I have about 100 non-chickens in my coop...PICS!

[wing it]

starlings. Evey winter, spring,summer and fall they try to move into my house. Not a big fan of them

 

[Miltonchix]

The best way to get rid of Starlings is to invite all your friends who own pump action or semi-auto shotguns. Wait til the whole flock lands in a tree and EVERYONE blast away at once. It WILL be raining black birds. Have done this and it works. Til next years mess shows up, then repeat as necessary.

 

[gsim]

One way to kill those in the coop is to douse them with liquid soap solution. It will activate in rain and will wash the oil from their feathers so that they die of hypothermia. No worries about those remembering where a safe stopover is.

Many municipalities spray such a solution on large populations of them to be rid of them and their disease-laden poop and destruction.

 

[Boyd]

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hm.. I never knew that!! That's good info to know.

 

[kartking22]

Dispose of them with any means. They spread diseases to many different animals. Flocks of 300-400 aren't rare to see around cow barns that have ample amount of feed at thier disposal. They poo in the cows feed and make them sick also.
They are simply a bird that you don't need hanging around. I shoot them in my yard and throw them in the field because the cats won't even eat them. Songbird???? Hah!!!! They are related to the mocking bird and mimic sounds that they hear. I have heard them make sounds of an electric drill, red tailed hawk, and my ex-GF calling my name!!!

(That one was shot soon after that)

I have never found any good in keeping them around. They are more destructive than good to have. If they're in your coop, catch them and have someone else dispose of them if you can't. I haven't found any good way to trap them and releasing them will only get them back the next day. I never thought about using liquid laundry soap. I don't think that this would be affective in the winter months here.
Maybe try to catch them by shaking a little salt on thier tail.

 

[fowltemptress]

Oh, no . . . but what a perfect opportunity to kill an invasive, destructive species. Good luck.

 

[mikeksfarmer]

Starlings are an import. They are the raccoons of the native bird. I hear they are good eating. pluck the brest. There is no shortage of them and if they are eating your chicken food I recomend eating them. they compete for food and shelter of many native birds. Though we have blue bird trails today and the blue bird is recovering, they would decimate them if we didnt help the blue bird.

 

[LyonFuzz]

I think I'd be worried about the lice they are probably carrying too I'd take all advice and erradicate them the best you can. Good luck!

 

[horsejody]

Starlings are very intelligent. Some that have been kept by humans can mimic words like a myna bird or a parrot. I know that has nothing to do with the conversation, but I find it interesting.

 

[cjeanean]

The starlings have got died....LOL....hubby and brother went outside the next morning and played baseball since we don't have a gun to use on them. The roosters apparently didn't like them much, cause I've been seeing the roos chasing any that try to land. It was just kinda freaky, it's the first time I've seen any birds in the coop other than my own. For the most part all wild birds stay away (other than the %#$$@@ hawks). We can't clean the coop out until the snow thaws, but once it does that's the first thing on hubby's chore list!