Magpie problems MEGATHREAD

[Jess22 10]

Aparantly hanging cds keeps unwanted birds away, they don't like the shine. Don't know if this would work with magpies though!

 

Good luck!

[lyndsayx 10]

the magpies would probably steal the CDs! just googled it and got this - http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf596053.tip.html

[H.P 10]

Well, it's war now. Earlier on a young magpie got its self stuck within the run trying to get to the layers pellets. It could not find the pop hole and was bashing into the mesh of the run, and the cat was jumping around on the top of the run all excited.

I decided to do the right thing and let it out(I had considerd dispatching of it), in the hope a close brush with a human may put them off comming into the garden. How wrong was I.

Bloody thing was a bit startled, so as I let it out it just flopped onto the grass and the cat jumped on it, three adult magpies started to attack me and the cat and all four of them flew onto next door garage roof AKAKAKing at us.

Anyway I have spent all night chasing them off the garden. They keep comming back and making loads of noise at us

It was just like a scene from 'The Birds'

[beansforyou 10]

The joy of being one with nature

 

Climb up the trees and eat their bloody eggs, see how they like it.

[terminator 10]

Maybe a remote water sprayer like thay use at side of fish ponds to scare of cats.

And no cds would not really bother them one bit only shiny thing they dont like is a bullet lol.

[estweyn 10]

We also have a war going on, a blackbird has built in the apple tree and for the last 3 nights a maggie has been trying to steal the eggs. I send the dog out and it goes away but sadly not seen the blackbird today. So it may have got the eggs!

 

Afew years ago I was sunbathing in the garden when Basil cat brought home a baby maggie, it was alive but captive, suddenly we we bombarded by the parents, they were dive bombing me and the cat. I managed to get the baby off the cat and we escaped inside.. they are quite nasty but lovely to look at

[H.P 10]

The joy of being one with nature

 

Climb up the trees and eat their bloody eggs, see how they like it.

 

Your not kidding

We must have really wazzed them off, they are pearching in the tree in next doors garden waiting for us to come out, when we do they sit on the fence akking .. may invest in a super soaker.

[deemee 10]

I know this is a pets forum and a magpie is a wildbird but my daughter has just phoned me with a problem regards a poorly magpie.

It has been outside her back door for 3 days and she has been feeding it but it will not go away and she says it looks really poorly and has a few feathers missing from its head. It looks like a fully grown one.

Is there anyone she can contact regards as what to do with it ?

I appreciate any help that can be given as i hate to think the poor little thing is suffering.

Thanks.

[nikita 10]

Whatever you do dont involve the rspca you will be signing its death warrent.

I speak from experiance.

[deemee 10]

Thanks for that Nikita , i was just about to phone them.

[geckoqueen 10]

Contact these guys - http://www.voluntaryrescuecentre.org.uk/

 

I took a bird with a broken wing a few years ago, they know what they're doing.

[deemee 10]

Contact these guys - http://www.voluntaryrescuecentre.org.uk/

 

I took a bird with a broken wing a few years ago, they know what they're doing.

 

Thankyou very much . Will do it now , i will let you know what happens.