Will the chicks be dead

[jimmy_84]

no whats a larson trap phil

[pjc]

for catching magpies

[pjc]

http://www.trapman.co.uk/metal-larsen-trap.htm

[jimmy_84]

i may be able to get 1 a pal of my old man's use to keep a hawk and use to catch mags in a trap to feed the hawk i think it was many years ago when i use to visit him will give him a ring

[pjc]

if you know any gamekeepers they will have them and idealy you want a decoy bird from another area as the ones in your area will go into the trap to attack it!

 

Phil

[billy wilson]

yes magpies are classed as vermin as they kill all youngsters in the nest such as black birds thrushes,anything that has a nest in bushes or open land,a friend of mine caught 37 2 years ago it doesnt matter how many you catch theres allways onother to take there places ,they also feed on dead rabbits ect that lies dead on the roads after been run over by cars ect

if youve a chance of getting rid of them you do so.cheers

 

                                                                                  billy

[pjc]

my father usualy catches 40 - 50 a year but because they are territorial others move in from other areas although they don't get the problems they used to before the restriction was lifted.

 

 

Phil

[jimmy_84]

cheers phil

[invalidusername]

No shame about it, its the way these birds live in the wild...

 

I meant a shame for the eggs/baby birds - not the magpies.

 

[jimmy_84]

 

my chicks from my other pair hatched in the night here is a foto of 1 of them

[DOVEScot]

No shame about it, its the way these birds live in the wild, roaming from nest to nest eating any eggs and youngsters they find. Around here they hunt in packs of 3/4. There have been stories on here and in the pigeon prress about magpies entering pigeon lofts and tearing apart youngsters in the nest. You don't wan't them in the garden, and you especially don't want them in the loft. I always chase them away.

 

Take the point that trapping it in the loft seems quite straightforward, but remember you have pigeons in there. Those that are in the loft will be terrified and if they get out, will stay out; those that are out when this thing visits, are likely to stay out too. So be warned, and be careful.

 

Ours stayed out for days after we had a squirrel raiding our loft, never realised it was a squirrel till we trapped it, no longer welcome in the garden best to deal with it asap :-/