Hi,
Any ideas (preferably legal) on how to get rid of Indian Myna birds. Im looking for quick, cheapish and non threatening to native wildlife methods.
thanks.
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Hi,
Any ideas (preferably legal) on how to get rid of Indian Myna birds. Im looking for quick, cheapish and non threatening to native wildlife methods.
thanks.
The best thing is to encourage Noisy Miners, aka Soldier Birds.
Noisy Miners love Grevillias.
Funny thing is, I've never seen an India Mynah in our yard in the 12 years we've lived in our house, yet just across the highway they are endemic :confused:
We do have lots of Noisy Miners (and currawongs :( ) though.
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They don't like frozen peas.
It's a time thing, at first they'll sit there thinking, "There's that nice man that gives us the frozen peas", and fly away only to return in a short while.
After a week or two, they start to think the man isn't so nice, and fly away when they see him coming outside.
After a month or two, they start to realise that they can hang around the place next door, and they don't get fed peas anymore.
Works on Crows anyway.
Cheers,
P
;)
Peter, are these frozen peas travelling at speed? perhaps propelled by a rubberised propulsion device ;)
I know the FIL calls .22s "peaguns"
Yes I do have a method but it is probably illegal. :p
Does it involve eating them in any way, shape or form?
Just a thought. The animals that are extinct or endangered are the ones that something else eats. How about a recipe book? "100 ways to cook Indian Mynas."
If the CWA can survive on the proceeds of a cook book, why can't we. Start posting your recipes.
Broiled Myna.
Pluck and gut the bird. (It is a little more humane to do this after the bird is dead.)
Nail the bird, stretched out, to a hardwood plank.
Place the plank, with bird attached, in a container of water and bring to the boil.
Maintain rapid boil and test periodically for tenderness with a sharp implement.
When the implement will easily penetrate the plank to a depth of 5mm, remove the bird, throw it away and eat the plank.
Myna Casserole
1. Remove all feathers, gutty bits and frozen peas from the birds
2. Dice two onions, three potatoes and four carrots
3. Select a large stone from the garden, roughly the same size as the bird
4. Place all ingredients in a saucepan with 2 litres of water and salt and pepper to taste
5. Boil for 6 days
6. Remove and discard the bird. Eat the stone, it will be more tender
I'll have the feet thanks :D
Out fox terrier lies in wait and pounces on them, catches a few.
can I rent it ?Quote:
Originally Posted by Iain
Don't tell SWMBO and I'll put it in an express post bag for you..........no return policy applies :rolleyes:
Curried Indian Myna on a bed of long grain rice:D
Are telescopic sights on a 12 gauge illegal?
.177
No, but on a shotty completely useless :eek: .Quote:
Originally Posted by Auld Bassoon
Duck fishing is fun :D
Overcomes the shooting bans :cool:
Myna Fishing should be very entertaining too ;)
Soak small pieces of bread in cheap, low-quality spirits or wine (you may have to buy this, although some of that Glenfiddich or Grange would probably work.) Scatter the bread around where the minahs usually hang out.
The minahs eat the bread & get drunk, legless & wingless. You can then collect them in a garbage bag and deliver them, marinaded from the inside out, to your local chinese epicurean, who will, no doubt, tell you what to do with them.
After you've done it, you may want to finish off the cheap grog.
I've never heard of using frozen peas to get minahs, but they work with polar bears. You cut a hole in the ice, sprinkle peas around it, and when the bear comes up for a pea, you kick it in the icehole.
Do they make wide-angle telescopic sights?Quote:
Originally Posted by Auld Bassoon
Make up some friut mash and sprinkle liberaly with ground ratsack. he he, that gets the little mongrels. Don't try this at home because it is probably illegal and the greenies would hate you for it. But then again............................
Tried to give you a greenie for that but it wouldn't lrt me. :D :DQuote:
Originally Posted by AlexS
Wouldn't want to miss though!Quote:
Originally Posted by AlexS
No!Quote:
Originally Posted by Zed
But Grunt is cheap..
Al :D
I'll get the little bastards. Send down the airfare, I'll be by Friday. Oh, and I don't eat Pal.
Its not humane, but you could always feed them alka selser. I was told it works on pigeons (supposedly they cant burp and will explode....)
