Thread: How to get rid of pigeons ?

There is one empty wooden house in the backyard, the pigeons made it their home.

On the way to there is another house taken as a nice hang out spot, they are noisy and really shitty...

Would a lacrymogen bomb do the job in the old wooden house ? most prolly the eggs would survive and the pigeons be back in no time...

It is not Hatyai but Korat, so we can't just blow the old house...

Any pigeon repelent trick ?

No way that I have heard of, far as I know poison grain will not even do it to them.
Maybe trap em or shoot em with a pellet gun, but I don't know if even Thai will eat em..

Peregrine Falcons

^ and where will these Peregrine Falcons live ?

Can you rent us a few for a couple of days ?

Pellet gun is latest investment, but broke a window allready !

Look, if you are going to have a Peregrine Falcon problem then start another thread. This is the pigeon thread.

^ Noted !

Can any mod split this thread and by the same occasion advise on a good repelent for peregrin falcons ?

Originally Posted by forreachingme

Pellet gun is latest investment, but broke a window allready !

Well, then you need some better GUN CONTROL,,555

We are plagued by the bastards!!
Thread just at the right time!Those little things that kids buy and throw on the ground and go "bang"has prompted me to buy some and sort the Yellow ones out.
Going to mix them with sweetcorn and let them have a go !
They only need a sharp tap to set them off- peck ??? I hope so
Will report back on progress - trying them out first time in the morning.

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1250 USD ! for one laser, can rent a guy for a year with the pellet gun and no shipment necessary!

Will give it a try with one 100 Thb laser !

slingshot and pachinko balls

Never mind high tech, hang a couple of CDs so they swing with the breeze...that's what I use to deter pesky birds that were roosting in our aircon thingies outside, and it does work.

But talk of pellet guns...anyone happen to know if it's possible to bring in an air rifle without too many hassles?

Some owls will eat young Peregrine falcons.

So, a couple of Peregrines and then an owl a few months later to deal with any young.

Originally Posted by forreachingme

$1108.00 each

38,000 baht for a noise gun to get rid of pigeons! ouch!

Maybe you're using the wrong CDs then, have you tried heavy metal?

Originally Posted by keda

Never mind high tech, hang a couple of CDs so they swing with the breeze...that's what I use to deter pesky birds that were roosting in our aircon thingies outside, and it does work.

Karaoke CD's are possibly the best deterrent.

Check this video on the sprinkler thingy!
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Originally Posted by Thormaturge

Originally Posted by keda

Never mind high tech, hang a couple of CDs so they swing with the breeze...that's what I use to deter pesky birds that were roosting in our aircon thingies outside, and it does work.

Karaoke CD's are possibly the best deterrent.

Yeah they'd stay well clear if you also hire a bunch of Thais and a good speaker system.

....unless of course you had:

Could work, but you would want a fine hard hitting spray that contained some detergent to get down in the feathers and get rid of the waterproofing oils, so there would be a dampness along the skin, that inturn would cause hypothermia and death, thats what they do when they spray large groups of congregating birds where they are not wanted in the states, but then some dogooder assholes raise hell and make em stop.

Just put them in a box.

At 9 this morning I put out the sweetcorn laced with those little bangers.

At 9:15 had the first HIT !

Feathers everywhere as the buggers flew off and a shell shocked pigeon wandering up the soi !!

It flew off before I could deliver the "coup de grace" - which the scholars amongst you will know is French for "lawnmower"

It seems like I am on the right road 'cos they havn't been back since - will repeat until am certain though !