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I need to kill some pigeons. Any ideas. I could care less if it's illegal.
I have tried ant poison, and decon rat/mouse killer as well as automotive anti freeze. Thanks, cm |
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"cm" wrote in
: I need to kill some pigeons. Any ideas. I could care less if it's illegal. I have tried ant poison, and decon rat/mouse killer as well as automotive anti freeze. Thanks, cm They are stupid and you can get them to commit suicide very easily. Get some pigeon food. Go out on the ledge where they roost. Show it to them. Step off the ledge and they will follow you. |
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On Saturday, 25 July 2009 12:33:11 UTC+10, Red Green wrote:
I need to kill some pigeons. Any ideas. I could care less if it's illegal. I have tried ant poison, and decon rat/mouse killer as well as automotive anti freeze. Thanks, cm They are stupid and you can get them to commit suicide very easily. Get some pigeon food. Go out on the ledge where they roost. Show it to them. Step off the ledge and they will follow you. OK I get the idea and it sounds too good to be true. I bet that if I did that they would just sit there and laugh at me whilst I stepped off the ledge.... What should I do if it doesn't work? Is there a Plan B that can be managed from my hospital bed? |
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On Saturday, 25 July 2009 12:33:11 UTC+10, Red Green wrote:
Only an australian would be so stupid as to reply to a 10-year-old usenet post. would be the fool in this case. You live in Queensland, yes? Ormeau? |
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On Jul 24, 10:24*pm, "cm" wrote:
I need to kill some pigeons. Any ideas. I could care less if it's illegal.. I have tried ant poison, and decon rat/mouse killer as well as automotive anti freeze. Thanks, cm hungry kitty. |
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![]() "z" wrote in message ... On Jul 24, 10:24 pm, "cm" wrote: I need to kill some pigeons. Any ideas. I could care less if it's illegal. I have tried ant poison, and decon rat/mouse killer as well as automotive anti freeze. Thanks, cm hungry kitty. 20 gauge Shot gun.... |
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![]() I need to kill some pigeons. Any ideas. I could care less if it's illegal. http://www.airgundepot.com/crosman-quest-1000x.html Nice and quiet |
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![]() "Rudy" wrote in message ... I need to kill some pigeons. Any ideas. I could care less if it's illegal. http://www.airgundepot.com/crosman-quest-1000x.html Nice and quiet Shoot thousands of rounds, and you haven't eliminated the key ingredient ............. nest sites. Think about it. You can think, right? Gunfire solves only SOME problems. Steve NRA CCF |
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SteveB wrote:
Shoot thousands of rounds, and you haven't eliminated the key ingredient ............ nest sites. Think about it. You can think, right? Gunfire solves only SOME problems. Steve NRA CCF I think gunfire - or the threat of gunfire - actually solves most problems. |
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On Saturday, July 25, 2009 at 12:15:56 AM UTC-4, benick wrote:
"z" wrote in message ... On Jul 24, 10:24 pm, "cm" wrote: I need to kill some pigeons. Any ideas. I could care less if it's illegal. I have tried ant poison, and decon rat/mouse killer as well as automotive anti freeze. Thanks, cm hungry kitty. 20 gauge Shot gun.... Unless you live in a fairly secluded place, the shot gun might attract too much attention from the neighbors or police. A BB gun takes a little more skill but is quieter. |
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![]() "z" wrote in message ... On Jul 24, 10:24 pm, "cm" wrote: I need to kill some pigeons. Any ideas. I could care less if it's illegal. I have tried ant poison, and decon rat/mouse killer as well as automotive anti freeze. Thanks, cm hungry kitty. Yeah. You just try to get that fat cat of mine out on a rafter end. This imitation of a spit bubble will hardly jump from the floor to the couch. She just sits and meows until you lift her. If she ever got up on a rafter end, there'd be one dead FAT cat laying on the ground the next day, and I hope none of the grandkids were underneath. Steve |
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rice
