Thread: Hurunui dead geese

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Could be a concern

Originally Posted by gimp

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Could be a concern

I very much doubt such a viris would kill a large mob all at once.
The poison I allude to will aftsr a lag time put birds to sleep and unless picked up and warmed they will die of exposure. If that happennex to those geese their heads would ddroop into the water and they would drown.

yes you are likely referring to alphachloralose commercially available for bird control not a toxin but rather an anesthetic - knocks bird out to be collected and disposed of - readily available - I have used it professionally not easy to use there are problems unless one really prepares beforehand - be surprised if that was the culprit - easy to get hold of - birds normally where the poison was laid not traveling somewhere else - cant fly after ingesting that stuff - but could be - there are other nasty home brewed recipes some cockys know of - one is a herbicide mixed with wheat or maize and laid out - very illegal- - flips birds up side down - maize sweetcorn and pea farmers in Gisborne used it to try and control paradise pigeons and pheasants - wont name the herbicide but deadly effective -

Originally Posted by gimp

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Could be a concern

Just catching up on this thread and was about to suggest that Fish and Game and MPI would be very concerned about any reports of mass bird deaths at the moment

I buy poultry out of Australia and exports to our main markets have just been banned last week due to an outbreak of bird flu in Victoria

They have a level of confidence that these outbreaks could be linked to migrating birds from Antarctica, where there are reported mass deaths from bird flu currently

Not a lot stopping it reaching our shores if it can get to Aus