Bloody pigeons have started to roost on my balcony.

Does anyone know how to stop them doing this?

My sister suggested hanging up some CDs but this
hasn't helped, neither has removing the furniture that
they were sitting under, they still sit in the same place.

tim

On Sat, 8 Apr 2006 14:19:16 +0100, tim (back at home) wrote:

Does anyone know how to stop them doing this?

Shoot the buggers.

--
Nigel M

On Sat, 8 Apr 2006 14:19:16 +0100, "tim \(back at home\)"
wrote:

Bloody pigeons have started to roost on my balcony.

Does anyone know how to stop them doing this?

My sister suggested hanging up some CDs but this
hasn't helped, neither has removing the furniture that
they were sitting under, they still sit in the same place.

tim






Probably better playing the cd's instead of hanging them up.

Maybe a sign about Bird Flu Prevalent Here ..lol..In Pidgeon English,of course.

Stuart

"tim (back at home)" wrote:
Bloody pigeons have started to roost on my balcony.

Does anyone know how to stop them doing this?

My sister suggested hanging up some CDs but this
hasn't helped, neither has removing the furniture that
they were sitting under, they still sit in the same place.

tim

Google for anti-roost pigeon (or bird deterrent) spikes.

"Phil Anthropist" wrote in message
...
"tim (back at home)" wrote:
Bloody pigeons have started to roost on my balcony.

Does anyone know how to stop them doing this?

My sister suggested hanging up some CDs but this
hasn't helped, neither has removing the furniture that
they were sitting under, they still sit in the same place.

tim

Google for anti-roost pigeon (or bird deterrent) spikes.

A sensible answer at least - thanks,

but)

1) They are roosting on the floor of the balcony, not
the guardrail

2) The balcony has to be in a state that I can use it
after I have got rid of them.

I've thought of putting up netting to stop them getting in,
but that will look horrible

tim

On Sat, 08 Apr 2006 14:19:16 +0100, tim (back at home) wrote:

Bloody pigeons have started to roost on my balcony.

Does anyone know how to stop them doing this?

My sister suggested hanging up some CDs but this
hasn't helped, neither has removing the furniture that
they were sitting under, they still sit in the same place.

tim

Large plastic owl and move it about, not a joke !!

Dave

"tim (back at home)" wrote:
A sensible answer at least - thanks,

but)

1) They are roosting on the floor of the balcony, not
the guardrail

2) The balcony has to be in a state that I can use it
after I have got rid of them.

I've thought of putting up netting to stop them getting in,
but that will look horrible

tim

In that case you could ask the pest control department at your local council
for advice, and possibly also ask for advice from a local pest control firm
in your Yellow Pages. See http://www.picas.org.uk/conventional_control.htm

On Sat, 8 Apr 2006 16:23:42 +0100, "tim \(back at home\)"
wrote:



I've thought of putting up netting to stop them getting in,
but that will look horrible

tim


True..but what is worse .Netting or pidgeons.??

On Sat, 8 Apr 2006 16:23:42 +0100, tim (back at home) wrote:

A sensible answer at least - thanks,

What was wrong with my idea? Shoot them.

If you don't have a gun, poison them.


--
Nigel M

"Dave Stanton" wrote in message
news
On Sat, 08 Apr 2006 14:19:16 +0100, tim (back at home) wrote:

Bloody pigeons have started to roost on my balcony.

Does anyone know how to stop them doing this?

My sister suggested hanging up some CDs but this
hasn't helped, neither has removing the furniture that
they were sitting under, they still sit in the same place.

tim

Large plastic owl and move it about, not a joke !!

Its cheaper and easier to try a black paper cut-out of a hawk stuck to the
window first.

In article , Stuart
writes
On Sat, 8 Apr 2006 16:23:42 +0100, "tim \(back at home\)"
wrote:



I've thought of putting up netting to stop them getting in,
but that will look horrible

tim


True..but what is worse .Netting or pidgeons.??