"cm" wrote in message ... I need to kill some pigeons. Any ideas. I could care less if it's illegal. I have tried ant poison, and decon rat/mouse killer as well as automotive anti freeze. Thanks, cm |
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On Fri, 24 Jul 2009 23:32:00 -0400, "Roemax"
wrote: rice Debunked. See: http://www.snopes.com/critters/crusader/birdrice.asp Birds eat rice all the time - at least in rice fields. "cm" wrote in message m... I need to kill some pigeons. Any ideas. I could care less if it's illegal. I have tried ant poison, and decon rat/mouse killer as well as automotive anti freeze. Thanks, cm |
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On Sat, 25 Jul 2009 13:03:54 -0700, Oren wrote:
On Fri, 24 Jul 2009 23:32:00 -0400, "Roemax" wrote: rice Debunked. See: http://www.snopes.com/critters/crusader/birdrice.asp Birds eat rice all the time - at least in rice fields. Rice in rice fields are not dried. Look at the source. In one study 3 out of 5 people prefer Pepsi. In another, 3 out of 5 people prefer Coke. In another, 3 out of 5 prefer Dr Pepper. The first was funded by Pepsi. The second, Coke. The third, Dr Pepper. Carefully study the source of the "expert" or study. The information presented is of dubious reliability. "cm" wrote in message om... I need to kill some pigeons. Any ideas. I could care less if it's illegal. I have tried ant poison, and decon rat/mouse killer as well as automotive anti freeze. Thanks, cm |
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Michael Dobony wrote in
: On Sat, 25 Jul 2009 13:03:54 -0700, Oren wrote: On Fri, 24 Jul 2009 23:32:00 -0400, "Roemax" wrote: rice Debunked. See: http://www.snopes.com/critters/crusader/birdrice.asp Birds eat rice all the time - at least in rice fields. Rice in rice fields are not dried. Look at the source. In one study 3 out of 5 people prefer Pepsi. In another, 3 out of 5 people prefer Coke. In another, 3 out of 5 prefer Dr Pepper. The first was funded by Pepsi. The second, Coke. The third, Dr Pepper. Carefully study the source of the "expert" or study. The information presented is of dubious reliability. "cm" wrote in message news:3sOdndKqeddy8ffXnZ2dnUVZ_uKdnZ2d@giganews. com... I need to kill some pigeons. Any ideas. I could care less if it's illegal. I have tried ant poison, and decon rat/mouse killer as well as automotive anti freeze. Thanks, cm Yes but 5 out of 5 in all surveys fart in grocery stores. |
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On Sat, 25 Jul 2009 22:41:06 -0500, Red Green
wrote: Michael Dobony wrote in : On Sat, 25 Jul 2009 13:03:54 -0700, Oren wrote: On Fri, 24 Jul 2009 23:32:00 -0400, "Roemax" wrote: rice Debunked. See: http://www.snopes.com/critters/crusader/birdrice.asp Birds eat rice all the time - at least in rice fields. Rice in rice fields are not dried. Look at the source. In one study 3 out of 5 people prefer Pepsi. In another, 3 out of 5 people prefer Coke. In another, 3 out of 5 prefer Dr Pepper. The first was funded by Pepsi. The second, Coke. The third, Dr Pepper. Carefully study the source of the "expert" or study. The information presented is of dubious reliability. "cm" wrote in message news:3sOdndKqeddy8ffXnZ2dnUVZ_uKdnZ2d@giganews .com... I need to kill some pigeons. Any ideas. I could care less if it's illegal. I have tried ant poison, and decon rat/mouse killer as well as automotive anti freeze. Thanks, cm Yes but 5 out of 5 in all surveys fart in grocery stores. Not true in all surveys. Girls don't fart, they "fluff". |
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On Sat, 25 Jul 2009 20:16:11 -0500, Michael Dobony
wrote: On Sat, 25 Jul 2009 13:03:54 -0700, Oren wrote: On Fri, 24 Jul 2009 23:32:00 -0400, "Roemax" wrote: rice Debunked. See: http://www.snopes.com/critters/crusader/birdrice.asp Birds eat rice all the time - at least in rice fields. Rice in rice fields are not dried. Look at the source. In one study 3 out of 5 people prefer Pepsi. In another, 3 out of 5 people prefer Coke. In another, 3 out of 5 prefer Dr Pepper. The first was funded by Pepsi. The second, Coke. The third, Dr Pepper. Carefully study the source of the "expert" or study. The information presented is of dubious reliability. Never found a study on exploding birds, but Cornell University (lab of ornithology) states: "If birds eat uncooked rice, can it swell up in their throats and stomachs and kill them?" "Lots of birds eat uncooked rice in the wild. Bobolinks, sometimes called rice birds, are a good example. While rice is okay for birds, many wedding parties now throw bird seed instead." http://www.birds.cornell.edu/pfw/Abo...irdFeeding.htm