how to get rid of pigeons!!!

[turbothis]

my wife works at a hotel in town and the dam pidgeons are all over this place. i would love to sit on the roof with my .22 but the cops would more than likely shoot me down. they have tryed a fake owl and they just nest right next to it.

is there a scent or spray or something that can be built to permenetly deture them?

[tanstaafl4y]

If they want to spend money...there are archeteichts that specialize in retrofitting structures to make the less bird friendly.

I have seen "electric fence" work...but you need to rig up something for the electrical ground.

I could come up with a bunch of ideas...not of them practical and even fewer legal. Flying rats adapt to most every scare tactic.

[tanstaafl4y]

http://www.aaanimalcontrol.com/Professional-Trapper/howtogetridofbirds.htm

Wondering how to get rid of birds? There is no magic spray or device that you can use to make them go away. Some people try to sell fake plastic owls or plastic hawks to get rid of pigeons, but that doesn't work. They also try to sell ultrasonic sound emitters. These devices are worthless at eliminating birds. Some old wive's tales recommend the use of mothballs or ammonia-soaked rags to make them leave, but I've been to countless homes where these techniques failed - biologists know that these attempts won't work. The ONE AND ONLY WAY to take care of your problem is with the installation of deterrent devices such as bird spikes or even via trapping and removal

http://www.howtogetridofstuff.com/pest-control/how-to-get-rid-of-pigeons

Anti-Roosting Spike Strips – These spike strips can be attached to places a bird might perch to make it less attractive as a landing strip. They can be found online and at many hardware stores.
Chemicals - Chemicals can also be used, the most common types are either sticky and uncomfortable for birds to perch on, or can produce pain on contact with their feet. These are specialized products and can be purchased in most places that specialize in pest control.
Do-It-Yourself - A surface or perch can easily be made unusable with a little ingenuity. High, tight loops of chicken wire, modifications that turn a level surface into a sloped one, automatic sprinkler systems, and electrified wiring/fence kits are all good examples. Browse your local home improvement store for anything that looks like it would fit the bill.

http://www.getridofthings.com/get-rid-of-pigeons.htm

Pigeon motels, as they are called, are relatively cheap considering some of your other pigeon control options. Bait a particular area for a few days to get the pigeons used to feeding there. Then, put the pigeon trap down, leaving the doors open, so that the pigeons learn to walk in an out of the trap. After that, you may begin to set the trap doors to close, leaving some pigeons in the trap to help attract more pigeons. Make sure to leave some water for the birds you intend to leave in the trap. Where you relocate the birds or what you do to them after that is none of my business.

[turbothis]

i read those and there seems to be no perfect solution other than make them not want to be there.

[okie shooter]

Remember they used to be eaten, thus I guess if chicken gets up in price?

[xernex]

Hire somebody that does falconry... thats the way alot of people seem to deal with it, and its quite a hoot to watch...

[Norton]

Are Air rifles a option?

[turbothis]

i think murder is not a good method in this case. the hotel is in a very hippy/enviromental town.
they had a new library built and a couple of hippies lived in one big tree for several days so they would not cut it down. in the end the police said you pee in public and you get arrested so they came down when they had to pee and where not allowed back up. lol

[rustypirate]

CATS!

The old tried-and-true method for getting rid of vermin.

[brewskzilla]

How about a propane blast light enough to not harm the building but strong enough to concuss the pigeons off their roost. We've all experienced the shock wave after allowing the grill to fill up with too much gas before lighting it. It would have to be done a few times a day for a while, but eventually the birds will get the point. Pigeons are supposed to be intelligent, aren't they? It would be a simple thing to build, too. some type of enclosed space with a very light hinged door, and every hour or so you fill it up with gas and light it off electronically by remote. The shock will blow the hinge door open and knock the birdies off their ledge. It would be hilarious to watch, as well.

[bigbear77]

You need to think outside the box.

Spread word among the hippies & environmentalists that the pigeons are migrating south because of global warming, but are too tired to go any farther. Encourage your town's "free spirits" to personally capture them, deliver them to California, and stay with them down there to ensure they survive. Two problems solved! :wink:

[brewskzilla]

Hmm... I like it.

[MID]

How about a propane blast light enough to not harm the building but strong enough to concuss the pigeons off their roost. We've all experienced the shock wave after allowing the grill to fill up with too much gas before lighting it. It would have to be done a few times a day for a while, but eventually the birds will get the point. Pigeons are supposed to be intelligent, aren't they? It would be a simple thing to build, too. some type of enclosed space with a very light hinged door, and every hour or so you fill it up with gas and light it off electronically by remote. The shock will blow the hinge door open and knock the birdies off their ledge. It would be hilarious to watch, as well.

They make these commercially. http://www.birdbusters.com/scare_bird_canon.html
http://www.birdbusters.com/images/AV/lgbrdzongun.jpg

[brewskzilla]

HEY!!! Somebody stole my idea!!! That's hysterical. I never dreamed something like that actually existed. I want to see it at work!

[Otis61]

i think murder is not a good method in this case. the hotel is in a very hippy/enviromental town.
they had a new library built and a couple of hippies lived in one big tree for several days so they would not cut it down. in the end the police said you pee in public and you get arrested so they came down when they had to pee and where not allowed back up. lol

You must be talking about Ashland. Yeah. Good luck getting anything done. I mean I hope the best. But????

[turbothis]

bingo!

