Jackdaws in chimney
Hi,
For the past few years I have had Jackdaws nest in my chimney they don’t pose and problems and the fire place is closed if so not given them much thought.
This year however I started working from home and my office is in the room with the blocked of chimney so I could hear the chicks calling for the parents and scratching around again not a big issue but I have started to panic that the nest falls and the chicks are trapped which would be awful to listen to particular as I couldn’t rescue them.
Should I get the chimney covered to stop them nesting again or leave them be and trust they know what they are doing? And do the parents stay in the nest all year as I have heard them today, it’s been quiet for weeks.
For the past few years I have had Jackdaws nest in my chimney they don’t pose and problems and the fire place is closed if so not given them much thought.
This year however I started working from home and my office is in the room with the blocked of chimney so I could hear the chicks calling for the parents and scratching around again not a big issue but I have started to panic that the nest falls and the chicks are trapped which would be awful to listen to particular as I couldn’t rescue them.
Should I get the chimney covered to stop them nesting again or leave them be and trust they know what they are doing? And do the parents stay in the nest all year as I have heard them today, it’s been quiet for weeks.
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I was more wondering if because my fireplace was blocked off I had a responsibility to cap the chimney.
A couple of days before a jackdaw fell down the chimney and covered the whole room with soot!
Everything had to be washed and scrubbed again for my arrival.Mum says all the hard work probably speeded things on a bit!