Even bird watchers debunk these myths. "You should not throw rice at the bride and groom at weddings because birds eat it and it swells up in their stomach and kills them. Sometimes the myth goes that it causes them to explode." "Not true. If it were, there would be exploding bird stories all over the national press every June. Think about it. Lots of birds feast in rice fields every year, irritating rice farmers to distraction. If eating rice caused birds to explode, most rice fields would look like a popcorn machine in the harvest season, with little puffs and explosions providing constant entertainment. Quite a vision, and one that the press would never miss." "And there is no difference between rice in fields and rice in bags from the supermarket. Birds have no trouble digesting rice, or any other "expanding" vegetable. I am all in favor of throwing birdseed at weddings, which is what proponents of this myth urge as a solution. I like the symbolism of throwing birdseed. But rice is fine, too." http://www.birdwatchersdigest.com/si...ths/myths.aspx Essentially, those comments support Snopes, ime. |
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![]() "Roemax" wrote in message ... rice "cm" wrote in message ... I need to kill some pigeons. Any ideas. I could care less if it's illegal. I have tried ant poison, and decon rat/mouse killer as well as automotive anti freeze. Thanks, cm Rice? The stuff commonly available to birds in any state where rice is readily available? That rice? It is a common food that has no effect on birds. If so, the EPA in its infinite wisdom would have shut down all rice farming in the world. Rice? What have you been smoking? Do yo have any left? Steve |
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"SteveB" wrote: Rice? The stuff commonly available to birds in any state where rice is readily available? That rice? It is a common food that has no effect on birds. If so, the EPA in its infinite wisdom would have shut down all rice farming in the world. Rice? What have you been smoking? Do yo have any left? I think this is an outgrowth of the urban legend or whatever that lead to weddings using soap bubbles instead of rice throwing because it allegedly expanded in the birds causing them to explode. I know that after our wedding we had a bunch of problems with starlings blowing up.. but that was probably more related to my sociopathic best man and his affinity for M-80s (grin). The Snopes stuff on this is at http://www.snopes.com/critters/crusader/birdrice.asp -- Searching is half the fun: life is much more manageable when thought of as a scavenger hunt as opposed to a surprise party. Jimmy Buffett |
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I do believe it's possible for rice to expand in the bird's
stomach. However, most people don't have the patience to raise a pot of water to rolling boil, and spend 9 to 11 minutes boiling the bird. -- Christopher A. Young Learn more about Jesus www.lds.org .. "Kurt Ullman" wrote in message ... I think this is an outgrowth of the urban legend or whatever that lead to weddings using soap bubbles instead of rice throwing because it allegedly expanded in the birds causing them to explode. I know that after our wedding we had a bunch of problems with starlings blowing up.. but that was probably more related to my sociopathic best man and his affinity for M-80s (grin). The Snopes stuff on this is at http://www.snopes.com/critters/crusader/birdrice.asp -- Searching is half the fun: life is much more manageable when thought of as a scavenger hunt as opposed to a surprise party. Jimmy Buffett |
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On Sun, 26 Jul 2009 10:11:52 -0400, "Stormin Mormon"
wrote: I do believe it's possible for rice to expand in the bird's stomach. However, most people don't have the patience to raise a pot of water to rolling boil, and spend 9 to 11 minutes boiling the bird. This is true. Prison officer heard a noise in the cell block clothes drier. He went to investigate and found that a Cuban prisoners was tumbling a pigeon in the dryer (cooking). I can imagine it sounded like tennis shoes tumbling around. The Frenchastans and Quackastanes like pigeon. |
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F/U
cm "Stepfann King" wrote in message 22.104... Test ways to kill on yourself. Then you won't have to worry about the birds anymore. |
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replying to Stepfann King, Stepfann wrote:
