Teal Posted September 5, 2007 Report Share Posted September 5, 2007 Just wondering if anyone might have a suggestion, a friend of mine has a dairy farm, inside the unit up to 1000 starlings have now descended. The actual unit is large, and shooting them is not an option due to the amount of stock which could spook, an airifle might do it, but it'd be a massive job, and I'm just not sure it will move them on. Looking at trying some plastic owls but I think they will just get used to them, if anyone has any other ideas please let me know? Killing them is an option because this is in Northern Ireland where they are still on the quarry list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flash Posted September 5, 2007 Report Share Posted September 5, 2007 Just wondering if anyone might have a suggestion, a friend of mine has a dairy farm, inside the unit up to 1000 starlings have now descended. The actual unit is large, and shooting them is not an option due to the amount of stock which could spook, an airifle might do it, but it'd be a massive job, and I'm just not sure it will move them on. Looking at trying some plastic owls but I think they will just get used to them, if anyone has any other ideas please let me know? Killing them is an option because this is in Northern Ireland where they are still on the quarry list. u may already know this, but they are now not under the general license, so i think you may need to apply for a special license for there removal, once that is sorted, i would go for a silenced gas air rifle. cheers flash ps, just read the bottom bit of your post, ignore my first, bit, deffo go for the gas air rifle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al4x Posted September 5, 2007 Report Share Posted September 5, 2007 we used to use no 9's from 12 bores and shoot them a distance away from buildings and had someone with an air rifle moving them on every time they went back. this was in pig sheds they can be filthy and a disease problem so definitely need dealing with. With very small shot it used to be quite impressive how many you could shoot at once Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evil Elvis Posted September 5, 2007 Report Share Posted September 5, 2007 B) My parents used to have a massive garden like an orchard and they starlings used to decimate the cherry trees, so i used to sit out with my trusty bsa meteor and shoot a load, then hang them on fishing mono from the trees, they soon stopped coming back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baldrick Posted September 5, 2007 Report Share Posted September 5, 2007 I've seen flocks of roosting sparrows (literlaly tens of thousands of birds in a flock) dealt with in Australia, by means of industrial explosives. It might not be the ideal solution in a dairy unit, but it would be a pretty final solution.... I'd also go for a 12b loaded with #9 (or smaller) shot. And don't be noble about not 'browning' the flock - just belt them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lurcherboy Posted September 5, 2007 Report Share Posted September 5, 2007 How about getting someone in with a Hawk? LB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnGalway Posted September 5, 2007 Report Share Posted September 5, 2007 Could they be trapped I wonder? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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