More gas guns

Another source close to the earth tells me:  I lived on a farm for 20 years, and it was clearly demonstrated on our land that gas guns are a waste of time.  The birds do get used to them and will happily strip a field of young shoots whilst watching the gas guns do their stuff!  There are other methods that can be used – some quite grim, but effective.  To hang up a number of dead crows in the field gave a good result .

Gas guns

Feedback from a parishioner regarding gas guns: Clearly the no-fly zone has been extended to Cranfield

I would like to say with regard to the bird scarers that the farmers are using, the back of my house sounds like Tripoli!!! 

With constant explosions from  6AM until dusk 7 days a week. As i understand it i am not allowed to beep my horn or make excessive noise between the hours of 11pm and 7am, so how is it that a farmer, or numerous farmers can release world war 3 on us during these times?

According to the NFU bird scarer guidelines they should not be used on Sundays and the times are restricted during the day to limit disturbance, they should be baffled and farms that are close to one another should liaise to limit the noises.

Another thing that bothers me about these contraptions is the lack of evidence that they actually work. A retired farmer has commented on the NFU’s website that they don’t work, the birds simply get used to them. Another website called bang out of order shows video evidence of pigeons continuing to munch crops while a gas gun goes off 10 yards from them. If they don’t work why should we be subjected to this unbearable explosion filled existence.

Many dogs in the village are traumatised and can only go for a walk under the cover of darkness and i know of one much loved pet who has been run over after bolting when a loud explosion went off near it. People have dogs in the country because there are nice walks but now the dogs are being scared and dog walking is no longer a pleasure. Dogs are an important part of peoples life’s and families so in turn people’s life’s are being upset greatly.

Other local farmers in Salford are using alternative, quiet means to scare birds and there are many other methods available to farmers, for this reason i think they should be banned!!

Bang!

I have had a number of reports of parishioners disturbed by gas guns which go off early in the morning in newly sown fields to scare the pesky birds. No doubt this could be resolved amicably with local farmers so long as we establish if there is a growing problem and what the guidelines are. Please report, confidentially,  any concerns to me at broadgreen68@btinternet.com 01234 757689