Peacocks

[clarkmagpie]

Well we've had one turn up.
Owner doesn't want it back - he's had several goes at catching it and it evades each time.

We quite like it.
A couple of neighbours dislike it though.

So the challenge is on to capture and relocate it.
Any top tips?

The current plan is lacing its snacks with whisky to make it drowsy!
Now, I'm thinking that this might actually kill it.

It seems tame enough, eats from daughters hand but just won't let anyone grab him.

[itsnotarace]

Owners name Peter Ian Staker?

[Evoluzione]

You didn't read one of the best kids books ever read? In 'Danny the Champion of the World' they laced raisins with crushed sleeping tablets and left them out for the Pheasants.

[biggiles]

You can often catch them by making a rope/string noose on the ground and tempting them in with feed.

Peacocks are wonderful things, but watch out for them causing damage to shiny cars.

[ClaphamGT3]

And roosting in garage rafters and crapping their vile, paint stripping ding onto cars below

[ClaphamGT3]

And roosting in garage rafters and crapping their vile, paint stripping ding onto cars below

[jfdi]

biggiles said:

Peacocks are wonderful things, but watch out for them causing damage to shiny cars.

This. Spent many evenings buffing scratches out of the wife's car when there were peacocks where she used to work. They spot their own reflection and the fight is on!

[dingg]

I have a nikko shadow indy you can borrow

[8-P]

They love a shiny car: https://www.express.co.uk/news/nature/826963/Jealo...

Worse though, wild horses. A friend of mine had a really oddly battered car and one day I asked what happened - it was a New Forest pony. They parked it up and went for a walk, came back to see the pony in action but it was too late.

[LivingTheDream]

biggiles said:

You can often catch them by making a rope/string noose on the ground and tempting them in with feed.

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This

or painting a fake tunnel on the side of a wall

or some lead shot on the ground covered with seed - you can then use a large magnet to catch them

I'd avoid using anvils though - not had great success with them

[PushedDover]

[Spare tyre]

We have one that visits, but alarming when you have a small baby!

You want a jack Russel

[clarkmagpie]

Spare tyre said:

We have one that visits, but alarming when you have a small baby!

You want a jack Russel

Our baby (just 3) loves it more than us.
We've 2 elderly neighbours who hate it.
One is mid 70s the other is mid 90s.

Now, I've no doubt that the peacock will be better behaved than both, better looking, more of a focal point.
And it's also taken to mounting my neighbours z4.
We need it gone.
But not to the extent I'm bothering to help! S

[Drive it fix it repeat]

LivingTheDream said:

biggiles said:

You can often catch them by making a rope/string noose on the ground and tempting them in with feed.

...

This

or painting a fake tunnel on the side of a wall

or some lead shot on the ground covered with seed - you can then use a large magnet to catch them

I'd avoid using anvils though - not had great success with them

Sorry to be like that but lead isnt magnetic, and its poisonous.

Maybe try and bait it into an enclosed area OP, shed or something similar where you can then deal with it a little easier. Quite large birds though and can be aggressive so rather you than me make sure to film it.