Get an airgun . Take a few pot shots at them and they'll soon get the
message to sod off elsewhere!.....
--
Tony Sayer

On Sat, 8 Apr 2006 16:23:42 +0100, "tim \(back at home\)"
wrote:

|
|"Phil Anthropist" wrote in message
...
| "tim (back at home)" wrote:
| Bloody pigeons have started to roost on my balcony.
|
| Does anyone know how to stop them doing this?
|
| My sister suggested hanging up some CDs but this
| hasn't helped, neither has removing the furniture that
| they were sitting under, they still sit in the same place.
|
| tim
|
| Google for anti-roost pigeon (or bird deterrent) spikes.
|
|A sensible answer at least - thanks,
|
|but)
|
|1) They are roosting on the floor of the balcony, not
|the guardrail
|
|2) The balcony has to be in a state that I can use it
|after I have got rid of them.
|
|I've thought of putting up netting to stop them getting in,
|but that will look horrible

Public Buildings in Bradford have pigeon problems, because they roost on
The Victorian decorative stonework.

They all have netting over the stonework, which is almost invisible from
Ground Level. The sides and edges have a wire run through the net, which
is *Well* anchored at both ends.
--
Dave Fawthrop dave hyphenologist co uk Google Groups is IME the *worst*
method of accessing usenet. GG subscribers would be well advised get a
newsreader, say Agent, and a newsserver, say news.individual.net. These
will allow them: to see only *new* posts, a killfile, and other goodies.

tim (back at home) wrote:
Bloody pigeons have started to roost on my balcony.

Does anyone know how to stop them doing this?

My sister suggested hanging up some CDs but this
hasn't helped, neither has removing the furniture that
they were sitting under, they still sit in the same place.

tim






Air rifle.

tim (back at home) wrote:
"Phil Anthropist" wrote in message
...
"tim (back at home)" wrote:
Bloody pigeons have started to roost on my balcony.

Does anyone know how to stop them doing this?

My sister suggested hanging up some CDs but this
hasn't helped, neither has removing the furniture that
they were sitting under, they still sit in the same place.

tim

Google for anti-roost pigeon (or bird deterrent) spikes.

A sensible answer at least - thanks,

but)

1) They are roosting on the floor of the balcony, not
the guardrail

2) The balcony has to be in a state that I can use it
after I have got rid of them.

I've thought of putting up netting to stop them getting in,
but that will look horrible

tim

Chicken wire as a temporary block of the balconeys opening.

--
Sir Benjamin Middlethwaite

tim (back at home) wrote:
Bloody pigeons have started to roost on my balcony.

Does anyone know how to stop them doing this?

My sister suggested hanging up some CDs but this
hasn't helped, neither has removing the furniture that
they were sitting under, they still sit in the same place.

tim

http://www.astwell.co.uk/Bird_Scarer.htm

or pigeon netting.

tony sayer wrote:

Get an airgun . Take a few pot shots at them and they'll soon get the
message to sod off elsewhere!.....

I don't think pigeons are actually bright enough to associate death with a
place.


--
Dave
The Medway Handyman
www.medwayhandyman.co.uk
01634 717930
07850 597257

In article ,
"tim \(back at home\)" writes:
Bloody pigeons have started to roost on my balcony.

Does anyone know how to stop them doing this?

My sister suggested hanging up some CDs but this
hasn't helped, neither has removing the furniture that
they were sitting under, they still sit in the same place.

In Los Angeles, you will see concrete owls on the tops of
buildings. When I first saw them, I thought they must be a
local symbol or mascot. However, when I asked someone, I
was told they are there to scare pigeons away, and come to
think of it, I don't recall seeing any pigeons when I'm
there.

--
Andrew Gabriel

Nigel Molesworth wrote:
On Sat, 8 Apr 2006 14:19:16 +0100, tim (back at home) wrote:

Does anyone know how to stop them doing this?

Shoot the buggers.

