thoes will work well. but i would use more seed than bread to keep them alive after trapping.
here is the bast thing to do for trap placement. take a piece of bread and throw it out in the yard. watch where the birds drag it to and place your trap there. i found that by mistake, i did that and noticed that they took the bread under a brush big enough to put my trap, have had nothing but success!!!
If someone should dare to steal anothers hawk, either let the hawk eat six ounces of meat placed on the offenders testicles, or, if the offender prefers, let him pay six solidi to the hawks owner.
Just wondering if someone has some good plans for an effective repeating sparrow trap. I have found several ideas on the net, and will try to build one this weekend but if someone has an awesome design let me know.
Also I hear bread and water is fine to keep them viable for a short time...?
You know, I've had really good luck with a funnel trap and safflower seed. Since the safflower blends in with most terrain, I would put a piece of cardboard under the whole trap with little trails of safflower leading in, with a bunch of safflower in the trap. In a viable place, one season I trapped over 100 sparrows in two months... only having it out 4 days/week...
I should also add, that I don't like feeding them bread to sustain them once trapped, as I don't feel like it has the fat content needed to sustain them. I usually just use some wild bird seed and fresh water. I keep them in the garage with 3 sides of the cage loosely covered with a towel. When I kept them, it wasn't uncommon to keep them alive for several months.
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If someone should dare to steal anothers hawk, either let the hawk eat six ounces of meat placed on the offenders testicles, or, if the offender prefers, let him pay six solidi to the hawks owner.
if you want post them, if not, no big deal. but this trap has been great!!!
Sorry to dust off such an old post but I am trying to figure out which sparrow trap to build. I was wondering how killjoy thinks these traps might compare to the one he had/has. If you like your trap better could I see a picture of it?
I figured as much. It always irks me to pay for things I can build myself but I won't know how to build that one until I buy it. Oh well, he deserves $55 for a design everyone raves about.
Post by Falcon Boy on Mar 13, 2013 18:17:04 GMT -5
I built a number of funnels but no matter what i did the birds would get out eventually. That's the only system i've found where birds can't get out. They last quite a while too, not a bad buy for that much overall IMO.
As a side note, you work on a winery or something you said in another thread? If you have a lot of starlings there these things work great, the hard part is getting the first few birds in. If you can get 2-3 in there they call to their buddies and you'll get a bunch in no time.
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I've even seen a trailer mounted version of that one. Is there are market for frozen starlings? I have so much to learn and concentrate on now, but down the road, a decent investment in a flash freezer and breaking even on falconry doesn't sound horrible.
Don't quote me on this one but I think it is illegal in some states to sell starlings, dead or alive. Even though they are invasive, they are still considered wildlife.
But I have also read a thread on here with a member saying they sell dead and live starlings, so it might be legal in some states.
California sells a $20 hunting tag for non-native invasive feral pigs. Those things are destroying the land and putting massive pressure on both flora and fauna. It wouldn't surprise me if you had two pay a $2 tax for every starling you remove from the wild. I'm waiting for Florida to start selling "save the everglades burmese python" shirts.
Post by Falcon Boy on Mar 14, 2013 11:10:12 GMT -5
Some folks do sell starlings but I have no clue what the legality of it is, like you said i'd imagine it varies state to state. That said, some people pay way more for them than I ever would (~$1/bird if I remember right).
Small birds are hard to beat as far as falcon food goes, especially when it's free. I wish I lived somewhere I could trap them more easily.
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