Nungali Posted October 10, 2018 (edited) Brush Turkeys - they can be a BIG nuisance ! They dig and claw, gardens, veggies, etc . Hard to repel. many a story abounds . One classic one was at an Aussie Buddhist monastery, the turkeys were causing havoc in the veggie garden so the monks would chase them off, one day a monk threw an avocado seed at one to chase to away but he got it in the head by mistake and killed it. Freaked out by the accident, they were remorseful but decided to not waste but 'honour' the bird by eating it for dinner . That created a turkey rebellion, they went on an aggressive campaign against the monks like they had not seen before, it got out of hand and they had to get in someone to do a special ceremony of appeasement to calm things down. I patiently trained my crew so their behaviour was acceptable - mostly . But a new little strumpet girl turkey turns up this spring and throws the whole system into chaos ... the boys have lost the plot ! That little titch ( a turkey bitch ) has ruined all that hard work ! Now, my 7 year build up of rare pansospernums have been dug up and they ate the bulbs, my new cycads were overturned and the sprouted nuts eaten, weird as they are toxic, and now any new plant is dug up, soil all over the paths, garden beds ruined . Right ! I was gonna set up a trap and send them down river ! But they are protected and big fines apply for messing with them . But you cant get fined for 'scaring' them But a friend told me about this new turkey repellent .... so I went out and bought some and put them in the garden She says the turkeys immediately freaked out and ran away . I plan on playing hard core and modifying mine a bit ... and the turkeys were strangely absent yesterday ... and no garden damage this morning . Yeah ! https://www.msn.com/en-au/news/australia/soft-toys-are-last-defence-from-pesky-bush-turkeys/ar-BBFwtHF Edited October 10, 2018 by Nungali 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lost in Translation Posted October 10, 2018 You are welcome. Notice the symmetry and elegance. 10,000 posts; Forum and Tech Support. Ah... 1 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Marblehead Posted October 11, 2018 12 hours ago, Nungali said: Yeah ! Congrats on the 10K. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nungali Posted October 11, 2018 11 hours ago, Marblehead said: Congrats on the 10K. According to some .... it shows my lack of wisdom Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Marblehead Posted October 11, 2018 1 minute ago, Nungali said: According to some .... it shows my lack of wisdom Well, lets just not you and I compare post count based on that criteria, Okay? But then, what the hell, why not? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nungali Posted October 13, 2018 Here ya go then ... an early Christmas present ; Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Marblehead Posted October 13, 2018 Sometimes I can't even find mine when I have to go pee. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nungali Posted October 13, 2018 (edited) The old 'Florida turtle' eh ? (Apalone ferox) Edited October 13, 2018 by Nungali 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
