HOW TO GET RID OF STARLINGS!!! DIRTY BAST#*^S

In today’s video we are going to war with the starlings the dirty birds that make a mess of the place every year. We setup a banger which is our main battle plan against the starlings to keep them out of the yard. We also explain a few things about the birds and bit about the wildlife
Hope you enjoy, any questions hit me down in the comments below, thanks for watching! G'Luck
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[@albert12322]

Please can you give some history on your Castle. I've seen you mention it before and again today and would love to know more. Merry Christmas to everyone and keep making the great videos Phil.

[@gerrybrown]

You are clearly a magnet for the birds Phil!

[@marianpradler1479]

Hi Phil. In my Yard are also Starlings. But never ever that Mount of this little Bast.... As I started my Holstein Bulls Operation the Problem became bigger and bigger, as like as in your Yard. My Veterinaryan told me to put some cheap LED Bulps into the Shed's with a electric clock to shine all night Long and to feed the Cattle by Coffee Time (16:00 roundabout). Bulls not really Day active If they good the Chance to. My Bulls eating all night Long and are sleeping Most of 70% of the Day. Starlings no longer a real issue. There's never really the Chance to eat and crap cause some Bulls searching for the rests and if they get fed. Everywhere Bulls at the Barrier. Then it gets dark and Starlings going up in the trees. Try feeding later and put night Lights in the Shed's. Greetings from a Holstein Beef Cattle Farmer from Western Germany

[@VelEire_]

Only way we solved the issue of bird dirt in the feed was stop using the Keenan. Threw silage out in blocks and scattered ration ontop… take the shoulders out of ya going shaken out buckets of meal again… but they weren’t long disappearing about a month and the yard was as good as clear

[@petelamps6055]

Merry Christmas to you and family, all the best in the new year phil. Those birds are a blood curse

[@sandymcghee3328]

Merry Christmas and a happy New Year farmer Phil hope you and all the family have a great Christmas 🥳🥳🥳

[@robertgraham6053]

I guess the small birds at the spilt grain are Chaffinch, Greenfinch and Goldfinches may be some House Sparrows there too. Your over grown hedges are there safe heaven for nests and food. The Tits family don't generally eat seeds. I agree the Sterling's are a right pest. I grown Swedes to feed the sheep Phil and the weeds that grow in the swede field . Feeds thousands of wee finches , redpolls and Siskins. Nice to do a bit for the wee birds. 👍🏼have a good Christmas down there from up here in Ballymena

[@davidh6543]

Maybe a stupid idea but would it be possible to lay your hands on a captive bred Kestrel or even a barn owl, set up a roost box in the castle. Would help keep the mice down too.

[@diggerdave.6587]

I worked on a dairy farm when I was younger. We had a local learning difficulties guy who would spent all day every day walking around the units letting off a 22 blank firing pistol, it seemed to work as he was on the move all the time.

[@ozyrob1]

Those scare cannons are terrible for neighbours. Best to discuss their use with your neighbour and just use them for 15 minutes in the morning and at night. A neighbour of mine uses one constantly on his vacant block. He lives 40 ks away and doesn't give a crap.

[@TerriblyNice_Not]

Putting up owl boxes might help eventually. I also wonder what the impact of going too hard on the birds would be with insects. You can't really push one thing down in nature and it not pop up something else in its place

[@stephenaubrey4041]

Merry Christmas Phil , Liv and all the family, from Western Australia

[@684ih4]

Merry Christmas Phil and family, bangers are only effective when used in conjunction with shooting, as you can't shoot starlings I can't see it working. The other most common birds in and around yards are usually sparrows which I expect are the flocks of small birds you are seeing. Look up China's attempt to wipe out sparrows in 1958,( not drawing a comparison with your banger 😄) but not the result they hoped for.

[@andrewfreer5797]

Like it how you caught one and are using it as a microphone.

