Was wondering if any one can help , We have a large norfolk pine in our yard and just recently we have had a mass influx of white cockatoos making more noise than a V8 with no exhaust. The times they go off is around 5.30 in the morning and around 4.30 in the afternoon. Does anyone know if there is good options to deter these ****ers to to come back Have thought of making a scarcrow and placing it in the tree? Any recommendations much appeciated Cheers justin...
the top section of a skinny mast makes a really good blow gun once the caps are removed. silent and accurate as wellthough i don't know what to use as darts???
We have the Dawesville caravan park behind us, at which is a Pink and Grey cocky breeding habitat.
Every morning during breeding season at sparrows we get approximately 200 of these niosy b......ds hanging of the powerlines in front of our house. All the TV arials in our street are knackered due to the weight of the mongrels hanging of of them.
Unfortunately you can't do anything to them without the wildlife crfew coming down on you like a couple of tonne of cocky poo.
You can make load nioses to scare em off , one of my neighboors used to hit the lamp posts with a large piece of 3x3 wood (it was good for a laugh anyway).
Poley
a better pea shooter is about 2m of 1/2" pvc pipe with an Artline pen. If I remember correctly it will just fit in. They can shoot a long way quite accurately.
Hmm a mass influx of a c0ck or two and white ones at that !
Juso the little feckers are everywhere it's an invasion, we've got em too Even pink and grey galahs joining in adding to the noise. I'm thinking of a nice shiney double barreled pump action shot gun[}:)]
Step 1, Go to cupboard. Step 2, select thickest wire coat hanger. Step 3, wait for postie to come by for red rubber bands.
Step 4, bend coat hanger into a shape that resembles a "Y" Step 5, cut top of toung out of work boot Step 6, join 3 to 4 rubber bands to each side of leather toung and other end to coat hager that looks like a "Y"
Step 7, Be ten years old gain dude. Step 7.1, if you cant be ten years old again, you need step 8.
Step 8, polish off 8 beers put on some camo gear then step out into the back yard!!!! Step 9, always remember revenge is sweet!!
Nough Said!!!! If you have a problem with this, I know some guys with spear guns!!!
Gramps did not know i told you about the sling shot episode would love to make another one, but need heaps of marbles to get rid of em all and would end up in trouble again like when i was a grom... Like the idea of the speargun ,bout the only thing i havn't thought of! At least it wont have the range to destroy anything else around.
Justin, had a similar prob in Qld years ago. Almost went nuts from the screaching at dawn. But over there you could get up to 12 years if you harmed them...not sure what the deal is in the West but to be safe I'd suggest a high powered water hose. Maybe if you're ingenious you could rig it to automatically go off at 5.30..
Get some nice pretty fairy lights, smeer them in something tasty and put them up in the tree. Not your fault if the annoying little b*ggers keep chewing your lights and getting electrocuted [}:)]
Yeah, it seems to be a 'boy thing' to invent and design as many contraptions as possible to eliminate the poor birds. It is amusing though but the ear plugs would be much simpler.
i'll send some cloned hardies down, still got a few laying around doing buggr all, which is hardly unusual....... You could get them to sit in he tree and wave their arms
Quarter inch rod, hollow jelly rubber, leather pouch, marble/1oz sinker(much better) & watch out for Mum and Dad cause they'll bust your ass and take away your favouite ging. What goes up must come dowm.
Hmm, cloned Hardies and cockys, something sounds wrong with that combo!!! Somehow I don't think it would work. The cockys, would probably just recognise the Hardies as one of their own, and use them as outside toilets. Not to mention the added noise pollution, mind you that probably wouldn't start as early as 0530.
We had an old woman down the road feeding them every morning. Before feeding time (around sunrise) they park their scabby feet on the HV power lines in the front of my house. For some reason that was the only span they liked. Thankfully the council ordered her to stop feeding them and there are only about 50 now. Thats better than a few hundred. The noise is deafening and less than 20m from your head it drives you bonkers.
All methods sound great except that theres a busy road and high voltage to contend with. Definitely no hoses. Dont want to be a darwin candidate :)
Lesley- you can have the little critters any day. Until they relentlessly disturb your sleep you seriously cant appreciate how much of an impact these little feckers can have on your daily stress levels. I reckon they know too, and do it deliberately. I like sleep and they pretty much prevent me from getting enough of it. Earplugs are not really an option. The noise is simply annoying- its not just a volume problem. Making it quieter doesn't make it easier to sleep- your ears just get more sensitive.
get a big net, throw over tree at 5:15, chop tree down, then use the ging at leisure. And yes wire coat hanger shanghais with brown postie type rubber bands are acurate to about 50metres, small quartz stones are better because of the rough edges.
gings, cracker guns, etc. etc. oooow to be 12 again.
the stealth artilery method[}:)] get 4m(aprox.) of 100-125mm poly piping drill 4 holes about 6mm dia 15mm in from one end mount 4 sets of thick rubber bands or thin jelly rubber(about 200-250mm long) mount a pouch big enough to hold a cricket ball now find a spot within 100 to 150m with some thick bushes to hide in fill pouch with handfull of pea gravel (6-10mm dia best) aim now fire your rain of terror on to little b*%^&rds
Ahhhh dear jusso boy, just reading your predicament was enough for me to register myself on this site. Heres one suggestion. Hook up a few meters of plastic tubing to your a** and the other end out over the balcony were the troublesome birds are… im sure that will rectify your problem. Grom
I am sorry guys, but I would much rather listen to the sound of birds than traffic...We have Lorrikeets, cockatoos and galahs every morning. I love waking up to the sound of them....the crows are another story though...
I am sorry guys, but I would much rather listen to the sound of birds than traffic...We have Lorrikeets, cockatoos and galahs every morning. I love waking up to the sound of them....the crows are another story though...
Im with you Nic stone the Bloody Crows! The three word vocablary they use in conversations doing my head in. They are not bad at cleaning road kill though. nic send me your gps position and i will happilly send them your way, ill even supply the crackers..