FU -- for full context, visit https://www.homeownershub.com/mainte...ns-385589-.htm |
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On Jul 24, 9:24*pm, "cm" wrote:
I need to kill some pigeons. Any ideas. I could care less if it's illegal.. I have tried ant poison, and decon rat/mouse killer as well as automotive anti freeze. Thanks, cm Best is while they are asleep and cant fly in the dark, soak house with gasolene and light it up. |
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cm wrote:
I need to kill some pigeons. Any ideas. I could care less if it's illegal. I have tried ant poison, and decon rat/mouse killer as well as automotive anti freeze. Thanks, It's futile. As some great warrior once said: "The penis is mightier than the sword," by which he meant that your enemy can breed faster than you can kill them. That said, there is a certain satisfaction by stacking up the bodies. To be effective, you must consider their milieu. For example, one NY taxi driver worked out a system whereby he would slow down as he approached a pigeon, then stomp on the accelerator. The pigeon thought the taxi was going to give him the right-of-way and was lulled into a sense of complacency. As a result, the taxi got too close for the pigeon to respond to the taxi's surge. The cab driver giggled like a little girl, removed the pigeon from the grillwork, and added another silhouette to the front fender. Obviously the taxi-driver's technique won't work on 34th-story window ledge. There are several techniques he http://www.getridofthings.com/get-rid-of-pigeons.htm But the list is not exhaustive. It does not include, for example, pet hawks or even paper-mache owls. My favorite is a bolt-action .22 rifle with sub-sonic bullets; it's nearly silent. |
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On Jul 25, 7:40*am, "HeyBub" wrote:
cm wrote: I need to kill some pigeons. Any ideas. I could care less if it's illegal. I have tried ant poison, and decon rat/mouse killer as well as automotive anti freeze. Thanks, It's futile. As some great warrior once said: "The penis is mightier than the sword," by which he meant that your enemy can breed faster than you can kill them. That said, there is a certain satisfaction by stacking up the bodies. To be effective, you must consider their milieu. For example, one NY taxi driver worked out a system whereby he would slow down as he approached a pigeon, then stomp on the accelerator. The pigeon thought the taxi was going to give him the right-of-way and was lulled into a sense of complacency. As a result, the taxi got too close for the pigeon to respond to the taxi's surge. The cab driver giggled like a little girl, removed the pigeon from the grillwork, and added another silhouette to the front fender. Obviously the taxi-driver's technique won't work on 34th-story window ledge. There are several techniques hehttp://www.getridofthings.com/get-rid-of-pigeons.htm But the list is not exhaustive. It does not include, for example, pet hawks or even paper-mache owls. My favorite is a bolt-action .22 rifle with sub-sonic bullets; it's nearly silent. When I was young we were shooing pigeons in my friends barn, after a big rain his dad nearly shot us, it had a metal roof. |
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cm wrote:
I need to kill some pigeons. Any ideas. I could care less if it's illegal. I have tried ant poison, and decon rat/mouse killer as well as automotive anti freeze. Here 'ya go: http://tinyurl.com/2xoglg Jon |
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I need to kill some pigeons. Any ideas. I could care less if it's illegal. I have tried ant poison, and decon rat/mouse killer as well as automotive anti freeze. Thanks, cm Give them Alka-Seltzer. They explode. |
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On Sat, 25 Jul 2009 11:47:57 +0000, Stacey Chuffo
wrote: cm wrote: I need to kill some pigeons. Any ideas. I could care less if it's illegal. I have tried ant poison, and decon rat/mouse killer as well as automotive anti freeze. Thanks, cm Give them Alka-Seltzer. They explode. Debunked at snopes.com Same for rice. http://www.snopes.com/critters/crusader/birdrice.asp |
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![]() "Stacey Chuffo" wrote in message ... cm wrote: I need to kill some pigeons. Any ideas. I could care less if it's illegal. I have tried ant poison, and decon rat/mouse killer as well as automotive anti freeze. Thanks, cm Give them Alka-Seltzer. They explode. Yeah. Have lots and lots and lots and lots and lots of dead pigeons laying around. And then someone calls the law. Then the law calls the feds. You want to get hooked up with EPA and State Wildlife? I didn't think so. Steve |
