www.kiwiairgunners.co.nz/ This is an XML content feed of; Kiwi Airgunners Forum : Flub's General Discussion : Toy earth worms Copyright (c) 2006-2012 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Mon, 18 May 2026 13:04:45 +0000 Fri, 19 May 2023 01:27:31 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 10.14 360 www.kiwiairgunners.co.nz/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=738 www.kiwiairgunners.co.nz/forum_images/logo.jpg www.kiwiairgunners.co.nz/ www.kiwiairgunners.co.nz/forum_posts.asp?TID=738&PID=6911#6911 Author: RangerPete
Subject: 738
Posted: 19 May 2023 at 1:27am

Well it was a good idea and worth a try 👍🏻
All birds have exceptionally good eye sight and would be hard to fool with fake food, but on the other hand that’s what makes them easy to attract when you put out real food 👍🏻
Bit of useless info here, but did u know they used to use pigeons excellent eye sight to find people lost at sea?
They would train the pigeon by feeding it crushed corn, and the pigeon would get used to eating small pieces of yellow and orange food.
Then when someone was lost at sea they would take the pigeon up high in a helicopter with a glass panel in the floor and the pigeon in a cage.
Flying very high they can cover huge areas of open sea, but from that height a human eye won’t be able see a life raft or a life jacket.
Life jackets and life rafts are usually yellow or orange. When the pigeon started tapping on the glass it had seen some “food” and they’d go down and investigate.]]> Fri, 19 May 2023 01:27:31 +0000 www.kiwiairgunners.co.nz/forum_posts.asp?TID=738&PID=6911#6911 www.kiwiairgunners.co.nz/forum_posts.asp?TID=738&PID=6909#6909 Author: kruzaroad
Subject: 738
Posted: 18 May 2023 at 4:16pm

Tryed a few kids toys ones. Weren't that realistic in colour. Not bab in form. Tryed most realistic even adding on eye dots and suspending some of flying ones of thin nylon line so there was movement to catch the birds eye.
Total flop. Don't know if softer more realistic ones would work but they arn't easy to find. Real worms in jar weren't successful either. Pears on the pear tree were a constant draw and proved a good few weeks of success. ]]> Thu, 18 May 2023 16:16:42 +0000 www.kiwiairgunners.co.nz/forum_posts.asp?TID=738&PID=6909#6909 www.kiwiairgunners.co.nz/forum_posts.asp?TID=738&PID=6908#6908 Author: RangerPete
Subject: 738
Posted: 18 May 2023 at 4:08pm

Hi Kruza,
Did u ever find and try some plastic creepy crawlys?
Did u manage to get the attention of some mynas and starlings, and more importantly, did u manage to fool any of them long enough to get in a shot? 😉]]> Thu, 18 May 2023 16:08:49 +0000 www.kiwiairgunners.co.nz/forum_posts.asp?TID=738&PID=6908#6908 www.kiwiairgunners.co.nz/forum_posts.asp?TID=738&PID=5658#5658 Author: kruzaroad
Subject: 738
Posted: 30 Jan 2023 at 5:33am

Yee gods what do you get upto with your silicone!
A shed full of nipple replicas sounds like a recipe for mr plod to give you a visit ]]> Mon, 30 Jan 2023 05:33:15 +0000 www.kiwiairgunners.co.nz/forum_posts.asp?TID=738&PID=5658#5658 www.kiwiairgunners.co.nz/forum_posts.asp?TID=738&PID=5657#5657 Author: Pauly5
Subject: 738
Posted: 30 Jan 2023 at 5:23am

When I use silicone, I pull the dried plug out and stick them in random spots around the garage. Quite a fascinating material, like jelly nipples. ]]> Mon, 30 Jan 2023 05:23:14 +0000 www.kiwiairgunners.co.nz/forum_posts.asp?TID=738&PID=5657#5657 www.kiwiairgunners.co.nz/forum_posts.asp?TID=738&PID=5656#5656 Author: kruzaroad
Subject: 738
Posted: 30 Jan 2023 at 5:14am

Birds have sharp eyesight, so I think the realism is needed. It could be a good idea after I've found some, if I made a cast and then used silicone to make more from the mold.
So far looks like billbobs sujestions of kmart will get me a tube of critters for a few bucks but they are wierd colours and things like reds tend to indicate poisons in insects and could put birds off. They would make good molds.
Even though I've moved closer to town, I'm still 20km out so might head in Monday and have a look around. ]]> Mon, 30 Jan 2023 05:14:39 +0000 www.kiwiairgunners.co.nz/forum_posts.asp?TID=738&PID=5656#5656 www.kiwiairgunners.co.nz/forum_posts.asp?TID=738&PID=5655#5655 Author: Pauly5
Subject: 738
Posted: 30 Jan 2023 at 5:02am

What about making your own out of silicone? run out some small beads on paper, worm like, and let them dry. Just a random thought of mine. ]]> Mon, 30 Jan 2023 05:02:41 +0000 www.kiwiairgunners.co.nz/forum_posts.asp?TID=738&PID=5655#5655 www.kiwiairgunners.co.nz/forum_posts.asp?TID=738&PID=5654#5654 Author: kruzaroad
Subject: 738
Posted: 30 Jan 2023 at 4:52am

Shoot the adults first. Babys will learn too late.
Dog roll is fantastic. Mynars take a lot of risk before they give up on dog roll.
I want to keep away from anything that goes off. Like the idea of being able to shoot till they get wary, throw them in my pocket head to differnt area reset up. Chuck them in the car when finished and they can sit there till I want to use them again.

Also that thing of after rain, starlings and mynars go hard on worms and insects, so presenting them with a banquet of thier natural diet at those times I feel would be more effective.
(mind you so would a 410)]]> Mon, 30 Jan 2023 04:52:10 +0000 www.kiwiairgunners.co.nz/forum_posts.asp?TID=738&PID=5654#5654 www.kiwiairgunners.co.nz/forum_posts.asp?TID=738&PID=5652#5652 Author: Pauly5
Subject: 738
Posted: 30 Jan 2023 at 4:40am

yea, i'd eat them too.

Starlings around my place eat the cat biscuits. I can sit inside, and they will land at the bowls 5 m away. I have shot 4 or 5 lately, but mum and dad starling still brings the babies to learn.]]> Mon, 30 Jan 2023 04:40:16 +0000 www.kiwiairgunners.co.nz/forum_posts.asp?TID=738&PID=5652#5652 www.kiwiairgunners.co.nz/forum_posts.asp?TID=738&PID=5651#5651 Author: kruzaroad
Subject: 738
Posted: 30 Jan 2023 at 4:34am

😊 I'd eat them.
It's a case of I've seen them around but can't find them when I want them.
I'll try a few 2dollar shops at some stage, they may have them.
Was hoping that maybe a couple of forum members with kids may have noticed them in a toy shop over Xmas when buying pressys. ]]> Mon, 30 Jan 2023 04:34:07 +0000 www.kiwiairgunners.co.nz/forum_posts.asp?TID=738&PID=5651#5651