diff --git a/net-misc/bird/files/initd-v4-bird-1.3.8 b/net-misc/bird/files/initd-v4-bird-1.3.8
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index 0000000..c7c6a0b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/net-misc/bird/files/initd-v4-bird-1.3.8
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+#!/sbin/openrc-run
+# Copyright 1999-2012 Gentoo Foundation
+# Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
+
+extra_started_commands="reload"
+
+EXE=bird
+SOCK="/var/run/${EXE}.ctl"
+
+depend() {
+	need net
+	use logger
+}
+
+checkconfig() {
+	if [ ! -f "/etc/${EXE}.conf" ]; then
+		eerror "Please create /etc/${EXE}.conf"
+		return 1
+	fi
+	return 0
+}
+
+start() {
+	checkconfig || return $?
+	ebegin "Starting BIRD"
+	start-stop-daemon --start --exec /usr/sbin/${EXE} -- -c "/etc/${EXE}.conf" -s "${SOCK}"
+	eend $? "Failed to start BIRD"
+}
+
+stop() {
+	ebegin "Stopping BIRD"
+	start-stop-daemon --stop --exec /usr/sbin/${EXE}
+	eend $? "Failed to stop BIRD"
+}
+
+reload() {
+	ebegin "Reloading BIRD"
+	start-stop-daemon --stop --signal HUP --oknodo --exec /usr/sbin/${EXE}
+	eend $? "Failed to reload BIRD"
+}
diff --git a/net-misc/bird/files/initd-v6-bird-1.3.8 b/net-misc/bird/files/initd-v6-bird-1.3.8
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index 0000000..94ba442
--- /dev/null
+++ b/net-misc/bird/files/initd-v6-bird-1.3.8
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+#!/sbin/openrc-run
+# Copyright 1999-2012 Gentoo Foundation
+# Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
+
+extra_started_commands="reload"
+
+EXE=bird6
+SOCK="/var/run/${EXE}.ctl"
+
+depend() {
+	need net
+	use logger
+}
+
+checkconfig() {
+	if [ ! -f "/etc/${EXE}.conf" ]; then
+		eerror "Please create /etc/${EXE}.conf"
+		return 1
+	fi
+	return 0
+}
+
+start() {
+	checkconfig || return $?
+	ebegin "Starting BIRD"
+	start-stop-daemon --start --exec /usr/sbin/${EXE} -- -c "/etc/${EXE}.conf" -s "${SOCK}"
+	eend $? "Failed to start BIRD"
+}
+
+stop() {
+	ebegin "Stopping BIRD"
+	start-stop-daemon --stop --exec /usr/sbin/${EXE}
+	eend $? "Failed to stop BIRD"
+}
+
+reload() {
+	ebegin "Reloading BIRD"
+	start-stop-daemon --stop --signal HUP --oknodo --exec /usr/sbin/${EXE}
+	eend $? "Failed to reload BIRD"
+}