Bad BAD Pigeons..... - Page 2

restless · August 22nd, 2012, 08:09 AM

There is a product called pigeon spikes that are supposed to keep pigeons from landing where you don't want them. No idea if your hoop house could support them.

butterbean · August 22nd, 2012, 08:32 AM

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Originally Posted by gulfcoastguy

Another word for pigeon is squab.

Pigeon is deelicious!

Logrus9 · August 22nd, 2012, 12:32 PM

Grind up some chocolate Ex lax, mix it with seed and put it out for them. They should make it back to your neighbors just in time.

MVNewf · August 22nd, 2012, 03:20 PM

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ThreePingsThree · August 22nd, 2012, 08:24 PM

I've used fishing line before to keep birds off. If there is a way to put the fishing line between the birds and where they are landing they stay away. It can trip them up and they know it, so they stay away.

Dogfish · August 23rd, 2012, 11:51 AM

Plastic birds of prey only work for a short time. For having a brain the size of a pea they will figgur it out.
1- get a gun (air gun if you want to stay quite)
2- go to a boat and marine shop. You will see many moored boats with big spinning (wind driven or solar) rods on top of them to keep the gulls off. You might be able to retro fit such a thing on top of the hoop house?

Check out this website for this and other ideas for annoying birds

http://blog.birdbgone.com/blog/seagull-deterrent

Prairie Princess · August 26th, 2012, 02:41 AM

I have heard, crush up alka seltzer and toss it in with the bird seed, bloats them up and they die. Don't know if it works, our farm owl and hawk population keep them at bay.

The local pigeons in town, however, do not leave in the winter, always around, <*> all over.

Drew Dubious · August 26th, 2012, 06:19 AM

The most humane and effective way of driving away small birds is to obtain a recording of small birds being attacked by birds of prey and to play it on a loop near the infested area. This is a permanant solution as it will condition the birds to recognise your yard as a dangerous area. The recordings can be obtained online and just a small diskman and single speaker setup will do the trick.

http://birdcontrolblog.com/tag/deter...istress-calls/

Drew Dubious · August 26th, 2012, 06:19 AM

Also, after reading some of the replies to the op... I must say, I am rather disgusted with some folks...

MVNewf · August 26th, 2012, 06:41 AM

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August 22nd, 2012, 08:09 AM	#11
restless Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Philly USDA Zone: 7a Posts: 415	Re: Bad BAD Pigeons..... There is a product called pigeon spikes that are supposed to keep pigeons from landing where you don't want them. No idea if your hoop house could support them.

August 22nd, 2012, 12:32 PM	#13
Logrus9 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: New York USDA Zone: 6a Posts: 151	Re: Bad BAD Pigeons..... Grind up some chocolate Ex lax, mix it with seed and put it out for them. They should make it back to your neighbors just in time.

August 22nd, 2012, 03:20 PM	#14
MVNewf ~~ PRO PETA ~~ Join Date: Dec 2009 USDA Zone: No zone info Posts: 7,432	Re: Bad BAD Pigeons..... .. Last edited by MVNewf; May 9th, 2013 at 06:14 AM..

August 22nd, 2012, 08:24 PM	#15
ThreePingsThree Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2012 USDA Zone: 6b Posts: 20	Re: Bad BAD Pigeons..... I've used fishing line before to keep birds off. If there is a way to put the fishing line between the birds and where they are landing they stay away. It can trip them up and they know it, so they stay away.

August 26th, 2012, 06:19 AM	#19
Drew Dubious The Greenman Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Canton, MA USDA Zone: 6b Posts: 2,042	Re: Bad BAD Pigeons..... Also, after reading some of the replies to the op... I must say, I am rather disgusted with some folks... __________________ I made 25 legitimate posts and all I got was this lousy sig.

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