Author Topic: Parrot Security (Read 1826 times)

Fat Rat · « **on:** December 31, 2018, 12:28:48 »

This year our Catering Trailer has been put in the Motorhome shed (I will put up a permanent shelter for it in the Spring), this means that our Motorhome is sitting right underneath where some Pigeons have nested and they are crapping all over it

Yesterday I was up a ladder with the Jet wash cleaning out their nest and layers and layers of shit. I have some of those spiky things to install but in the meantime I have gone for the Parrot security option.

Scary eh?

Tusker · « **Reply #1 on:** December 31, 2018, 12:39:23 »

I hope the pigeons have not got an Ornithologist in their flock !!!! or that may not work....

UK_Vstrom650 · « **Reply #2 on:** December 31, 2018, 14:31:30 »

Isn't the simple answer not to park under a tree?? Or chop the tree down?

I think a bird of prey might be a better deterrent than a parrot? My neighbour put an owl in their garden which could be seen from my living room. That managed to scared my parrot but not the pigeons she'd put it out for

Fat Rat · « **Reply #3 on:** December 31, 2018, 14:40:32 »

They're nesting in the shed not the tree. The Parrot was all we had at short notice

kwackboy · « **Reply #4 on:** December 31, 2018, 14:50:40 »

Some netting attached to each corner sealing off the inner roof area maybe

Ianmc · « **Reply #5 on:** December 31, 2018, 15:02:46 »

Hang a frying pan up in the roof.That will scare them off!

TLPower · « **Reply #6 on:** December 31, 2018, 15:16:19 »

They'll be shitting themselves....

....oh wait a minute.

Tusker · « **Reply #7 on:** December 31, 2018, 16:06:08 »

maybe if you had spray painted it brown

just saying

Rusty Nuts · « **Reply #8 on:** December 31, 2018, 16:18:09 »

Lovely plumage, the Norwegian Blue.

Asmith61 · « **Reply #9 on:** December 31, 2018, 16:20:08 »

Being fair Andy you are going to struggle to stop them as the motor home shed is open fronted !!
And can I say what a great motor home shed it is

wurzel · « **Reply #10 on:** December 31, 2018, 17:01:18 »

Air pistol, night time, plap flap thonk!
Job done.

TLPower · « **Reply #11 on:** December 31, 2018, 19:01:19 »

Vehicle decoration advice from Tusker, seems like a good idea.....

....oh wait.

MartinW · « **Reply #12 on:** December 31, 2018, 19:25:46 »

Parrot's are not the right type of bird for defence. You need Nuns for that.

Graham62 · « **Reply #13 on:** December 31, 2018, 19:28:02 »

Nuns with guns.

Gassoon · « **Reply #14 on:** December 31, 2018, 19:47:28 »

Or....

Play that on loop on the shed wall. Should keep everyone away!

MartinW · « **Reply #15 on:** December 31, 2018, 20:05:44 »

I was dropping a subtle hint Gassoon

Tusker · « **Reply #16 on:** December 31, 2018, 20:07:04 »

@ TLpower,, I just have a natural eye !!! its the other one-natural one that cocks it up !!

TLPower · « **Reply #17 on:** January 01, 2019, 06:33:52 »

I have a plan.

All you need is an old welding gauntlet and a length of thin wire.(Welding wire would do).

Now then here is the clever part, put a bit of liver on the end of the wire and twirl it around like a lasso.

(Make sure you have the welding glove on your left hand)

Now then here is the really clever part, as you are twirling your piece of wire with the liver on the end make certain you are looking up and around you.

Then you must start calling "Kes, Kes, Kes".

This must be followed by several utterances of "Our Judd's a bastard".

wurzel · « **Reply #18 on:** January 01, 2019, 10:22:31 »

I think due to the avian cultural difference between Wales and where Judd was a bastard, it may prove prudent to replace the liver with a daffodil...

falkland bomber · « **Reply #19 on:** January 01, 2019, 10:53:12 »

How about a Peregrine Falcon they are a Pigeon worst nightmare if you don't have a falconry centre near you we used specially equipped vans in the RAF running up and down the airfield playing the Peregrine Falcons call that did the trick all else fails a shotgun is a good fall back