[@philipmcdowell5282]

I for once feel like an expert here as i have been tormented with starlings in my sheds for years, i tried the predator bird speakers, balloons and kites and owls and a flashing light that made my parlour look like a night club.i now just the odd day put the bird caller on as they just get beaver and use to things but the best ive found is i bought a powerful blue laser on ebay for 100 quid carry that with me and they scarper better than if i made a loud bang or anything.god i hate them so much, i probably scared mine off to go to your place, sorry 😂

[@georgemorrison6689]

Get yourself some wood-peckers Starlings hate them, no idea why but the pechers moved into a wood behind our place and we only have a few left, I looked it up and it turns out Starlings do not like being around them, but your right they are a bloody pest as they are always in such high numbers

[@DannyRice01]

Phil I know the dogs would hate it but a half dozen cats about the yard would be a help! In Australia 2 million wild birds are killed a day by domestic house cats apparently- no clue who counted them. Maybe a second banger on the other side of the farm too on the new stone pad? Ye could also put chicken wire up on some of your shed entrances and over doorways instead of sheet tin and keep them closed. The more difficult it is to fly in and out the more cautious they will be. A very merry Christmas to you and your family!

[@FARMERPHIL3690]

Dogs have us without cats😅 so I don’t think that would work😂

[@kevinveinotte3454]

We are also plagued with starlings-year round. They are a non-native invasive species over here. Somebody released a handful during a Shakespeare reading in New York and now we have billions. They have displaced the native bird species and do so much damage around farms. Kevin from Nova Scotia--"across the pond"

[@markryan6578]

Hedgerows only produce food on the second year of growth thats why if cutting hedges, cut half of them every second year. Merry Christmas to all.

[@danielcooke7911]

Kites can make them bugger off, but gotta love a banger! Happy Christmas Farmer Phil and Father Phil, Your amazing wife and Bro, everyone one an All! 🎉🎉🎉

[@gboutdoors5198]

Best fix is a hunk a lead flying 950 fps.

[@annawalker8337]

Bird traps ,peanut suet in they cage, Amazon has the bird traps

[@brendatutor2781]

I watch I farm we farm and he plays a radio with mostly talking to keep birds away

[@colmanlong1032]

They are like a plague, I've also decided to move them on in 2024.

[@fergalgriffin3960]

You could use windbreaker mesh to close off the shed with doors? Have it like a curtain that could open when feeding. Rolls of it are cheap enough

[@thomaskilpatrick8531]

Our border collie hates birds with a passion, won't let them land if he's about

[@oliver69cork46]

Why not put on roll down nets at the entrance to the building, had maize and crows and starlings were unbelievable. Put up a roller mechanism which rolled up and down netting,problem over. Admire your environmental consciousness about the ash trees,well done.

[@graemeroutley5170]

Why don't you cut the ivy from your tree's on the farm ??

[@redhat4249]

Ask the dairy farmers to user Murray gray bulls on the cow's...... it's a amazing cross easy birth size rapid growth rates. On dairy and beef animals ie Jersey and Hereford cattle good convention of feed. I have pictures and market I think still have recorded the sale prices, my dad was a beef farm with sucklers and did dairy handreared

[@FARMERPHIL3690]

Never heard of that breed before

[@paddy294]

Merry Christmas thanks for your videos and keeping us entertained

[@kevinryan3475]

Happy Christmas to you all in co Longford

[@noelandrews8209]

If you know someone who keeps raptors they will come in and frighten away the starlings

[@denis-mf3cx]

Hope you and all the family have a great Christmas.

