Young emu feeder...dumb sparrows

[Guy4God]

Hello. I have 2 four month old emu that I feed from raised dog bowls. Is there something I can use so they can eat all day, but the sparrows can't? I'm mostly upset they poop in the feed.....thanks

 

[cavemanrich]

Yes there is a solution. Not sure you want to take it.
I have numerous sparrows around my house. I do enjoy having them here. I have a bird feeder available year round.
Currently, (in my zone 5A) the newborn sparrows hatched in recent weeks. The parent sparrows need to feed their young. I just LUV, seeing the babies being fed.
So you must understand that sparrows are also Gods little creatures. They need to eat.
My sparrows don't raid the chicken feeders, since I provide them with wild bird seeds.
Think about the solution.

WISHING YOU BEST,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

 

[shamorunner]

Sparrow cage traps work if you're fine seeing a drop in sparrow population

A feeder with a hood over it might help as well as a feeder with a cover and a pressure plate for the birds to step on can work but would need training

 

[briefvisit]

Is the amount of poop substantial? My guess would be that the emus couldn't care less. In the wild, they eat dirt and stones. I've seen them peck grains of wheat out of emoo poop. They aren't too choosy.

SE

 

[clocker19]

Sparrow cage traps work if you're fine seeing a drop in sparrow population

A feeder with a hood over it might help as well as a feeder with a cover and a pressure plate for the birds to step on can work but would need training

Can you link to some effective sparrow cage traps?

 

[shamorunner]

Can you link to some effective sparrow cage traps?

Something kind of like this https://www.amazon.com/Bird-Gone-BM...0&sprefix=Sparrow+trap,lawn-garden,493&sr=8-3

 

[clocker19]

Something kind of like this https://www.amazon.com/Bird-Gone-BMP-SP2C-Sparrow-Chambers/dp/B00U8UK8K4/ref=mp_s_a_1_3?crid=1QP6V1LV422XD&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.uiXynErW9X2axelvW84yU2D5juTkGGtpWkmm2u7knKAv86--MQRpneFd5_mUc_DqkAJZ1R184HfJiBQYw4e4vGeLGl-3IO7gcst04rn2v8IrfOuijOJ_sGpL3bW7_fkNYY10gcBeViP4psykLByTMC-v8Kd4gdTLhx21VwGKM9WW6ny8H1Ga0tAf3j6Q1ZS6Od3UJoPb_8awuwn_ZQf8vQ.Auf3byUaLaBJ4Q02LB3tw9odVf5c1sdZR32yXWU8RY0&dib_tag=se&keywords=Sparrow+trap&qid=1754256040&sprefix=Sparrow+trap,lawn-garden,493&sr=8-3

Do you trap and release them? How far away do you take them to be released?

 

[shamorunner]

Do you trap and release them? How far away do you take them to be released?

Ahh, I kill them. They'll come back if you release them. If you want to release them, take them a couple hundred miles away and release and maybe they won't come back, however, there might be issues as you go accross county, state, national lines

Here is the main trap I was thinking of that works for starlings too. I don't recomend buying this one though but it gives and idea. There are plans online as well as YouTube videos giving a breakdown of how to build and what is needed
https://cottagecraftworks.com/starling-sparrow-trap-fake-martin-house-repeating-nest-box

If you don't want to kill them and not deal with releasing issues but have a bar cat, you can give them to the cat to do the job for you

 

[clocker19]

Ahh, I kill them. They'll come back if you release them. If you want to release them, take them a couple hundred miles away and release and maybe they won't come back, however, there might be issues as you go accross county, state, national lines

Here is the main trap I was thinking of that works for starlings too. I don't recomend buying this one though but it gives and idea. There are plans online as well as YouTube videos giving a breakdown of how to build and what is needed
https://cottagecraftworks.com/starling-sparrow-trap-fake-martin-house-repeating-nest-box

If you don't want to kill them and not deal with releasing issues but have a bar cat, you can give them to the cat to do the job for you

Wow, that's an expensive one. I don't have a cat. I don't mean to be ghoulish but how do you kill them? I avoid killing if I can but if I need to I can do it. Can you do it quickly?

 

[shamorunner]

Wow, that's an expensive one. I don't have a cat. I don't mean to be ghoulish but how do you kill them? I avoid killing if I can but if I need to I can do it. Can you do it quickly?

Yes, a pellet gun or BB gun will do the job fast. Other fast methods get gruesome and I prefer to just used a pellet gun and the like if something like that. The guy who's been helping me get into rheas has built a couple of those fake Martin traps, however, he's been breeding and selling rheas for 35 years so he has more reason to reduce their population to keep his rheas healthy for many years to come. I do not recomend buying, far better accross the board to make your own for much less