malantone Posted June 19, 2011 Report Share Posted June 19, 2011 I was wondering if anyone kept their call birds alive through winter, is it worth it, mine only get a bit of dog food so it wont cost a fortune, are they fit for purpose the following year? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wy111 Posted June 19, 2011 Report Share Posted June 19, 2011 Yes, why not. I don't know the legality, but I know a lot who do and they become very tame, so, depends on your heart, next year, whether to use them. (Yes, even a Yorkshireman has a heart, unless it's my pacemaker ) You need a good sized aviary. Shelter, water and dried dog food(Bakers), crows and maggies thrive on it. Joking and legality apart, it saves trying to catch up call birds the following year, BUT, the territorial instinct may have gone and not do it's job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highlander Posted June 20, 2011 Report Share Posted June 20, 2011 Either kill it or let it go…cruelty to animals should not be something we condone. It’s a wild creature that's been born and raised in the wild, caging it for any length of time will send it off it’s mind! You've only got to watch call birds in Larsen Traps to see the classic symptoms. Like some zoo animals! Yes they can be tamed/domesticated as captive birds (even taught to mimic your speech)but from a young age. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
highseas Posted June 20, 2011 Report Share Posted June 20, 2011 Either kill it or let it go…cruelty to animals should not be something we condone. It’s a wild creature that's been born and raised in the wild, caging it for any length of time will send it off it’s mind! You've only got to watch call birds in Larsen Traps to see the classic symptoms. Like some zoo animals! Yes they can be tamed/domesticated as captive birds (even taught to mimic your speech)but from a young age. i must say i dont agree with the first bit mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highlander Posted June 21, 2011 Report Share Posted June 21, 2011 Which bit don't you agree with? Kill it or let it go? I'll leave you to think about what I'd do! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mudpatten Posted June 21, 2011 Report Share Posted June 21, 2011 Could be wrong, but I think it is illegal to keep them by virtue of the Wildlife and Countryside Act.In principle, it`s the part about not trapping wild birds and then keeping them in permanent captivity. It`s the same reason you no longer see, for instance, Linnets in cages. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazooka Joe Posted June 21, 2011 Report Share Posted June 21, 2011 I would think it'll be illegal, the bird isn't captive rung, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malantone Posted June 21, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 21, 2011 Could be wrong, but I think it is illegal to keep them by virtue of the Wildlife and Countryside Act.In principle, it`s the part about not trapping wild birds and then keeping them in permanent captivity. It`s the same reason you no longer see, for instance, Linnets in cages. I have to say in light of your posts,:- it wont be frightened by fireworks on bonfire night Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
highseas Posted June 21, 2011 Report Share Posted June 21, 2011 Which bit don't you agree with? Kill it or let it go? I'll leave you to think about what I'd do! the letting it go bit i have 2 of each over winter and they get so blo ody tame i can leave the door of the aviary open as i feed them!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olly321 Posted July 6, 2011 Report Share Posted July 6, 2011 i let mine go and get a new one for the new season Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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