SL! Eight of the b*stards. I take it then that ye chicken run's open topped? Ok. Know what I'd do? I'd set the Larsen - like I told ye - hard up against the outside of the run, as if it's an extention of it. But then I'd leave it there for a week, so they get used to it, or even a few go straight ahead and get caught in it. In which case ye laughing. But then I'd get some of that Netlon. Cheap as chips and light as a feather. Run that over the top of the run to stop them having any free access. Sink a pole with a 'T' piece into the middle of the run, to hold the netting above ye own head when ye go in there. Then see what happens. See; They'll have grown more accepting of the trap by then and, seeing there's no other way in, they'll figure, " Aha! But the silly cow hasn't covered This way in! ". And, again, ye laughing! Be interested to hear how ye get on anyway, now ye taking action yes ditch it is open top run ,i will take your advice ditch but i would think they are pretty use to the trap its been sitting next to the henrun over the winter i have some hen eggs in just now in a sort of nest same as yours in your picture will keep you posted on how it comes along This pic was taken last year while we were building the hen run Edited February 17, 2008 by scottishlass Quote Link to post
john b 38 Posted February 18, 2008 Report Share Posted February 18, 2008 Oh OK then. Mine goes out tonight Quote Link to post
heart of wales 19 Posted February 25, 2008 Report Share Posted February 25, 2008 A mate caught me a caling bird ,so I had a few calls to do thought I would pick him up at the end of the day,drove up to his place at the end of a b*****d of a day ,and the f::::ing bird was laying in the bottom of the cage with his throat ripped out ,what do you think could have got through wire that thin Quote Link to post
Guest Ditch_Shitter Posted February 25, 2008 Report Share Posted February 25, 2008 That's a bummer! More to the point though; What would 'rip a birds throat out' ??? Because I'm buggered if I know. Sounds like a cat, doesn't it? But the bird was inside a cage? Most odd. 'Mind you, the local Gard was once telling me how he'd had a Call Bird and it lured another one. He caught the other one but then, before he turned up to sort it out, a Pine Marten got into the trap compartment and slaughtered the freshly caught bird. Then managed to get out again and was gone! Quote Link to post
john b 38 Posted February 25, 2008 Report Share Posted February 25, 2008 A mate caught me a caling bird ,so I had a few calls to do thought I would pick him up at the end of the day,drove up to his place at the end of a b*****d of a day ,and the f::::ing bird was laying in the bottom of the cage with his throat ripped out ,what do you think could have got through wire that thin Thinking laterally; an air rifle pellet ? Quote Link to post
Guest JohnGalway Posted February 25, 2008 Report Share Posted February 25, 2008 From left to right... Eeny, Meeny, Miiny and POP! Mo! The other three will come back to Mo's funeral where you can handily pop off at least two of them Quote Link to post
scottishlass 57 Posted February 25, 2008 Report Share Posted February 25, 2008 From left to right... Eeny, Meeny, Miiny and POP! Mo! The other three will come back to Mo's funeral where you can handily pop off at least two of them i wish it was as easy as that i can shoot from the back bedroom window thats where the pic was taken from but they are very clever even if the windows open and i am not there they know somethings up,lately i was watched them hopping all round the larsen tarp even walking up to it and them thinking that they look nice eggs in trap but hey we wont bother with that, thats a trap Quote Link to post
Guest JohnGalway Posted February 25, 2008 Report Share Posted February 25, 2008 i wish it was as easy as that i can shoot from the back bedroom window thats where the pic was taken from but they are very clever even if the windows open and i am not there they know somethings up,lately i was watched them hopping all round the larsen tarp even walking up to it and them thinking that they look nice eggs in trap but hey we wont bother with that, thats a trap Smart sods alright, and they never stand still very long. Good luck in getting the buggers Quote Link to post
john b 38 Posted February 25, 2008 Report Share Posted February 25, 2008 Try making moving the nest inside right up against the mesh and sort of 'continuing' it on the outside. Put a broken egg in the outside bit next to the wire and opening upwards. Put another broken one inside. I have found that sometime, once they've tasted the one outside they just can't help themselves .... Quote Link to post
gnipper 6,571 Posted February 25, 2008 Report Share Posted February 25, 2008 Set mine the other day and caught a Jay, left it in for 2 days to see if it would catch any more or possibly a magpie that might try to chase it off its food (like hyenas do with cheetah) but bugger all so I let it go and re set the trap for a maggie. Fingers crossed Quote Link to post
Guest Ditch_Shitter Posted February 26, 2008 Report Share Posted February 26, 2008 Why on earth did ye spare a Jay, Gnips??? Those b*stards are every bit as bad as maggie's, just less conspicuous about it! Quote Link to post
alimac 882 Posted February 26, 2008 Report Share Posted February 26, 2008 Hell of a fog out this afternoon and tonight. So, earlier, I took advantage of it. Visibility down to barely thirty yards so old beady eyes wouldn't be able to see what I was up to. Which was this; I added my 'Nest' and 'Hid' the one egg in it. Give it another day or three and I'll begin 'Laying' in earnest Aim to end up with three eggs in there and a half shell or two, nice clean insides looking up to catch that beady eye. Once more; Sorry the photo's a bit as is. I have zero editing software on this machine right now Stage Two See how I always 'cover' my eggs? Many of the more open nesting birds will do this when leaving their clutch for a while. I immitate that gesture as I feel the less " In ye face " and obvious approach helps allay the thiefs natural caution. Either way, I've always done it, from my very first, and always do now. Seems to work for me you still not made some proper trigger sticks for them yet, or did you try them and decide they were not for you Quote Link to post
theobenmike 0 Posted February 26, 2008 Report Share Posted February 26, 2008 Today as I watched through an upstairs window, about yards from my larsen, I saw one maggie having a good look at the situation. It flew from tree to tree before dropping in to feed on some bread, which I had thrown next to and on top of the trap to try and entice them in. It picked up one piece and off it went with it. I actually thought it was heading into the trap. But no such luck! However now it has had a free meal hopefully it'll be back with a bit more confidence Quote Link to post
Guest Ditch_Shitter Posted February 26, 2008 Report Share Posted February 26, 2008 you still not made some proper trigger sticks for them yet ..? Eh? What are ye suggesting's improper about my sticks then? Perfectly good sticks, those. Used them last year to good effect. Quote Link to post
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