Holey Moley - these pigeons are making a mess!

[Biff]

Anybody got any ideas on how I can prevent these darn things from flying in and messing up my balcony.

[Kookstick]

AK47

[SDT]

I wonder if a plastic owl would work. The do work at marinas for some birds.

[thekingofpain]

No no, not owl...rubber snake...guarantee it

Worked at a catering lot with a ZILLION seagulls as a kid, after the "exterminators" KABOOM! machine quit scaring them off, they got a permit to poison em...Well that stopped REAL quick, the neighbors were FLIPPIN OUT when the 10-15 lb birds started augering into there cars, houses etc...talk about a mess...

Finally someone hoisted a dead gull up the unused flagpole, THAT WORKED...the next day they got a 500$ fine from the City for "displaying a dead carcuss"....ooopsie



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[Warthog]

Buy a .22 rifle ($150). Sure keeps away my problems with pests. If you're worried about noise, you can buy sub-sonic ammunition which makes about as much noise as a pellet gun but with more power (small "pop").

If you want to spend less money, buy a slingshot ($8). I use one of those too . Worked pretty well once I got good at it (I'm still having troubles). But if you can get to within 20ft of 'em you'll have a good chance in making a kill. You can buy ammunition for them which are a either the size of BBs or a bit bigger. I use homemade black powder round lead pistol bullets. Have killed a few with those - very devastating.

Warthog

[jl123]

I would have to agree with the rubber snake

If you shoot them down there might be a chance that you make an even bigger mess.

Were i live there are a lot of crows overtaking Plymoth Park. It looks like bats escaping from a cave. The sky accually turns dark in some places because there are so many birds. The trees here are white! Along with the cars, buildings, streets, ect. I just go out to my backyard with a metal rod and slam it down on the cement and scare them away. It's fun I just i would share that with you

I would try the snake if i were you

~Joel(jl123)

[barry glisson]

don't know if it will work or not but my neighbor hangs aol cds in his fruit trees. maby kill two birds with one stone. barry

[Warthog]

Nah, sub-sonic rounds don't even go all the way through 'em .

Joel, I'd recommend a shotgun for you. Yeah baby.



Warthog

[jl123]

Warthog you seem like a violent person The thing is that i don't want to scrape dead birds off my lawn Extra work I'll just stick with scarring them away. I have a 12 gauge, dear rifle, .22 cal(17 shot semi-auto), and a 410. But they are all for when i go hunting with my dad. Which has been a long time since i've gone. I think my guns are too loud and might i add kind of pointless because it would take me thousands of dollars of ammo to take all of them out of the sky I'll stick with the stainless steel rod Plus i don't think my parents would approve me sitting in the backyard and nailing birds out of the sky. So therefore i'll stick with my technique

~Joel(jl123)

[Faramir]

this is one of the funniest threads I've ever read ... and no I don't get out much lol

[Warthog]

I've seen Alfred Hitchcocks movie "The Birds". Good movie but I wish someone would do a modern remake......with guns .

I'm really not too violent....

Warthog

[jl123]

I know your not violent just "interested". Yeah they should make a remake of "The Birds". The second one is a little more modern and better. Yeah i agree they should have vultures attacking the city instead. Or at least a different bird. How bout finches? Naw to easy. The movie would only last a few minutes. You could swat them with a fly swatter Ah well they should figure it out

P.S. this is coming out to be a very unique and interesting thread

~Joel(jl123)

[wtp]

napalm would do the job..yepp nothing better than 10 packs of napalm to get rid of the little critters.

wtp

[Amarok]

ok there are two methods that I can suggest. The 1st would be the cheapest. A couple of realistic looking plastic owls where they can be seen. If that does not work then there is a product available it comes in a tube (like caulking for windows etc) it is like a grease it is very slippery when applied and the birds will not land in that spot anymore. Or if you can shoot the things in your area using .22 cal bird shot is the safest. It will penetrate the bird but not exit the bird. Suggest a chest shot as the wings are tough to get through.

[Sharpy]

Cool thread.
I'd go with the owl's aswell.

I used to work in a large bakery and they had a load of them spread out all over the place and they seemed to work great.

Shooting will only work if your planning a 24 hour patrol as they'll still come back when you leave the area.(Am i the only one here that thinks this is cruel?)

The grease stuff will also make as much mess for you as it will for the birds

There are also electronic methods that work but are expensive and the birds get accustomed to them after awhile.

The natural methods would seem the most effective ie: cats, dogs or other birds(falcons,hawks...) airports all over the world still use birds of prey to keep the runways clear before takeoffs.