I can't give you the exact details but it goes something like this.
Feed the mynahs for some days in a cylindrical trap made of chicken wire(...maybe they enter from the bottom, exit from the top)
Then introduce a second trap that fits on top of the original but this one has no exit and they are blocked from returning by a funnel type design...sort of thing. They can then be collected and hooked up to the car exhaust or some such humane treatment. Frankly, a 410 would be a good cure but you wouldn't want to scare the natives.
rat traps
;)
They also don't like curawongs. (sp?)Quote:
Originally Posted by craigb
I'm not sure how you attract them, we just have them.
Thats worked well here for my neighbour on starlings . He baited them with worms .Quote:
Originally Posted by namtrak
What Implexa said: I have seen an article in a local paper about a council mynah trap - basically a big bird cage with a smaller cage inside. The large cage has a one-way entry - I think something like a curtain of hanging wires that the birds can push aside going in, but can't push out - like the old vending machine cash boxes.
The inner cage has a couple of mynahs with lots of food & water. The birds in the inner cage just keep making the 'lots of food, come & get it' song, and all their relatives come around, find the one way door & come on in, but don't get any goodies. When it gets a bit crowded, the council ranger comes & 'euthenaizes' the non-union birds :eek:
We seem to have: Noisy Mynahs, Currawongs, Magpies, Crows & one or two Indian Mynahs, as well as assorted parrots, but no pigeons. So one out of two isn't too bad - mynahs have mites, but their S.H.1.T is smaller & less gooey. :rolleyes:
If you need telescopic sights on a 12 gauge you have serious problemsQuote:
Originally Posted by Auld Bassoon
Optics on a shotty? No, but rifle sights are useful...
Pity, the last time I checked, slugs were a dollar a pop. :(
And a Myna recipe. :)
Myna surprise.
Place lots of nice food for birds on the ground. Something suitable like breadcrumbs, peas and herbs.
Run a small hose from your barbie gas bottle to where the food is.
When the birds come down to eat the stuffing... err... bait, turn on the gas and throw a lit match.
Surprise! :D
One, nicely incinerated, stuffed small game bird ready for the cat (or dog) next door. Serves one, two or worms, depending on how heavy handed you are with the gas. ;)
(psst, a .270 is great for these imported PITAs. No evidence, no crime, right?)
That's the go,Quote:
Originally Posted by Schtoo
Then after we've decimated the myna problem with .270s, then we'll break out the H&K .475 for the bunnies :D
Perhaps a liberal coat of MFKL on the right parts might stop them breeding up. Driver would be the best to advise you on the correct dilution and preferred methods of application for effective treatment. I understand Ozwinner has experimented with the product also.
The trouble with eliminating the ones from your backyard is that you are making room for others to move in. Unless you eliminate all the Indian Myna's from Sydney and surrounding areas you will continue to have the problem.
Perhaps think about creating an environment in your backyard that is hostile to Indian Myna's but paradise to native birds might be a strategy worth pursuing. Something along the lines of Cliff's suggestion.
I've use rat traps with good effect, especially on starlings but also mynahs. I baited them with glazed cherries (although you have to tie the cherries on with cotton, the buggers will get them off otherwise).Quote:
Rat TrapsQuote:
Originally Posted by rick_rine
Yeah. Currawongs are bastards, but at least they are native bastards. :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Cliff Rogers
Plus they have a nice song. About their only redeeming feature imo (apart from detering Indian Mynah's that is :rolleyes: )
A few months ago read an article where a Central Coast guy developed a humane trap that apparently only trapped the myna birds. All the tree huggers got stuck into him saying these birds had every right to exist and I havent heard anymore about it.
He probably sells the plans on the side, but I dont remember what his name was.
But its probably a slow process like the humane way of freezing cane toads to kill them rather than golf clubs, only thing is nobody really wants them in their freezer and you can only do some many at a time .. and the population has probably doubled whilst you are fussing around doing it the nice way.
Not trying to hijack the forum, around here Indian Mynahs are a bit rare.... solution 22 sorted them out in our garden.... but bloody feral moggies aren't so does anyone have asurefire bait for bloody cats so I can entice the itlle furry darlings into my pussy relocating equipment?????
Solution .22 you mean, don't you Chris? :D