[dpoe]

yeah we have bird cannon things like that at baylor to get rid of grackles and stuff. First time I heard it I nearly ducked behind a wall... thought it was a gun hah

[xernex]

brews I still prefer your design... I think we should work on it... theres market enough for two bird cannons isn't there

[cfish]

The propane cannons are used at airports to scare off big birds such as geese and vulchers etc. I fly to many airports especially the ones on coastal areas that use these cannons with remote controls. It scatters the heck out of the birds. I bet a few blasts from them and the pigeons would get the idea. Only problem is that the neighbors would think they were under mortar attack. Oh sorry you said oregon and hippies I guess they would be unfamiliar with the sound of a mortar attack.
You can get bird wire heads that are made to keep the birds from lighting on your roof. They are made like small wire spear heads with 5-6 strands of wire in clusters that are mounted close together so the birds can't land on the ledges. They aren't to visible from the ground and work very well.

[SCGrotz]

83 Pigeons are not Marxists. Neither are they Trotskyites, Maoists, Stalinists or any other sort of Communist.


84 Even if they are, we are not to use small arms fire to "protect the world from their depredations."

[SteelCore]

That's been the solution here in Indy. When you have a predator in the area, it pretty much is the only way (and I guess natural enuf for the eco-friendly) for pidgeon population control.

Yeah, those things'll eat like a dove, we call 'em city doves. and we call doves country pidgeons. ;)

[RandyCOG3]

I don't know about pigeons, but ordinary monofilament fishing line, strung up over where-ever they might want to land, is enough to keep seagulls away from picnic tables, etc. I think their eyes can't really do a good job of depth perception, and they just avoid the area.

Also, many years ago I saw a product called "Roost No More", or something like that, and it came in a tube like caulk. Basically just some sticky goo that birds don't want to walk in, suitable for flat ledges and such, where people won't get exposed to the goo.

I'm thinking some strategically placed Tannerite might scare off the pigeons and the hippies.



RandyCOG3

[turbothis]

hippies!!!!!

[rifleman]

DAMN HIPPIES!!!!-Eric Cartman

[Otis61]

Maybe if you could find a way to get rid of the hippies, the pigions would leave too. Kind of two birds with one stone kind of thing.

[SteelCore]

http://us.st12.yimg.com/us.st.yimg.com/I/yhst-50863389838911_2010_5037897

[turmanator]

When i was a teen, we used to go up the Applegate Valley (before they
flooded it and ruined it) swimming up there....frickin' Hippie Valley...
I still remeber the hairy hippie girls skinny dipping up there. But I was
a teen and boobs were boobs...even IF they came with hairy armpits
and legs......:eek:

[turbothis]

some are the pot smoking colledge know it all hippies too!

[Grasshopper]

Hawks, they use em in Boston. Everybody wins, plus if you work in a tower, you can see some pretty cool hawk attacks.

[turmanator]

God, I remember when my dad was going to SOC in Ashland on the GI bill.
Now, take into account my dad was a Marine for 12 years, fought in Korea, was a cop in Los Angeles during the Watts riots, was a Chief of Police in Vernonia......he HATED those damn liberal hippie professors at the college.
He used to bitch about them when he came home from class.:America:

[turbothis]

now it is SOU southern oregon university. it must be way better now.:rolleyes:

[waffendude]

when i worked at the air force museum --thay had a lot of pigons---tried ultrasonic,"tanglefoot" (the goo stuff) and fake owls---none of those methods worked---these pigons were inside the hangers and they were pooping all over the planes,weapons,ect---the A.F. brought in a parigan falcon--set it free in the hanger--about 2-3 days later there were no pigons---gone --we could not figure were they went --did the falcon eat them? scare them off? we did not know -there was no sign of them at all -no feathers ,no beaks -nothin---but they were gone, and now, more poop on the krout 20mm aa gun.
waffen:rockon:

[SteelCore]

Raptors solve all sortsa pest problems.

[xernex]

I would give up half my gun collection for a falconry liscence and a peregrine... Always been a dream of mine

[turbothis]

i wanted to be beast master!

[Aodhfin]

I would give up half my gun collection for a falconry liscence and a peregrine... Always been a dream of mine

I have a very good friend who is a falconer. He currently has a Red Tail and a Peregrine. When we go hunting he allows me to field the Red Tail while he mans the Peregrine :)
My friend and his Red Tail:

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3033/2654945060_aef8d6005f.jpg?v=0

[musibike]

I have seen nails driven into the spots where they like to sit. They cannot purch where nails are sticking up. Put a couple of nails per every inch sticking up around a couple of inches high. This works at the restaurant I eat at outside where we all sit. No pigeons.

[SteelCore]

I LOLed!

[xernex]

I have a very good friend who is a falconer. He currently has a Red Tail and a Peregrine. When we go hunting he allows me to field the Red Tail while he mans the Peregrine

Very very cool... I've looked into it several times, but I honestly dont have the space or time for it..Sadly I due to my work schedule I wouldn't be able to take the bird out as often as it would need, and just dont have enough space for a mew or outside housing

[RMTactical]

Blow dart gun, Air gun, poison, flame thrower... etc... :machinegun:

I hate flying rats!

[Stillife]

You guys are all wrong. :wink: We need to be thinking like the enemy... Strap a few ounces of Semtex or C4 to a captured enemy bird and allow him to return to the flock with a "present".

I'd suggest remote detonation at night when they are huddled together planning the following days excrement attacks.

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