[@MagnumCamNZ]

Damn sky rat's! We have issue's every spring with them in shed's and they get under bonnets of tractor's etc. 17min for the lil sods to build a nest under a bonnet here in New Zealand. Merry xmas team 🍻🚜🐂🐶🔧🇳🇿

[@williedunne6015]

Are thay unveted starlings

[@rhysgavin4255]

Hi Phil I was just wondering what is the story with the tear up mower sitting beside the dead Ash tree

[@FARMERPHIL3690]

Works but has many problems

[@alt8120]

Happy Christmas and a happy new year to everyone at the Steward farm xx

[@JonDingle]

The RSPB has Starling's down as under threat and in the "red" zone. I cannot understand this because there millions of the bastard things here in North Yorkshire. They are an absolute pest, as bad as rats and pigeons. Bird netting works for a while but it can be a pain for access in and out of a building. It can rip too. The damage they do, filth they leave and risk to animal and human health is ignored by dogooder twitchers!

[@patodwyer721]

Nice one Phil Maybe you need a hawk or something to scare off the starlings Happy Christmas Phil and family

[@ghostrider7688]

Merry Christmas Phil , Liv and all the family 🙏🏼

[@annielane6018]

Happy Christmas and New Year. Try to get a little R & R . Enjoy your family time. Maybe we'll see some improvement in the weather. Hopefully next year will be better than this. Much love, from Launceston, Cornwall . 😍🚜🍻🐄🍾🎄🚜🎅🎶✨✨🎄🕊🎅🙏🙏

[@Ireland103]

What about the swallows? They can be a pain too...The starlings just crap everywhere....

[@johnsweeney1712]

Great video. Enjoy your Christmas and good luck in 2024. Keep up the good work.

[@philipmartin7176]

Happy christmas Phil and father Phil and liv and family you have come a long long way from the video of the 165 in the old shed next the dung stead ive been following your journey from the start keep up the good work and all the very best in 2024 🌲🎉😉👌🇮🇪

[@daireharlin181]

Shotgun, find the roost

[@lesterhertel2945]

Merry Christmas Thank you for the wonderful video 😊😊😊😊😊

[@annielane6018]

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all of you. Try to get some R & R and family time. Much love from Launceston , Cornwall. 🎄🎅🐄🐄🚜🐷😍😍🤩🤩

[@andrewwebb2691]

Merry christmas

[@DAZ28111]

Aye, good 👍 luck with the bandits🐦 🐦‍⬛ There can be very annoying Best wishes to you and your family's for 2024🎉

[@DinnyVaughan-qp9ut]

Fair play for leaving the hedges uncut, birds and all sorts of wildlife thrive in that type of environment,it a huge problem in Ireland to many hedges cut back every year leaving nothing for wildlife

[@patrickmartin7688]

What about playing a tape of their predators, like a peregrine falcon,most birds are terrified of them,

[@gerardbonus5354]

Interesting observation about the Crows vs Starlings. Last year's birdwatch showed and over all decline in all birds, with Starlings nearing dangerous low levels. Merry Christmas.

[@bernardobrien2196]

Happy Christmas to all the family Phil really enjoy your videos keep up the good work all the best for 2024

[@FirstnameLastname-qe3ry]

I mind when i was 10, i was running around the yard with a tin whistle, putting my lungs to the limit screaming the thing off scaring birds. It worked until i was told off and laughed at

[@colinwientjens1871]

Can you get some predator birds like hawks living at your farm?

[@adrianshjadesheehan9991]

Were plagued with crows they shite everywhere happy Xmas to ye all Phil tks for all the enjoyment ye bring us Stewart family top class

[@cdemo1186]

Happy Christmas Philip,and all the Steward family. 🎅

[@keithwalker5392]

Merry Christmas Farmer Phil and all your family, look forward to 2024

[@michaelcoffey8008]

That's a shitty video 😂😂😂thank you Philip for all your great videos hope u and liv n family enjoy the Christmas looking forward to more in new year

[@AlastairWallis]

Happy Christmas and a happy new year to everyone at the Steward farm

[@patkelly7999]

Great stuff Phil, Merry Christmas to Ye All, and Thank You👌👍🙏🎅🌲🙂

[@agripro3498]

We’ve got acres of straining the yard is black in them and covering every thing is shit

[@tommurphy3544]

Sparrow hawk scares them off

[@scottwellwood-u3p]

If you haven't named the peacock please call him Feather Phil, or at least let that be his offical title for videos!

