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Re: I'm baby-sitting a baby Indian Myna bird.
Reply #15 - Jan 1^st, 2014 at 5:11pm

Lord Herbert wrote on Jan 1^st, 2014 at 2:19pm:

mantra wrote on Jan 1^st, 2014 at 1:11pm:

It's not the baby's fault it's a myna bird. Herbert is acting humanely. Until the baby can fly - the parents haven't got the capability to retrieve it. They don't pick them up by the scruff of the neck like other animals do.

It probably does need to be euthanised but hitting a healthy animal over the head is not a job for the faint hearted - carbon dioxide isn't a quick fix either.

Take it down to the local vet and they'll put it down, although a needle in the gob would be a painful ending.

You could keep it as a pet. They are great imitators and it would be easy to teach it to talk.

It died.

The parents hopped from branch to branch all day long a few feet above where I'd hung the cage ~ but they never came down to feed it.

In the morning it was dead.

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Reply #16 - Jan 2^nd, 2014 at 6:47am

Lord Herbert wrote on Jan 1^st, 2014 at 5:11pm:

cods wrote on Jan 1^st, 2014 at 4:44pm:

anyone I know hates indian myna birds... they claim they do more damage to our natives than wild cats..anyway to each his own...I am not sure what WIRES thinks about these birds.. anyone Know?

From a distance I can kill a thousand Myna birds with a couple of mortar bombs, but I couldn't kill one of their cute little babies while it was looking at me with its big blue eyes.

herb it died a lingering death......think about it.. Roll Eyes

maybe mum and dad pushed it out of the nest.. its what animals do if they know one is sick..... its natures way.

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Reply #17 - Jan 2^nd, 2014 at 6:58am

cods wrote on Jan 2^nd, 2014 at 6:47am:

herb it died a lingering death......think about it.. Roll Eyes

Thanks for that cods. I'll think about it. I might even dwell upon it. Maybe make it my 'Thought For The Day'. Let myself become consumed by the thought I caused it to have a 'lingering' death. I'll take the phone off the hook today and sit in a dark corner stark naked with a birch rod to keep me company while I chastise myself for causing so much misery.

Did I tell you 'Happy New Year', cods? Cool

cods wrote on Jan 2^nd, 2014 at 6:47am:

maybe mum and dad pushed it out of the nest.. its what animals do if they know one is sick..... its natures way.

Correct. But they fussed all day long, and their screams got louder every time the cats wandered close to the bubs.

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Reply #18 - Jan 2^nd, 2014 at 1:44pm

Lord Herbert wrote on Jan 2^nd, 2014 at 6:58am:

cods wrote on Jan 2^nd, 2014 at 6:47am:

herb it died a lingering death......think about it.. Roll Eyes

Thanks for that cods. I'll think about it. I might even dwell upon it. Maybe make it my 'Thought For The Day'. Let myself become consumed by the thought I caused it to have a 'lingering' death. I'll take the phone off the hook today and sit in a dark corner stark naked with a birch rod to keep me company while I chastise myself for causing so much misery.

Did I tell you 'Happy New Year', cods? Cool

sorry I wasnt trying to make you feel bad.. I mean it was only a tiny little bird...just sometimes its natures way of dealing with the sick or frail..not too many birds[b] fall out of nests... Roll Eyes

nature is funny that way...please dont beat yourself up.. I know feel really bad. Cry

.. happy new year to you also..

your heart is in the right place thats the main thing..
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cods wrote on Jan 2^nd, 2014 at 6:47am:

maybe mum and dad pushed it out of the nest.. its what animals do if they know one is sick..... its natures way.

Correct. But they fussed all day long, and their screams got louder every time the cats wandered close to the bubs.

again its natures way... they wouldnt want a cat near their baby,,,the cat is the ENEMY...and the baby wasnt dead...

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Soren Gold Member Offline Posts: 25654 Gender:	Re: I'm baby-sitting a baby Indian Myna bird. Reply #19 - Jan 2^nd, 2014 at 2:03pm mantra wrote on Jan 1^st, 2014 at 1:11pm: It's not the baby's fault it's a myna bird.
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Lord Herbert Gold Member Offline Posts: 34441 Gender:	Re: I'm baby-sitting a baby Indian Myna bird. Reply #20 - Jan 2^nd, 2014 at 2:41pm cods wrote on Jan 2^nd, 2014 at 1:44pm: your heart is in the right place thats the main thing.. ... but my head is up my arse ~ right? I'm going back to sit stark naked in the outdoor dunny with my birch rod and the Red Backs under the seat ...
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Reply #22 - Jan 2^nd, 2014 at 7:10pm

Lord Herbert wrote on Jan 2^nd, 2014 at 2:41pm:

cods wrote on Jan 2^nd, 2014 at 1:44pm:

your heart is in the right place thats the main thing..

... but my head is up my arse ~ right? Cool

I'm going back to sit stark naked in the outdoor dunny with my birch rod and the Red Backs under the seat ...

you poor victim you Cry

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grow a set why don't you!

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Reply #24 - Jan 2^nd, 2014 at 10:43pm

I think you will find the correct procedure endorsed by the RSPCA is Cervical dislocation or my preferred method, blunt trauma.
A piece of semi rigid poly pipe avoids any jarring of the hand and a quick death to the bird.

Cervical dislocation is a bit risky on birds like lorikeets so blunt trauma is the way to go.

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Reply #25 - Jan 3^rd, 2014 at 5:29am

miketrees wrote on Jan 2^nd, 2014 at 10:43pm:

I think you will find the correct procedure endorsed by the RSPCA is Cervical dislocation or my preferred method, blunt trauma.
A piece of semi rigid poly pipe avoids any jarring of the hand and a quick death to the bird.

Cervical dislocation is a bit risky on birds like lorikeets so blunt trauma is the way to go.

Chicken farmers kill their birds by rotating them like you do with a billy-can when you're making tea ...

Personally I prefer the axe.

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miketrees Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 6492 Gender:	Re: I'm baby-sitting a baby Indian Myna bird. Reply #26 - Jan 3^rd, 2014 at 7:39am If its a lorikeet hopping around on the ground, an axe is a bit difficult. Just for you Herb we could paint the poly pipe in a fluro colour and you can pretend its a light sabre.
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Lord Herbert Gold Member Offline Posts: 34441 Gender:	Re: I'm baby-sitting a baby Indian Myna bird. Reply #27 - Jan 3^rd, 2014 at 10:15am miketrees wrote on Jan 3^rd, 2014 at 7:39am: If its a lorikeet hopping around on the ground, an axe is a bit difficult. Just for you Herb we could paint the poly pipe in a fluro colour and you can pretend its a light sabre. Just use a branch lopper. Problem solved.
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Lord Herbert Gold Member Offline Posts: 34441 Gender:	Re: I'm baby-sitting a baby Indian Myna bird. Reply #28 - Jan 3^rd, 2014 at 10:17am Neferti wrote on Jan 2^nd, 2014 at 7:13pm: . It's okay, Neferti ~ I wouldn't have deleted you. What did you want to say?
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