An automated airgun would be a nice toy.
Obviously, it'd need safety interlocks.

Combine with many pigeon recipies.

On 08 Apr 2006 17:10:10 GMT, (Andrew Gabriel) wrote:

In article ,
"tim \(back at home\)" writes:
Bloody pigeons have started to roost on my balcony.

Does anyone know how to stop them doing this?

My sister suggested hanging up some CDs but this
hasn't helped, neither has removing the furniture that
they were sitting under, they still sit in the same place.

In Los Angeles, you will see concrete owls on the tops of
buildings. When I first saw them, I thought they must be a
local symbol or mascot. However, when I asked someone, I
was told they are there to scare pigeons away, and come to
think of it, I don't recall seeing any pigeons when I'm
there.


Did you see any elephants ....if not then they must have scarers for them as
well.??

Stuart

In article , The Medway
Handyman writes
tony sayer wrote:

Get an airgun . Take a few pot shots at them and they'll soon get the
message to sod off elsewhere!.....

I don't think pigeons are actually bright enough to associate death with a
place.


Well the y do here!. Perhaps its because their Cambridge pigeons.

Just open the door slightly and once they see the barrel, there're
off!.....
--
Tony Sayer

"tim (back at home)" wrote:
Bloody pigeons have started to roost on my balcony.

Does anyone know how to stop them doing this?

My sister suggested hanging up some CDs but this
hasn't helped, neither has removing the furniture that
they were sitting under, they still sit in the same place.

tim

Regarding suggestions to shoot them, uk.legal.moderated is quite good if you
ever need legal advice following arrest for gun-related offences.

Phil
----

"Nigel Molesworth" wrote in message
...
On Sat, 8 Apr 2006 16:23:42 +0100, tim (back at home) wrote:

A sensible answer at least - thanks,

What was wrong with my idea? Shoot them.

I assumed (perhaps wrongly) that having killed
the first 2, some more would take their place.

If you don't have a gun, poison them.

Of course I don't have a gun, I live in a town
centre third floor flat. The rozzers would be
round in a jiffy if I displayed such an item (they
are 200 yards away from my abode).

tim

http://www.trapman.co.uk/feral-pigeon-trap.htm

In article ,
The Medway Handyman wrote:
tony sayer wrote:

Get an airgun . Take a few pot shots at them and they'll soon get the
message to sod off elsewhere!.....

I don't think pigeons are actually bright enough to associate death with a
place.

So there's no way they could find their way home ... ;-)

--
John Cartmell john@ followed by finnybank.com 0845 006 8822
Qercus magazine FAX +44 (0)8700-519-527 www.finnybank.com
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On Sat, 8 Apr 2006 16:23:42 +0100, "tim \(back at home\)"
wrote:


"Phil Anthropist" wrote in message
...
"tim (back at home)" wrote:
Bloody pigeons have started to roost on my balcony.

Does anyone know how to stop them doing this?

My sister suggested hanging up some CDs but this
hasn't helped, neither has removing the furniture that
they were sitting under, they still sit in the same place.

tim

Google for anti-roost pigeon (or bird deterrent) spikes.

A sensible answer at least - thanks,

but)

1) They are roosting on the floor of the balcony, not
the guardrail

2) The balcony has to be in a state that I can use it
after I have got rid of them.


You own it?


I've thought of putting up netting to stop them getting in,
but that will look horrible


A friend used a thin thread just above the handrail to stop them
landing on that ... Not sure how effective it was but you have to stop
them laying eggs. They're horrid things and you'll end up with dead
baby ones.


tim







--
Get money off vouchers for everything
http://www.moneyoffvouchers.co.uk

In message , "tim (back at home)"
writes

"Nigel Molesworth" wrote in message
.. .
On Sat, 8 Apr 2006 16:23:42 +0100, tim (back at home) wrote:

A sensible answer at least - thanks,

What was wrong with my idea? Shoot them.

I assumed (perhaps wrongly) that having killed
the first 2, some more would take their place.

