Birds Down The Chimney

[Prudie]

I got home from work yesterday to find a jackdaw in my conservatory. That's the 4th one in about 3 months that's come down the chimney. Who do you call to fit one of those things - a sweep or a builder?

[Cloverjo]

I'd say a builder or roofer to put a cap on the chimney.

[-Talbot-]

A cowl?

Builder or send him up a ladder.

[Zacs-Master]

Fitted mine myself. Nay took a couple of weeks to stop my knees shaking. Hate ladders. I’d love a Jackdaw as a pet. V intelligent. Which is ironic.

[Prudie]

This may be a silly question but can you put it up the chimney or does it have to be done from the roof? Ours is very high pitched and thatched, will be a major faff for someone to get up there.

[Tilly2]

I don't think you can just shove it up the chimney, Prudie. :-)

Get a man in.

[Zacs-Master]

Do you have a small Victorian child handy?

[-Talbot-]

Tilly2
I don't think you can just shove it up the chimney, Prudie. :-)

Get a man in.




Reported.

Sexist.

[Prudie]

Unfortunately not ZM, that would be the ideal solution.

[Zacs-Master]

Maybe a Lithuanian?

[bookbinder]

We had a bird guard fitted - by a sweep - to our chimney. It's a kind of drum-shaped cage, with a flat top, and it's fastened to the chimney pot by a steel band (on the outside of the chimney, by the way).

[Prudie]

Aren't most Lithuanians too fat to go up a chimney?

[Zacs-Master]

Yes but they’d stop the birds coming down.

[Prudie]

Hadn't thought of that - shove one up and leave him there :-)
On a serious note I keep telling the OH we have to sort it. They are stunning birds (although they have that touch of folky sinister air) but I have 2 cats, the 3rd one that came down was sadly dead on the floor. I felt awful about it.

[Tilly2]

Talbot, are you going to report Prudie for her fat Lithuanians comment?

[Zacs-Master]

Yes they do have a cocky ‘I know what you’re thinking’ attitude don’t they. You can train them to do all sorts of things.

[Prudie]

Tilly someone will probably :-)

[-Talbot-]

Tilly2
Talbot, are you going to report Prudie for her fat Lithuanians comment?


Already have.

[DTCwordfan]

A cowl - takes two minutes to fit - you just need someone who is happy going up a long ladder......

The ones we use for wood burning fires (mainly) are like this https://stovesareus.files.wordpress.com/2011/06/decorative_bird_guard.jpg

Inside a purple note the cowl should be plus the fitting cost.

[Baldric]

/// you just need someone who is happy going up a long ladder ///

That's a job I'm going to have to turn down then.

[-Talbot-]

Assuming you don't use the chimney...what are you like with a frisby?