Author Topic: How do you get rid of Pigeons?  (Read 7977 times)

bilbous

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How do you get rid of Pigeons?
« on: January 26, 2008, 09:29:08 pm »
I live on the 16th floor of a building and pigeons seem to love my balcony.  How can I get rid of them when there is some nasty old woman feeding them in the parking lot next door. I call her nasty because she drives over to the parking lot to feed them when she could feed them at home. Does rice really cause them to explode? Is there a more benign method that I could use?

I cannot take these flying rats much longer.
 

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Re: How do you get rid of Pigeons?
« Reply #1 on: January 26, 2008, 09:31:11 pm »
Do a barrel roll. :P

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Re: How do you get rid of Pigeons?
« Reply #2 on: January 26, 2008, 09:36:12 pm »
"Get rid" of the old woman.
"A new day will come when those who rudely interrupt are swept away!" -Lereal

bilbous

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Re: How do you get rid of Pigeons?
« Reply #3 on: January 26, 2008, 09:37:57 pm »
@S My balcony isn't long enough and they would just fly over it and come back. :(
@J That is unlikely to help much.

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Re: How do you get rid of Pigeons?
« Reply #4 on: January 26, 2008, 09:40:41 pm »
Have you tried to cast a "taste of death" spell ?  :sorcerer:

To the pigeons, of course...  :devil:
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bilbous

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Re: How do you get rid of Pigeons?
« Reply #5 on: January 26, 2008, 09:42:59 pm »
Isn't that feeding them uncooked rice?

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Re: How do you get rid of Pigeons?
« Reply #6 on: January 26, 2008, 09:55:54 pm »
The most effective way to get rid of pigeons without doing them harm is to put barb wire along your balcony rail. It won't look so pretty but they won't be able to perch then. hope that helps.
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Re: How do you get rid of Pigeons?
« Reply #7 on: January 26, 2008, 09:58:35 pm »
actually... i was thinking the other way. why pass up all that free food. apparently if you cookem well you don't worry about having to catch anything.
may laanx frighten the shadow from my path.
hardly because the shadow built the lexx.
the shadow will frighten laanx from my path.

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Re: How do you get rid of Pigeons?
« Reply #8 on: January 26, 2008, 10:00:17 pm »
Stronith told me to post this.

He says just take the rail off you balcony. Just be careful when you go out onto it. Perhaps you might want to anchor yourself to a lamp or something.  ;D

edit: Oh and gross steuben! :P
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neko kyouran

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Re: How do you get rid of Pigeons?
« Reply #9 on: January 26, 2008, 10:05:07 pm »
12 gauge standard Pump-Action Shotgun or the ever classic urban assault rifle.

or if you want to go the more unconventional route:

1)  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WU-y8kAsr8Q&NR=1
2)  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j6F00dUSdmI

and you could be worse off:

1) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0uXZ3_A2nGs&feature=related
2) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kqy9hxhUxK0&feature=related

edit:  found one more  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pb2bp-kvS8s&NR=1
« Last Edit: January 26, 2008, 10:08:00 pm by neko kyouran »

bilbous

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Re: How do you get rid of Pigeons?
« Reply #10 on: January 26, 2008, 10:10:02 pm »
Hmm a serious(?!) suggestion, I'm pretty sure the apartment rules would not allow that. And their tracks are in the snow on the floor of the balcony. Maybe I should call in (Honey, I Shrunk the) Rambo! Or possibly I could buy one of those mid '70's concert laser light shows cheap.

Anyone have a recipe for Squab?

Yikes this thread took off....

I live in Canada no guns registered to me

Gaaah!

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Re: How do you get rid of Pigeons?
« Reply #11 on: January 26, 2008, 10:13:24 pm »
Quote from: bilbous
I live in Canada no guns registered to me
Gaaah!

LMAO!   ;D

BTW, my first suggestion was serious. A friend of mine did it and she lived on the 8th floor. It worked for her. :D
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neko kyouran

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Re: How do you get rid of Pigeons?
« Reply #12 on: January 26, 2008, 10:16:45 pm »
but i don't wanna be serious.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZvoXin7P4v8

make one of those. 

bilbous

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Re: How do you get rid of Pigeons?
« Reply #13 on: January 26, 2008, 10:22:36 pm »
@Zorbels: Yours was the reply I was answering :) Not allowed even xmas lights after new years.

@ neko No problem, got a mailing address I can ship these critters to? I am certain your cat would be delighted.

neko kyouran

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Re: How do you get rid of Pigeons?
« Reply #14 on: January 26, 2008, 10:27:02 pm »
actually, my house is filled with 14 dogs.

but they do climb the trees out back to eat the birds from time to time.   :whistling: