Indian Mynah Bird problems

[Calaber]

Okay,some time back, someone asked how to deal with a neighbour's cat that kept sleeping on their car at night (or something similar).

So, anybody got advice on how to poison Indian Mynah's? I have two of the bastards trying to nest in our guttering, deck roof structure or anywhere else around our house they can find to lay their bloody eggs.

They'd be the easiest things in the world to pick off with an air rifle, but that requires a firearms license in this State and it's illegal to discharge a firearm in a built-up area anyway. So, the air rifle is out.

These things are tough and I've heard that normal poisons don't seem to work too well. I can safely put out baits because of their tendency to roost up in the rafters of the back deck, where other birds don't go, but don't know what sort of poison can sort them out.

Any suggestions from other members who have had to deal with these pests would be welcome.

Genuine suggestions and stupid ones are equally welcome.

[kcpwns]

cant ya like tie cds to string everywhere outside?...
im pretty sure a family member did this...and the cds move around in the wind and scare the birds off..
well thats a hippie suggestion anyways lol truthfully im all for shootin the bastards

[STEEV888]

thought id mention i have my firearms license =)...
stupid idea... shoot them anyway...

smart idea... spray a seed block with something extremely harsh.. like rat poison.. arsenic.

[kcpwns]

thought id mention i have my firearms license =)...
stupid idea... shoot them anyway...

smart idea... spray a seed block with something extremely harsh.. like rat poison.. arsenic.

it could turn into a game..see how many species of animals you could kill with one seed block
lol

[Garth]

what about this
Canberra Indian Myna Action Group Inc.


a humain way to take care of a pest animal.

[ClairBear]

Wow, there is an action group and forum for everything these days.

[VS_Pete_1]

A bloke at work told me a man in Townsville is hired by the council to net and gas the bastards.
I`m in Brisbane near a big park and you can see them attacking just about all native birds.
I took the dog for a walk one day and two got me.
One above the right ear and one above the left temple.
A Ranger came and caught some after some kids got attacked.

[S.T.K.E]

Our Cat Used to make short work of these on our property.

[VT-565]

If you're going to bait them, you need to feed them for a bit first, get them used to eating from that spot.
Then after a few successful feeds you can introduce the bait to them, they should take it and subsequently get smashed off their tits.

As for food, I have heard that crushed weet bix is the go, maybe mixed with a little water.
Now the bait part is crushed ratsak. Crush and mix it in after a few feeds on the weet bix.

Good luck.

Failing that:

[Darcon666]

+

= no more problem.

[theperthvan]

Potato gun

[dumpedvs]

panadol? .

[94VRtuff]

Seriously use a rat trap with the right bait, and poison go for ant stuff knocks the crap out of everthing. Bob.

[maginoodle]

Have been told to use liquid bromakil mouse/rat poison and put it in some bird seed where native birds etc wont get to it.

[T-rex]

You can buy half decent sling shots from gun stores that don't need a license, and ball bearings to fire.

[elmaso]

grab one and snap its neck and hang it where their nesting, that'll keep those little shits away. works with cockatoos.

[ari666]

slingshots work a treat. tried and tested. nothing comes back when it has had a 20mm steel BB in its face at 300KMPH

[vkberlina]

legally they cant be killed with a weapon, call your local RSPCA or council and someone should have a loan trap you can use, basically when we caught them we put cat food out for a week for them put the trap there with food in it and STAY AWAY fromt he trap once one bird goes in more will follow the hard part is getting that 1st one in. Then you have to take them to the council, RSPCA etc and have them gassed.

cheers
Scott

[somefool]

or you could do it the simple and easy way and slingshot the buggers and bin em, or bury them, could make good decomp for trees.

I'd think that instant death by ball bearing or snapped neck would be less painful than being gassed or drowned. Hmm breathing in noxious fumes, burning away at your throat and lungs, searing pain as if your head will explode. OR, snap. end of life, nerves flap around you around for a bit.

[vkberlina]

or you could do it the simple and easy way and slingshot the buggers and bin em, or bury them, could make good decomp for trees.

I'd think that instant death by ball bearing or snapped neck would be less painful than being gassed or drowned. Hmm breathing in noxious fumes, burning away at your throat and lungs, searing pain as if your head will explode. OR, snap. end of life, nerves flap around you around for a bit.

I totally agree, but the law makers dont, it only take 1 wrong nosey neighbour seeing you do it and yourr in trouble esp if they are burried on site. There are also some very low velocity .22 bullets that barely make a bang which I have seen on a farm to kill rabbits around horses, only problem is they dont travel far.

cheers
Scott

[VT-565]

They call them 'acorns' and I use them to drop pigeons from a fair distance.
Filth your barrel up, but keep it clean and you'll be right.
Do make a bit of noise, but no more than say, a 22 calibre air rifle.
You can also get 22-Z which are a very low velocity gas charged round which are even quieter again.
I like modifying the tips to get them whistling and they pop a bit more when they hit ha ha

[undersuspicion]

Why dont you do the old bi-carb soda or rice trick? (exploding birds anyone) lol.
Cos if its the same as seagulls they cant fart so bi-carb soda will build up gasses and boom, or theyll over eat on the rice and once it expands its also boom time.
Just my 2cents worth lol/

[wickann15]

Just get a cat, easy fix

[Dr HaxZaw]

lol i hate to sound like a bogan but i put my own cat down with a .22 low velocity (and i live in sydney)... did it inside and no one outside heard a thing... only reason i did it was cause the cat had cancer on its nose and we hadnt seen it for 2 months and it had turned kinda crazy and there was no way to get it to the vet late on a sunday night... you could try rig up a silencer from a bottle only problem is you need to make sure it works before firing it around your backyard lol... or failing that an air rifle although i jsut prefer solutions involving gunpowder cause you know its gonna kill em straight away

p.s wanna make sure its accurate as well cause you dont want to have to replace half the tiles on your roof either lol

[Tim Smtih]

A couple of the bastards attacked the mirrors on the car the other day, no damage but they were content to attack the dipshit in the mirror for a couple of hours until i got jack of it and chased them off. They smeared the crap out of the windows, so i've got no time for them either. The only thing i could sugest would be a bird trap so you can target them specifically so that no natives are harmed in the process.