[@johnsutherland6322]

Happy Christmas phill they birds a a bloody horrible nightmare

[@OdhranGoulding-jr1er]

We got a few cats and since we have I’ve not seen a mouse rat or any birds in our yard just taught it might help

[@joepowdely]

Merry Christmas to you and your family and a happy new 24 . A friend of mine has a diary farm he has a family of semi wild cats in the yard he half feeds them to keep around it seems to work for him .

[@kirkforster5254]

Rat traps in nests work well

[@farmerfiachraagrivideos]

Great video Phil the mics improve the videos so much well done 👍

[@philipgill4391]

What's the story with the mower out the back of the shed? Is the bed gone ?

[@garymadden2656]

Merry Christmas and happy new year to all 👌

[@jameswilson9142]

Merry Christmas good luck with the starlings they are hard to shift 🎉

[@FredrickOBrienMcAuliffe]

Merry Christmas 🎄 (class video)

[@barrett2288]

The TMR is part of the problem. We used to fed meal in a TMR but were tortured with starlings and moved back to feeding twice daily at the trough. How much meal per head are you feeding? Could you make twice daily meal supplementation work?

[@FARMERPHIL3690]

We don’t have the feed space to work without tmr

[@marklynch8291]

Merry Christmas and happy New year Phil and family

[@michealdeering4194]

Will you be doing a video looking back on 2023?

[@mucksavageIrl]

I'd get the off camera banger out..

[@DianeD862]

Happy Christmas and Happy New Year to you Farmer Phil and liv and Father Phil and Mammy Phil and everyone in your family.Suppose your have a great weekend and see you soon.💟💟💟🥳🥳🥳🥰🤩🥰🥰🥰🤩🤩🤩

[@jimgannon1917]

Russians birds ,should of known 😅😅😅

[@barrymallon9373]

Great vid. Happy Christmas to u and the family phill

[@farmerslife2612]

That was a great video farmer Phil Happy Christmas

[@paullynch277]

The trees are being strangled by the ivy. If you want to keep them then best to simply cut the ivy around the base of the tree and it will drop off over the next few months. The tree by the Pit is really not doing you any favors - I would remove it.

[@tomgreene1843]

Happy Christmas to all in Longford!

[@bigben6655]

Merry Christmas to all the family Phil have a good one cheers my man.

[@ronaldlucas5360]

Birds can be dreadful fer farmers because they are a nuisance.

[@paulnewman2115]

Well done Phil brilliant video thanks

[@thomasforbes8904]

Them small birds are sparrows

[@kennethalcorn7104]

Lead works

[@kt3537]

Merry Xmas 🤠🎄

[@michaelcoffey8008]

Wonder if u put feed out for them somewhere that is easier for them to feed they might leave cattle feed alone an eco friendly way maybe

[@VelEire_]

Nah tried it myself. Field was just littered with crows

[@philipfitz7713]

Happy Christmas to you all have a good one 🎉

[@deanbrennan3380]

Happy Christmas phil and a happy New year 👍

[@martingibbs9277]

Merry Christmas to you all and a very happy new year. 🍾🍾

[@Will-qc9xh]

Merry Christmas phil

[@RetireMentalityChallenged]

Merry Christmas! If you could find a way to make the banger operate on demand using a sensor of some sort or at the least make it more random. Lack of regularity will slow down the adjustment process for the birds and stretch out that period.

[@davidrichardson7656]

Merry Christmas farmer Phil and all the family 🎄

[@Dermot501]

Happy Christmas Farmer Phil & Family🎄Thanks for all the videos this year 📹🚜🛠🐂All the best for 2024👍

[@markdonoghue1013]

There the Bain off my life

[@ciaransmith5825]

Happy Christmas to all the family 🎄🎅

[@padraigking5185]

Good stuff