If you don't have a gun, poison them.

Of course I don't have a gun, I live in a town
centre third floor flat. The rozzers would be
round in a jiffy if I displayed such an item (they
are 200 yards away from my abode).

Shouldn't be a problem, just report a break in - that'll keep them away

--
geoff

..
I've thought of putting up netting to stop them getting in,
but that will look horrible

Here in Newcastle, there are entire building fronts covered in netting to
keep the pigeons off. The building here has a net from top to bottom:

http://www.freefoto.com/preview.jsp?...stle+upon+Tyne

It is black and very fine, and virtually invisible.

-- JJ

I don't think pigeons are actually bright enough to associate death
with a place.

tony sayer wrote:
Just open the door slightly and once they see the barrel, there're
off!.....

John Cartmell wrote:
So there's no way they could find their way home ... ;-)

Bright enough to fly away if a sudden movement disturbs them sure and they
can mysteriously navigate home. But time & time again pidgeons and similar
'no brain' creatures will return to a set of circumstances or a place that
obviously means sudden death to their own kind.

Either they aint that bright or perhaps there are so many of the buggers its
new ones every time?


--
Dave
The Medway Handyman
www.medwayhandyman.co.uk
01634 717930
07850 597257

On Sun, 09 Apr 2006 01:21:03 GMT, "The Medway Handyman"
wrote:

| I don't think pigeons are actually bright enough to associate death
| with a place.
|
|tony sayer wrote:
| Just open the door slightly and once they see the barrel, there're
| off!.....
|
| John Cartmell wrote:
| So there's no way they could find their way home ... ;-)
|
|Bright enough to fly away if a sudden movement disturbs them sure and they
|can mysteriously navigate home. But time & time again pidgeons and similar
|'no brain' creatures will return to a set of circumstances or a place that
|obviously means sudden death to their own kind.
|
|Either they aint that bright or perhaps there are so many of the buggers its
|new ones every time?

Well it is *certainly* not the dead ones which return ;-)
--
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method of accessing usenet. GG subscribers would be well advised get a
newsreader, say Agent, and a newsserver, say news.individual.net. These
will allow them: to see only *new* posts, a killfile, and other goodies.

"mogga" wrote in message
...
On Sat, 8 Apr 2006 16:23:42 +0100, "tim \(back at home\)"
wrote:


"Phil Anthropist" wrote in message
...
"tim (back at home)" wrote:
Bloody pigeons have started to roost on my balcony.

Does anyone know how to stop them doing this?

My sister suggested hanging up some CDs but this
hasn't helped, neither has removing the furniture that
they were sitting under, they still sit in the same place.

tim

Google for anti-roost pigeon (or bird deterrent) spikes.

A sensible answer at least - thanks,

but)

1) They are roosting on the floor of the balcony, not
the guardrail

2) The balcony has to be in a state that I can use it
after I have got rid of them.


You own it?

Eh?

I've thought of putting up netting to stop them getting in,
but that will look horrible


A friend used a thin thread just above the handrail to stop them
landing on that ... Not sure how effective it was but you have to stop
them laying eggs. They're horrid things and you'll end up with dead
baby ones.

They've laid an egg this morning

Now what do I do?

Arrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrgh!

tim

tim (back at home) wrote:
"mogga" wrote in message
...
On Sat, 8 Apr 2006 16:23:42 +0100, "tim \(back at home\)"
wrote:


"Phil Anthropist" wrote in message
...
"tim (back at home)" wrote:
Bloody pigeons have started to roost on my balcony.

Does anyone know how to stop them doing this?

My sister suggested hanging up some CDs but this
hasn't helped, neither has removing the furniture that
they were sitting under, they still sit in the same place.

tim

Google for anti-roost pigeon (or bird deterrent) spikes.

A sensible answer at least - thanks,

but)

1) They are roosting on the floor of the balcony, not
the guardrail

2) The balcony has to be in a state that I can use it
after I have got rid of them.


