An Ol’ Broad’s Ramblings
I Hate Those Damn Birds!
This morning I woke up to the sound of a whole herd of squirrels in combat boots, right over my head. I thought it might be the evil fowl, but when I came into the living room, there they ALL were, pretty as you please, crapping all over the front porch and eating my flowers. So, we did the Peacock Dance for a while. Front, back, front, back. One of those birds is even more stupid than the rest of them. I had the ‘water cannon’ on it for a good 45 seconds until it realized that being drenched wasn’t pleasant. Stupid bird!
I have better things to do in the morning than to fight with critters, like keeping other critters from fighting. The cats are making great headway. Mr. Spot wasn’t too pleased that Hootie was drinking out of HIS toilet. At least she finally got off the cabinet, and sadly spent the entire night stuck in my closet. I saw Mr. Spot pawing at the door, and thought he just wanted to get in there. Nope! Out comes Hootie, aggravated to high heaven. Tazz and Mr. Spot have been nose to nose a couple of times, with no major damage done. Things are looking up?
I feel really guilty about leaving them again, especially since Miss Cindy (critter sitter) hasn’t met the two new arrivals yet. But small child MUST go back to Texas, and I must be the one to take her. We’re setting out in about an hour, after I wake her up, for the Houston area, to pick up her sister, Brat Jr. (birthday on Thursday…a whopping 15), and then on to Dallas. Two days, max, then I’m right back here, dealing with window shades and movers, cats and peacocks. Yeah me. Ya know, I haven’t seen the goats. Hmmmm…..
I’m thinking perhaps there should be some target shooting in my future as well. Â 
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Hey Kate! How ’bout putting up fencing and ceiling netting around your whole property. That’ll keep those birds out! LOL
BTW, say Happy B-Day to SM for us, will ya???
You ever concider borowing a dog to scare off the peacocks? I know a guy at the Army base in Hawaii who swears by it.
If I ask nicely.. will u recreate the “Peacock Dance” while your here
in Dallas??? I want to ensure my mental image is correct??
Target practice is LONG over due…
Adopt the dog that you borrow. Or get one from a rescue. The problem, will be solved.
What do they call it if you put up the aviary type thing to keep them out? Hmmm… Perhaps a dome?
The problem with having a dog is that you actually have to take care of it. They are like children. Bathing, walking, and the like. Cats on the other hand pretty much deal with themselves. Hey, I’m lazy! And we travel too much for a canine to be happy. The neighbor’s dog chase them off when the evil creatures ‘visit’ them, but he’s such a good dog, he doesn’t leave their yard. :/
Ick…..NO!
And cats have a lot of other uses too…
Cat in the Kettle
Yer one sick puppy!
You never let me have any fun.. wait.. *rethinks that last statement.. as you have my kid
and Im left all alone* NEVERMIND!!!! HAHAHAHAHA
Yes, Ick, don’t make me come up there and smack you!
Ohhhh Boy! Looks like I’m not the only poor sole that has to put up with those darn peacocks. My neighbor has approx. 60 or so of those obnoxious birds. They poop all over my lawn and deck and eat my flowers also. If I knew when I was looking at my home what I know now I would have never moved there. There has got to be something that will scare them off and keep them off of my property. My dogs were taught not to chase chickens so they just look at me like you have got to be kidding me when I tell them to get the peacocks. I have even thought about setting up some poison but its not the birds fault, its the lazy ass neighbors fault for not keeping up with the eggs these birds lay every spring. The sheriffs dept. is called but nothing ever gets done. I am sooooo frustrated. Any other suggestions out there???
Luckily, we are now down to only two. Heh.
I can tell you what our Chief of Police told me….he said to bag ‘em, and carry them out to the middle of nowhere. Let ‘em go. They aren’t real bright birds, so odds of them finding their way back are fairly slim.
Have you informed your neighbor you don’t appreciate his wild life crapping all over your property? Ours told us to shoot them if they bothered us, but of course, he’s a strange one anyway. You might also have to go the legal route. Get a lawyer to write up a letter asking for what it would cost for you to replace all your plants they’ve destroyed. That sure got our guy’s attention. Heh.
One thing you could do….and this is rude…..print up some flyers for a “Peacock Roast” and make sure your neighbor is invited.
It sounds like peacock owners are not dealing with a full deck. My neighbor is a strange one also. Actually an animal hoarder. Dosen’t like anybody telling her what to do. She feels like she has all the right in the world to have that many birds and if ya don’t like it too bad. She is just spitefull. My hubby does shoot at them but with a pellet gun it just bounces off them. We may go the other route with a big cage. Bag um and take them up into the hills. With as many birds as she has though we will have our work cut out. Might be worth it though. I’m tired of sleeping with ear plugs. Thanks for the suggestions and letting me rant.
Hey, ranting about peacocks is a great past time. LOL
I tried the pellet gun route. Doesn’t work. They are seriously stupid birds! I don’t know if you’ve read any of my other posts about my ongoing war with those evil fowl, but we did manage to ‘bag’ two of them. I have some seriously beautiful feathers in my garage right now. Not sure what I’m going to do with them, but they are now mine! Heh.
I don’t usually suggest calling the Humane Society types, but your neighbor sounds like she has some serious issues. If she’s an animal hoarder, then what are the odds they are being well taken care of?
The birds run-a-muck. She has a horse that is so pathetic. It’s hooves are in need of a major trim. They are split and turned up. She had a goat that died this winter and she just let it rot where it died. She has some beautiful geese but won’t fill their pond because of west nile but she has had a leak in her corral for years. hum, and she is worried about west nile. She has dead peaocks all over the place plus she feeds stray cats. She has numerous cats outside that are inbreed. Sometimes they make it over to my house and we have to put them out of their poor misery. She said at one time she has 20 cats in her house. But what she does in her home is her business, but I can only imagine the stink.
She is the neighborhood busy body. Always at war with someone and turning people in for things that are none of her business. She wonders why people are unwilling to help her when she has problems such as plumbing. I know for my sake its good to have a neighbor when your out of water for a few days.
We have bagged one peacock. They are hard to hit because they just bounce off. I feel bad in a way because its really not the birds fault. We are going to try to trap them now. Wish us luck and thanks again for listening. It sure helps the stress level to talk to someone that has been there done that.
Have a great day.
P.S. I have read that peacock feathers are bad ora. Supposed to cause an unhappy home if ya beleive in such things. I got rid of mine anyway. Everytime I looked at them it just made me angry.
@Barb:
I’d say that definitely, a call to the ASPCA was in order. If she can’t be bothered to care for her animals, she shouldn’t have them. Leaving a rotting corpse out is most definitely a health hazard, not just to the other animals, but to anyone who comes in contact with them!!!
Bagged one, eh? Get a shotgun, works better. Heh.