[DoctorEldritch]

@SKYTRiXSHA I was thinking maybe getting a bunch of green pigs so that the birds would be preoccupied with them, but slingshot may work too. Just need to keep it humane 😅

[DracoTarot]

@DoctorEldritch No a bad I dea. Maybe the fake birds of prey could work or I can get myself a Valcon as a pet.

[DoctorEldritch]

@DracoTarot Try it with the fake ones first. Pet falcon may be good in theory, but you may end up in a situation where you now have a loud bird that you also have to feed and groom 😅

[DracoTarot]

@DoctorEldritch The fake ones will be the best I suppose. In any case to go through all the hassle for a permit and building some sort of enclosure for the Falcon seems to be a lot of work.

[DoctorEldritch]

@DracoTarot Do falcons need enclosures? I am not sure how it works, falcon hunters probably have them, and those special gloves and little hats for the birds, but that is the whole profession. For guardian falcons, not sure what is needed. So yeah, probably best to try it out with a fake one first. With a little elbow grease, you can even make it yourself.

[DracoTarot]

@DoctorEldritch Our bylaws in SA require any predatory animal except domesticated ones must have some sort of enclosure. Fauna and Flora would also be on my case monthly and the fees won't be a once-off thing.

I'd rather make my own ones as suggested. 😊

[Saka]

@DoctorEldritch I was visiting a dojo in my hometown a couple of weeks ago and there was a little... surprise there. Randomly, in the middle of training, I heard very loud bird noises. Something along the lines of *chirping* FOOD!!! FOOD!!! FOOD!!! *chirping* Then I looked up and saw a nest tucked at one of the ceiling beams.

Apparently, one of the windows was broken and the birds made a nest. By the time the window was fixed (the building is a school complex) the nest had inhabitants and was impossible to move. So for the time being, the training would include walking with a rag and looking for bird poop on the floor to clean up before starting. I asked if the birds pooped in anyone's armour, the answer was "luckily not yet". I kept my distance from the nest when putting my stuff at the wall.

[DoctorEldritch]

@Saka I guess it would become annoying quite fast, but at least it is interesting personal trivia and there is something to be said about having little birds living in your space.

But asf for the poop under the nest, surely there should be a more efficient solution? Like hanging an old umbrella upside down below it or something?

[Saka]

@DoctorEldritch The adults were flying all over the room, so that wouldn't have solved the poop problem.

[DoctorEldritch]

@Saka Ah yes, that may get messy... Do you know how long it will last before the birds can all fly away?

Now when I think about it, there will be that period where parent birds teach offspring to fly, and then they may fall on the floor even. I wonder if there is a plan for when that starts happening...