"John Savage" wrote in message
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"Jock" writes:
BTW, how much asprin is needed?

A couple ground up and mixed with the milk is all it takes *apparently*..
Valium & similar are even better but you need a script. - They have
better
knock down power.

Then valium might be the go. Most pensioners have cupboards full of the
stuff! I have used valium to quieten an Indian Mynah so I could try to
remove fishing line that was tangled around its leg. At first I went
for weight-for-weight comparison with humans, but was way off--I found
that about half a tablet was necessary to slow down the bird enough
that I could make a grab for it. This is much more than I anticipated.

Yes, it was an Indian Mynah. I'm too soft hearted to kill some vermin!
--
John Savage (news reply email invalid; keep news replies in
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I could tell you a story or 2 about those little buggers. I don't think
they were the best import to our shores at all. A good way to get them is a
rat trap believe it or not. They love scavenging and are unable to pass up
a free feed.
Next best way is the humble .17cal air rifle (in a non built up zone of
course!). They are one of the coyest birds around and as cunning as
catshit. Shame they give the native bird's nesting sites a caning.
Jock