Stopping the starlings from partying with the cows in North Cork
Dairy farmer Victor O'Sullivan with his six year old daughter Isabelle from Lisduff, Whitechurch, Cork with the disco lights he installed in the cattle shed to keep the birds away. Picture: Dan Linehan
Don't worry, you haven't started going mad if you think you see a rave taking place in a busy dairy farm cattle shed - nor do you need to call the Guards just yet.
Starlings have long been the scourge of many farms in winter. However, one North Cork dairy farmer has come up with an ingenious novel and humane way to stop birds from destroying his cattle feed.
