whats the longest youve ever kept a magpie alive in a larsen trap

[spanielman2150 0]

i have been trapping magpies using the live larsen trap and have had people telling me that my call magpies or the ones that i catch and keep to call others will die. a friend of mine gave me a magpie to call others. mine has stayed alive and all four of his have died. he said that mine will not live long but it is doing fine

has anyone else suffered from the magpies dying for no apparent reason in the trap even though well fed and watered

all three of mine have suffered no illness up to press

[whippeter69 88]

My mate up the road is a deerkeper and has had his for 2 years and caught over other with it

[spanielman2150 0]

has he had the same magpie in the trap all that time

[whippeter69 88]

Yep

[spanielman2150 0]

oh nice one

[patdahat 41]

My mate up the road is a deerkeper and has had his for 2 years and caught over other with it

 

just wondering what sort of vessel does he use for water???

[farlap 19]

My mate up the road is a deerkeper and has had his for 2 years and caught over other with it

 

just wondering what sort of vessel does he use for water???

ours is 4 and going strong...quite a character and almost tame now

[spanielman2150 0]

i use a 1 litre milk bottle cut in half and tied to the side of the cage using a tie

i think this is most effective as it cannot fall over or get muck or maggy shit in

[whippeter69 88]

My mate up the road is a deerkeper and has had his for 2 years and caught over other with it

 

just wondering what sort of vessel does he use for water???

Couldn't tell you mate, didnt get close enough, but will ask when i see him next

[dogs-n-natives 1,182]

i use a 1 litre milk bottle cut in half and tied to the side of the cage using a tie

i think this is most effective as it cannot fall over or get muck or maggy shit in

I do the same... also used tin cans in the same way...

[osimons89 0]

i use milk bottles to the longer your keep them they become used to you and the trap and are less stressed so live longer

[patdahat 41]

cheers for the info lads

[Bobba_fett 117]

i was reading in the NGO magazine, about a keeper that always kept the same bird year after year, im pretty sure he sed he had a rook that he had for 7year and a hoodie crow he had had for 5. plus the old keeper i help out sed the old keeper he used to go about with as a young lad had a jack daw that he'd had for years, he sed it would sit on this guys sholder and he didn't keep it in a cage or anything it just roosted in the rafters of his shed or somthing and when he needed it he put it in his trap. It would be worth keeping one all year round, u hear of some many folk who cant get started because they cant catch themselfs a call bird.

[trappa 517]

a keeper i know keeps the same magpie and has had it for years. I always thought it would make sense to use the one you just caught and cull the call bird etc etc but he keeps the same bird and has had it for ages now. Hope this helps

[badgeroy 3]

I've heard that you need a call bird thats from another area as maggies are territorial.

Edited April 11, 2009 by badgeroy