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dpack



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PostPosted: Sat Aug 12, 17 2:19 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

the solid type are easy and cheap but they soon decide it is no threat

wellington womble



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PostPosted: Sat Aug 12, 17 3:51 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

My mate who deals with my foxes shoots pigeons and flies a Harris hawk to deter pigeons from places like football stadiums. It's part of his pest control company (although, mostly I think he just likes hawks)

Harris Hawk is likely your best bet. They're cheap and common, so someone should have one close by and will likely fly it so as to have somewhere to train. You will probably have to put up with it being stuck up a tree now again. They are notoriously grumpy. I'll ask him what sort of network there is to contact people.

(I'm still itching to put an eagle owl in the chicken house and give foxy a shock. Apparently, the Warwickshire hunt use them to finish off the foxes they hound and hunt legally. I don't know if it's a myth though and I'm not especially fond of them the rest of the time)

Hairyloon



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PostPosted: Tue Jun 19, 18 10:45 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

dpack wrote:
this sort of bird kite might work better than a gasket set


Was this one that you recommend, or just one that you happened to conveniently find?
It's that time of year ago: I'd best get a bird & get it flying...

dpack



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PostPosted: Wed Jun 20, 18 10:31 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

a generic example

iirc i found lots, something like bird scarer hawk kite had pages of em.

Hairyloon



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PostPosted: Wed Jun 20, 18 6:43 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

I've ordered one. And a plastic owl...

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