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"Stacey Chuffo" wrote in message ... cm wrote: I need to kill some pigeons. Any ideas. I could care less if it's illegal. I have tried ant poison, and decon rat/mouse killer as well as automotive anti freeze. Thanks, cm Give them Alka-Seltzer. They explode. Yeah. Have lots and lots and lots and lots and lots of dead pigeons laying around. And then someone calls the law. Then the law calls the feds. You want to get hooked up with EPA and State Wildlife? I didn't think so. Steve Just tell the EPA and wildlife that Stacey Chuffo spread her legs and all the pigeons dropped dead. |
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![]() "Nicole Bischoff" wrote in message ... SteveB wrote: "Stacey Chuffo" wrote in message ... cm wrote: I need to kill some pigeons. Any ideas. I could care less if it's illegal. I have tried ant poison, and decon rat/mouse killer as well as automotive anti freeze. Thanks, cm Give them Alka-Seltzer. They explode. Yeah. Have lots and lots and lots and lots and lots of dead pigeons laying around. And then someone calls the law. Then the law calls the feds. You want to get hooked up with EPA and State Wildlife? I didn't think so. Steve Just tell the EPA and wildlife that Stacey Chuffo spread her legs and all the pigeons dropped dead. Probably be a breath of fresh air compared to that pie hole of yours. |
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SteveB wrote:
"Nicole Bischoff" wrote in message ... SteveB wrote: Give them Alka-Seltzer. They explode. Yeah. Have lots and lots and lots and lots and lots of dead pigeons laying around. And then someone calls the law. Then the law calls the feds. You want to get hooked up with EPA and State Wildlife? I didn't think so. Steve Just tell the EPA and wildlife that Stacey Chuffo spread her legs and all the pigeons dropped dead. Probably be a breath of fresh air compared my dick after I stuck it up Deborah Berryman's ****. Ain't that the truth. |
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On Fri, 24 Jul 2009 19:24:39 -0700, "cm" wrote:
I need to kill some pigeons. Any ideas. I could care less if it's illegal. I have tried ant poison, and decon rat/mouse killer as well as automotive anti freeze. Thanks, cm What is the need to kill them? Do you have a good recipe? |
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he he he....!
cm What is the need to kill them? Do you have a good recipe? |
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![]() "Phisherman" wrote in message ... On Fri, 24 Jul 2009 19:24:39 -0700, "cm" wrote: I need to kill some pigeons. Any ideas. I could care less if it's illegal. I have tried ant poison, and decon rat/mouse killer as well as automotive anti freeze. Thanks, cm What is the need to kill them? Do you have a good recipe? When I was a kid, my father used to shoot pigeons and was just as likely to add them to the menu as he was the pheasants, rabbits, etc. My wife wouldn't have anything to do with cooking them as she grew up on a farm and thought of them as vermin. One day I was out by the landlords barn and shot a pigeon. I got the bright idea of cleaning it and taking it in and telling her that I had just managed to shoot a quail. Well, OK, she'd cook that for me but wasn't going to eat it, herself. I tell you that was the nastiest tasting, toughest old bird I'd ever ate. It was some years before I told her of the joke I played on her...errr, myself. Tom G. |
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![]() "Phisherman" wrote in message ... On Fri, 24 Jul 2009 19:24:39 -0700, "cm" wrote: I need to kill some pigeons. Any ideas. I could care less if it's illegal. I have tried ant poison, and decon rat/mouse killer as well as automotive anti freeze. Thanks, cm What is the need to kill them? Do you have a good recipe? |
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![]() "Phisherman" wrote in message ... On Fri, 24 Jul 2009 19:24:39 -0700, "cm" wrote: I need to kill some pigeons. Any ideas. I could care less if it's illegal. I have tried ant poison, and decon rat/mouse killer as well as automotive anti freeze. Thanks, cm What is the need to kill them? Do you have a good recipe? Killing them isn't the answer. It's just like evicting the current population and then putting up the sign, HOUSING AVAILABLE |
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