Alan-G

Up on the bargeboards trying to fix a leak on the guttereing and descovered a newly born house sparrow in a desperate state.

The wee thing had fallen out it's nest (probably 6 or 7 tiles up inside the roof)

It was lying within the gutter under a really hot Sun and the gutter is brown in colour and I thought the wee thing must be being roasted.

I concluded that their was no hope of mum and dad helping it out and after a few moments thought - decided that the best way was for a quick termination.

Am now troubled with guilt.

I am a renowned carnivore but have never culled anything through neccessity.

Just a few thoughts required.

Alan.

hectic

think anyone wih a heart would have done the same, no need for any animal to suffer unecessarily

Alan-G

Thanks for that mate.

hux309

Such a shame, i couldn't do it as they're such cheeky birds but if he was suffering then fair play.

Janspeed

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Do you enjoy the smell of sulphur?

Jamo

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id have done the same, and have done a few times in the past. you did the right and most humane thing

J4CKO

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I occasionally have to off Wood Pigeons, one the Dog got and partially peeled got decapitated with a spade and the next one had been mauled by a Cat, so I picked it up and decided to put it in a box in the gargage but as my previous attempts at Avian recuperation always end up with a dead bird in the garage I decided to not prolong its agony so wrung its neck.

Tell you what, wringing a Wood Pigeons neck is easy, except it doesnt really kill it, it was probably dead but kept flapping, I kept wringing and its head came off, still flapping so I put it in the bin and pushed my fist into it, it kept going and eventually it stopped moving.

Horrible and I wish I had taken the trouble to get the shovel again.

You did the right thing.

Lee247

awww, bless. You are very brave. Good call

Scooby-kid

A few weeks back I saw what I think was a baby pheasent (SP?) fly straight into a brick wall (it was startelled and made a run for it). On closer inspection it was having muscle spasms and its eyes were closed, I picked it up and there was still no movement, I decided it was either dead or dying, so I got a big stick and gave it a clout to end any suffering if it was still allive. You did the right thing.

Scott.

pimmo2000

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I know this is a bit of a ****ty question .. but how did you do it ?

I found a bird that was hit by a car and went to get my brother to kill it, cause I couldnt work out how.. it got hit by another car when I got back.

You did the right thing though.

jods

The most painless way to do it is to crush its head between two half bricks brought swiftly together.



























Unless you catch your thumbs then it hurts like a biatch.

Lee247

Isn't that how the "snip" is done

hectic

not quite, Les

Lee247

Lee, if you please, John. The other Lee does not come in now so I can use my proper name

Janspeed

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Great description, remind me of that later, when I have the chainsaw!

Janspeed

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I think I'm going to have a Gin & Tonic after listening to these descriptions, I need something that will "lighten" me!