Herons

Can anyone help? I am a new Koi keeper, I put my first six Koi into my
newly built pond in November. 10 days ago when I wend down to feed
them there were only five Koi and three of my gold fish had also gone.
I have a Heron that comes to the pond every day. I have tried putting
a fake Heron at the side of the pond but the real one keeps coming
back. Any ideas on how I can get rid of it? Also since the fish went
missing the other Koi and gold fish in the pond will no longer come up
to the surface. They sit on the bottom of the pond all the time and
wont feed. Any advice would be appreciated.

"mo" wrote in message
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Can anyone help? I am a new Koi keeper, I put my first six Koi into my
newly built pond in November. 10 days ago when I wend down to feed
them there were only five Koi and three of my gold fish had also gone.
I have a Heron that comes to the pond every day. I have tried putting
a fake Heron at the side of the pond but the real one keeps coming
back. Any ideas on how I can get rid of it? Also since the fish went
missing the other Koi and gold fish in the pond will no longer come up
to the surface. They sit on the bottom of the pond all the time and
wont feed. Any advice would be appreciated.


You might try asking over in rec.ponds.

But, pond netting is usually the best option. Just keep it off the surface,
so you don't snag the fish. If you're in the southern US, a floating
aligator might work. Some people swear by the electric fence, but it was too
short to stop my Heron.

Options for herons
- netting the pond
- use a motion activated sprinkler
- goldfish decoy, heron goes for it first,
gives the fish time to hide in a
- black pvc pipe

My labradors and I were able to scare a heron away
over a two day period.

kathy

"kathy" wrote in message
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Options for herons
- netting the pond
- use a motion activated sprinkler
- goldfish decoy, heron goes for it first,
gives the fish time to hide in a
- black pvc pipe

My labradors and I were able to scare a heron away
over a two day period.

kathy
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That worked for me as well,... for about a week and they came back! Only a
net works 100% of the time.
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On or about 11 Jan 2005 18:20:04 -0800, "kathy" wrote
something like:

My labradors and I were able to scare a heron away
over a two day period.

"Be vewwy vewwy qwi-yet, boys, and we can sneak up on the nasty boid
in a couple of days!"
--
Crashj

Options for herons
- netting the pond
- use a motion activated sprinkler
- goldfish decoy, heron goes for it first,
gives the fish time to hide in a
- black pvc pipe

My labradors and I were able to scare a heron away
over a two day period.

kathy

In rec.ponds kathy wrote:
My labradors and I were able to scare a heron away
over a two day period.

Don't discount the power of dogs. I saw on that Animal Planet "dog jobs"
(or maybe it was the breed profile, forget exactly) show that a fish
breeder in FL uses trained dogs to scare away migratory birds. The dogs
were trained to chase and bark at any birds that try to land in their
area, but not to touch or attack the birds (thus keeping them legal in
terms of the migratory bird act). The dogs were also under constant
supervision by a handler to make sure they adhered to their training.
According to the story, it made a significant reduction in losses to have
the dogs around the outdoor stock ponds.

"Cichlidiot" wrote in message
...
In rec.ponds kathy wrote:
My labradors and I were able to scare a heron away
over a two day period.

Don't discount the power of dogs. I saw on that Animal Planet "dog jobs"
(or maybe it was the breed profile, forget exactly) show that a fish
breeder in FL uses trained dogs to scare away migratory birds. The dogs
were trained to chase and bark at any birds that try to land in their
area, but not to touch or attack the birds (thus keeping them legal in
terms of the migratory bird act). The dogs were also under constant
supervision by a handler to make sure they adhered to their training.
According to the story, it made a significant reduction in losses to have
the dogs around the outdoor stock ponds.

My dog does that. Can I rent her out? LOL.


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On or about Wed, 12 Jan 2005 19:16:41 +0000 (UTC), Cichlidiot
wrote something like:

In rec.ponds kathy wrote:
My labradors and I were able to scare a heron away
over a two day period.

Don't discount the power of dogs. I saw on that Animal Planet "dog jobs"
(or maybe it was the breed profile, forget exactly) show that a fish
breeder in FL uses trained dogs to scare away migratory birds.

The dogs were also under constant
supervision by a handler

So what did the handler do? Scare off the birds!
--
Crashj

Can anyone help? I am a new Koi keeper, I put my first six Koi into my
newly built pond in November. 10 days ago when I wend down to feed
them there were only five Koi and three of my gold fish had also gone.
I have a Heron that comes to the pond every day. I have tried putting
a fake Heron at the side of the pond but the real one keeps coming
back. Any ideas on how I can get rid of it? Also since the fish went
missing the other Koi and gold fish in the pond will no longer come up
to the surface. They sit on the bottom of the pond all the time and
wont feed. Any advice would be appreciated.

I swear by the motion sprinkler, but you may have to put netting up for
awhile, since the heron has fed. Most deterrents work best before the bird
has been rewarded. And if Kathy didn't mention it in her list, fake fish,
drives them insane. ~ jan


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