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    you can call them with an app on android Australia game and pest calls works alright haven't tried it for long but attracts them

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    I used to bait them with whole pieces of stale bread that were hard as a rock. All they could do was peck at them but they could not fly away with the bread so they presented a great target for the air rifle.
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    Hi All,

    Update on the PG Trap, finally caught the first Myna Bird Yesterday.

    Also caught two black birds and a thrush (Both released) over the last week.

    So the trap does work, just need to work on a bait that won't attract other birds.

    I hear dried red cat food is better, but still unable to find any that is red. If any one knows of a brand that sell red dry food, please reply.

    See ya...Gary
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    Quote Originally Posted by KiwiGary View Post
    Hi All,....................
    I hear dried red cat food is better, but still unable to find any that is red. If any one knows of a brand that sell red dry food, please reply.........
    Could this

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    Quote Originally Posted by Kiwi Sapper View Post
    WELL WELL...... A new hybrid Myna, wingless and prickly.........what ever next. :>)
    ssshhh. jacinda will blame global warming and tax it

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    Quote Originally Posted by KiwiGary View Post
    Hi All,

    Update on the PG Trap, finally caught the first Myna Bird Yesterday.

    Also caught two black birds and a thrush (Both released) over the last week.

    So the trap does work, just need to work on a bait that won't attract other birds.

    I hear dried red cat food is better, but still unable to find any that is red. If any one knows of a brand that sell red dry food, please reply.

    See ya...Gary
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    TVP "bacon bits" seem to work on most bird species, or cut up "beggin strips"

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    My 2 Cents

    I had reasonable success myna trapping, but best if more people were doing it of course. I caught 1000, but they just kept coming even though I never saw more than about 20 at a time.
    • I got the super cheap white sandwich bread loaves from Woolworths and created a U shaped peg to pin about 4-5 slices in the middle of the first cage.
    • Brown bread was no good. Cat biscuits were laughed at.
    • Only tend to your trap in hours of darkness or they will catch on. I just went out after sunset and reloaded.
    • I put a corflute roof on and added a water bottle.
    • Best done in winter when cold, wet & windy.
    • Max catch was 29 in one trap in one day, but varied wildly with 5-11 being a common catch.
    • Scatter a small amount of white bread outside to get your first birds interested.
    • I'd say put the trap close to some tree branches to deter hawks which can get interested and scare the mynas off.
    • Once you have your first bird, you're on the gravy train. Always keep a decoy bird after each cull.
    • I live on an orchard and the flock in on windy days. Windy and cold days were best for me. They're hungry in the cold.
    • Sometimes caught sparrows, but they nest on our buildings, so not a fan. Very rare to catch anything else.

    Pretty awesome traps really as they are quite species specific. I just need a way to automate the culling each night!

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    What is the shape of your trap? Do you have plan or a picture?

    We have a big problem with sparrows at the moment nd need to cull a good number of them

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    Quote Originally Posted by KiwiGary View Post
    Hi All,

    Update on the PG Trap, finally caught the first Myna Bird Yesterday.

    Also caught two black birds and a thrush (Both released) over the last week.

    So the trap does work, just need to work on a bait that won't attract other birds.

    I hear dried red cat food is better, but still unable to find any that is red. If any one knows of a brand that sell red dry food, please reply.

    See ya...Gary
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    I have to ask....why did you release blackbirds and a thrush?.
    They are 'rats with wings' and I spend a fair bit of time over spring keeping the bastards from nesting under my roof every year.

 

 

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