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Where should we put the seagull chick?

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goingtohellinahandcart · 14/06/2024 23:36

We have a very young seagull chick come down off a neighbours roof, it doesn't appear injured so local wild bird group won't come and get but it keeps coming on our front garden and we are getting divebombed or shit on by the parents and are having to keep our dcat in.
They recommend putting it on a flat roof but we don't have one so looking at 2 possible options

1: One of our neighbours parked an old decrepit camper van in the car park where it takes up at least 2 of the limited parking spaces a year ago and haven't moved it since

or

2: Neighbours at the back, any sunny weekend they are out with power tools/angle grinders/hammers drills etc so we with our next door neighbour are thinking of putting it on the flat roof of one of their many sheds (we can reach it from the fence) and let them deal with it

What do you lot think

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viques · 14/06/2024 23:40

Shame there aren’t two chicks as both your options sound deserving of the honour.

MegsNaiceJam · 14/06/2024 23:42

option 2 for now.

Bird seed at a later date on option 1. 🤣

EatCrow · 14/06/2024 23:46

I’d say no.2. He’s ruining the odd few shafts of sunlight that we’re allowed on this miserable island.

GuessingGownaGoGo · 14/06/2024 23:47

Poor chick. What would be best for the chick? (rather than seeing this as an opportunity to piss off your neighbours)

goingtohellinahandcart · 14/06/2024 23:50

probably the camper van, it's higher and the local cats would probably find it harder to get to

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goingtohellinahandcart · 14/06/2024 23:58

but I can dream of pissing off the neighbours at the back😀

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goingtohellinahandcart · 15/06/2024 09:37

Well chick is still and neighbours number 2 already have the tools out🙄

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EatCrow · 15/06/2024 09:44

goingtohellinahandcart · 15/06/2024 09:37

Well chick is still and neighbours number 2 already have the tools out🙄

Same here since 8.30, others will join in soon. All day. One has the loudest power tools known to man - he must have purposely sought them out - and he will use them all day. When his lawn is cut within inches of its life, he will start with his saw.

goingtohellinahandcart · 15/06/2024 09:58

and in the evening we have firepit/loud music

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cheezncrackers · 15/06/2024 10:02

2 definitely

goingtohellinahandcart · 15/06/2024 16:27

Well dh just got attacked by one of the parents as he walked to the car, drew blood

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