Feathered Vandals...

[dog]

Suggestions please.... I have just had a nice spangly new hood fitted, on visiting last night noticed the whole top section of roof covered in bird Sh**- not best pleased, as this stuff stains and makes newly polished boaty grimey!

What, if any solutions do you lot suggest- Plastic bags, cds on a string, wire the roof to the mains? whats more, they only seem to taret my boat- are they territorial or did I upset them last season by not feeding them enough bread and biccies?

Any suggestions that actually work most welcome, as Id like to preserve the hood if possible.

Thanks Dog.

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[paulineb]

I always make sure I throw bread onto the boat two berths away twice a day - no poo on my boat then !

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[DepSol]

That will be Chris P s boat then!


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[DepSol]

Try playing barry manilow records then the only bird you will attract will be Pauline ;-)

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[paulineb]

oi !! a) I'm not a bird, and b) I don't like Barry Manilow !

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[jimi]

Twee .... t

Oi stop flapping!

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[paulineb]

Re: Twee .... t

only raggies flap you should know that Jimi /forums/images/icons/smile.gif

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[ccscott49]

CD's do work quite well, however a foolproof method, is shoot one or more and hang there body(s) in a prominent position onboard, that will stop them for sure. No, I'm not joking!

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[Deleted member 478]

Re: Twee .... t

correction, raggies flog.

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[paulineb]

Re: Twee .... t

you mean they have a stall at boat jumbles ?

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[jhr]

depends...

....whether the log they are flogging is a Walker's Patent. Or not.

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[sailbadthesinner]

you can buy an outline of a hawk hovering . they are attched to sticks and you can lash it to a prominent part of the boat. It scares the birds away. this was told me by a fisherman, so totally reliable information.


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[jhr]

Or, to take it one step further, try a <A target="_blank" HREF=http://www.ybw.com/cgi-bin/forums/showthreaded.pl?Cat=&Board=mby&Number=286815&Search=true&Forum=mby&Words=robop&Match=Or&Searchpage=0&Limit=25&Old=6months&Main=286815>Robotic Bird of Prey</A>. Absolutely true, in spite of scepticism expressed at the time.



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[ccscott49]

Bollox to all that! Shoot the sods!

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[jimi]

Blow them up!

Is'nt there something you can feed them which reacts with their internal juices causing them to explode? I seem to remember someone telling me about that.

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[ccscott49]

Re: Blow them up!

Certainly is, calcium chloride (I think, we used to use it when potholing, for lamps) I'm not now sure of the material???, produces aceteleyne gas, when in contact with water. Alka-seltzers have a similar effect and they will swallow those without a bread wrapping!

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[dog]

Thanks for the ideas- you are all sick!

off to buy a shooter!!!

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[sailbadthesinner]

colin you are priceless

where are you in Barca or the rig?


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[sailbadthesinner]

erm do remember they are protected so you could liable for presecution if you get caught


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[Blue_Blazes]

Quite right, they are protected and under no circumstances must you feed them bread with parozone!

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