Bilge Birds

[Aggie]

I wonder if dummy eggs would fool them enough to keep further batches from being laid?  I could probably render the current two non-viable if they are not already (have been sitting out of the nest for a few days).

[Sibling Zono (anon1mat0)]

Actually that is a technique used to prevent excessive egg laying with many pet birds, so it should work.

[Sibling DavidH]

While you're at it, make some booby-trapped eggs.    

[Aggie]

That'd startle 'em, but where would I get booby eggs?

[Sibling DavidH]

Hmm...
Good point.

[Sibling Zono (anon1mat0)]

Here?

http://theeggshop.com/

[Aggie]

Finally evicted those nasty bilge-birds today.  They have been looking rather well fledged lately, and I've suspected they could fly, but despite pushing them to the edge of the balcony, they haven't made the jump.  Today I caught one shitting on top of my BBQ (lid), an impossible climb, and the jig was up - took after 'em with a broom* and they managed to manically flap and stumble their way to another balcony.  They must have had practiced, as they were able to hover and attempt to get back on the porch. 


_{*prodding and shooing, I didn't whack 'em.}

The eggs disappeared in a windstorm or due to clumsy siblings, I think; need to destroy and bleach the nest nook now.

[Swatopluk]

Nuke the site from orbit...

[Sibling DavidH]

Nuke the site from orbit...

Come on, Swato, that's a bit extreme!  Just leave a suitcase nuke under the nest.
BTW what about a so-called neutron bomb (fusion direct by chemical explosives without the fission stage)?  It would do less damage to the balcony. 

[Aggie]

No need to use nuclear WMDs - adding a little muriatic acid during the bleach-out should do just fine. 

[DaveL]

Went to a Chinese resturant in Sydney a few weeks ago.  It was a banquet and the dishes were coming out thick and fast.  As the guest of honour was an elderly Chinese gentleman, the dishes lent more to the "non-western" exotic dishes.

After navigating through eating jellyfish and sharkfin, the next dish that came out was poultry of some type.  As it was deep fried and coated in 5-spice, my first impression was, crispy fried duck.

That was until I saw the deep fried head! It was staring at me on the platter.

It was Flying Rat.

mmmmmmmm...

[Aggie]

LOL, rat-head fritters - did there be fish-head stoo?

[Darlica]

Dove/pigeon can be really tasty. However I doubt that eating city pigeons aka. Flying Rats can be considered healthy... the woodland variety should be fine though.

[Sibling Zono (anon1mat0)]

Are you telling me that those organic, free range pigeons aren't good to eat?

[Aggie]

Free range maybe, organic - no.  They eat lots of human food scraps.

_{...and I'd never consume humans, have you seen what they eat?}