Mynah, Anyone?

[finchly]

Does anyone here have a mynah bird? I have questions.

 

[expressmailtome]

@waterfaller1 is the only other member that I know of, however she has not been on since last October.

 

[Clueless]

My brother had one 50+ years ago and loved him dearly. Apparently they are quite awesome to hear him tell it.

There are a few threads on here about them.

 

[finchly]

OK I will search for threads. I already did but maybe not enough.

I wanted to know more about taming them, and what toys they like. So far mine has calmed down some, and is ignoring the toys I hung. I know she needs a sleeping box, and we don't have that up yet either.

There's so little info out there!

 

[Clueless]

OK I will search for threads. I already did but maybe not enough.

I wanted to know more about taming them, and what toys they like. So far mine has calmed down some, and is ignoring the toys I hung. I know she needs a sleeping box, and we don't have that up yet either.

There's so little info out there!

You have one???? Cool!

 

[finchly]

You have one???? Cool!

Yes! 8 months old. I’m hoping to tame her. She’s really smart and I think already responds to my calls.

 

[Dona]

I fostered 2 GIH mynahs for a couple of years in the late 70's. They were given to me by 2 veterinarians, one at a time. I was a sales rep for a veterinary supply company and called on vets everyday. Everyone knew I had birds and I was offered more for free all the time. I often took them, cared for them until I found new homes, again often thru my vet contacts. It was tempting to keep them all but I had a macaw (GW) and 2 amazons (OW and LC) that I committed to. I remember that Sonny was owned by a man that got sick, Sassy was given up because she was too loud and messy. Several years later they were adopted by a veterinarian who kept them both in the waiting room of his practice where they learned to bark, meow and moan like a cat coming out of anesthesia. I got to see them a few times a month.

I really liked having them. Sassy was shy, somewhat quiet until she occasionally did the craziest ear piercing call. She said a few words like "Hello" and "Bye." Sonny was bold and friendly. I was told at the time that hand tamed Mynahs were unusual so I was thrilled that he came out of his cage onto my hand happily. Sonny spoke all the time. He said "Hello" and "Hello Son!" "How are you? How are you?" and many golf related phrases like "That looks like a hole in one!" His voice was clear and understandable, just sounded maybe like a voice on the radio instead of a person. I gave them a bath in a pot in the bathtub everyday and they loved it. I honestly don't remember much about their toys (but all my birds had some) or food (monkey biscuits?) but I know I followed the vet's directions and they were both glistening black and healthy.

Have fun with her! I just love mynahs. We definitely need pictures.

 

[waterfaller1]

Hey there hi. I have Moe Joe,who just turned two in April

 

[Noah's_Birds]

Here in AUSTRALIA, that bird would have more bullet holes in it than a #@$#^^$#$%%
Aussie Arch Nemesis!
They do seem like nice bird though pets wise
Thanks

 

[Shezbug]

Here in AUSTRALIA, that bird would have more bullet holes in it than a #@$#^^$#$%%
Aussie Arch Nemesis!
They do seem like nice bird though pets wise
Thanks
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I can’t say I’ve ever known of anyone to hurt them here let alone shoot them. Some people have complained that they chase some of the smaller native birds away but I’ve never heard of anyone going out of their way to harm them. Same with sparrows.

 

[Noah's_Birds]

I can’t say I’ve ever known of anyone to hurt them here let alone shoot them. Some people have complained that they chase some of the smaller native birds away but I’ve never heard of anyone going out of their way to harm them. Same with sparrows.

I guess you have not been to Toowoomba then, they are the equivalent of flying rats here and everyone would love to nail a few of them
I have never hurt them though, only scaring them off but if someone hands myself an air gun and a handful of pellets, I certainly won't turn down getting rid of a few introduced pests from our environment
Sorry that I am sounding so negative, its just our 'Culture' here
Thanks

 

[Shezbug]

Your guess would be incorrect @Noah's_Birds

My best guess about your outlook and beliefs would be that we tend to associate with completely different sorts of people and that’s fine.....we don’t all have to be the same nor have the same feelings.

It is a shame that we do have so many introduced species that seem to have a much easier time living here than some of our native animals now that all the introduced species are flourishing.

 

[Sodapop&Co.]

I guess you have not been to Toowoomba then, they are the equivalent of flying rats here and everyone would love to nail a few of them
I have never hurt them though, only scaring them off but if someone hands myself an air gun and a handful of pellets, I certainly won't turn down getting rid of a few introduced pests from our environment
Sorry that I am sounding so negative, its just our 'Culture' here
Thanks
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Sounds like the majorities' feelings to pigeons here. Quite sad imo; such intelligent, sweet, all-around-"misunderstood" birds...

 

[Sodapop&Co.]

And I would think that shooting or injuring a handful won't do much to lower the population either. But many people do it for "fun" I believe; or maybe out of ignorance.

 

[Lady Jane]

Congts @finchly i hope you get the info you need.

 

[Noah's_Birds]

Unfortunately, its the way it is here in Toowoomba
The local mens sheds build traps and humanely execute them by the hundreds each year
Sorry everyone about bringing this up, but thats the way it is in our town
Thanks

 

[Sodapop&Co.]

Unfortunately, its the way it is here in Toowoomba
The local mens sheds build traps and humanely execute them by the hundreds each year
Sorry everyone about bringing this up, but thats the way it is in our town
Thanks
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Interesting. You'd think, with them being such a big problem, that people would find ways to reduce optimal nesting sites, or something of that sort, instead of waiting to get rid of the live ones.

 

[Noah's_Birds]

Interesting. You'd think, with them being such a big problem, that people would find ways to reduce optimal nesting sites, or something of that sort, instead of waiting to get rid of the live ones.

Its hard to do so because they nest in all the big buildings, very high up, of which once you count up the costs for workers and cherry-pickers to remove them, its just impossible
No hope with our council either
Just pop them off as we go
WELCOME TO TOOWOOMBA
Thanks
Noah Till

 

[Sodapop&Co.]

I don't know if this was ever really tried or not but I once read about a plan to lower/control the numbers of feral pigeons in cities. The plan involved creating a "park" to which the pigeons were all lured with loads of food stations and nice safe nesting sites, and then the plan was to replace all eggs with dummies. The pigeons wouldn't know the difference and would keep incubating the full period instead of just finding a different place to raise their young. The live ones had a nice place to live and be admired by the public, and the population was humanely controlled (to a certain extent). I liked that idea. Again, don't know if it was actually tried, but it sounds like a good plan.

 

[Noah's_Birds]

By then i guess the population would have exploded, because the pigeons would more than likely stay in their normal spot and just feed their faces in the park, before returning to their nests