You own it?

Eh?

I've thought of putting up netting to stop them getting in,
but that will look horrible


A friend used a thin thread just above the handrail to stop them
landing on that ... Not sure how effective it was but you have to
stop them laying eggs. They're horrid things and you'll end up with
dead baby ones.

They've laid an egg this morning

Now what do I do?

Arrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrgh!

tim

How long ya been in the flat?

--
Sir Benjamin Middlethwaite

"Jason" wrote in message
.. .

..
I've thought of putting up netting to stop them getting in,
but that will look horrible

Here in Newcastle, there are entire building fronts covered in netting to
keep the pigeons off. The building here has a net from top to bottom:

http://www.freefoto.com/preview.jsp?...stle+upon+Tyne

It is black and very fine, and virtually invisible.

From the outside, perhaps.

But surely from the inside it's always going to get in
the way of one 'enjoying' the balcony

tim

On Sat, 08 Apr 2006 19:06:01 +0100, Owain wrote:

Dave Stanton wrote:
Large plastic owl and move it about, not a joke !!

In some of the "cheap tat" shops I've seen dummy CCTV cameras that have
a PIR motion sensor and a small motor to move them. One of those
mechanisms fitted under said owl?

Owain

Good idea, but I was also thinking moving it from place to place.

Dave

"tim (back at home)" wrote in message
...



They've laid an egg this morning

Now what do I do?

Hardboil it.

Mary

"The3rd Earl Of Derby" wrote in message
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tim (back at home) wrote:
"mogga" wrote in message
...
On Sat, 8 Apr 2006 16:23:42 +0100, "tim \(back at home\)"
wrote:


"Phil Anthropist" wrote in message
...
"tim (back at home)" wrote:
Bloody pigeons have started to roost on my balcony.

Does anyone know how to stop them doing this?

My sister suggested hanging up some CDs but this
hasn't helped, neither has removing the furniture that
they were sitting under, they still sit in the same place.

tim

Google for anti-roost pigeon (or bird deterrent) spikes.

A sensible answer at least - thanks,

but)

1) They are roosting on the floor of the balcony, not
the guardrail

2) The balcony has to be in a state that I can use it
after I have got rid of them.


You own it?

Eh?

I've thought of putting up netting to stop them getting in,
but that will look horrible


A friend used a thin thread just above the handrail to stop them
landing on that ... Not sure how effective it was but you have to
stop them laying eggs. They're horrid things and you'll end up with
dead baby ones.

They've laid an egg this morning

Now what do I do?

Arrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrgh!

tim

How long ya been in the flat?

7.5 years.

This is the first time they have decided that they like
my balcony.

tim

On Sun, 9 Apr 2006 10:18:52 +0100, Mary Fisher wrote:

Hardboil it.

Mary Fisher!

What about all that tree-hugging stuff you normally do ;-)

--
Nigel M

On Sat, 8 Apr 2006 19:24:38 +0100, tim (back at home) wrote:

Of course I don't have a gun, I live in a town centre third floor flat.

In some parts of the country, a gun is the norm for flat dwellers.

I was thinking more of an air rifle, very effective at short range. An
AK47 does tend to make a bit of a mess of the woodwork.

--
Nigel M

Phil Anthropist wrote:

Regarding suggestions to shoot them, uk.legal.moderated is quite good if you
ever need legal advice following arrest for gun-related offences.


So they now have broadband in the cells...

Mungo :-)

The Medway Handyman wrote:
tony sayer wrote:

Get an airgun . Take a few pot shots at them and they'll soon get the
message to sod off elsewhere!.....

I don't think pigeons are actually bright enough to associate death with a
place.


Pigeons are a LOT smarter han you think. Round here you just walk down
the garden and they grin at you.
Walk with a long sticklike object and they scatter.

Andrew Gabriel wrote:
In article ,
"tim \(back at home\)" writes:
Bloody pigeons have started to roost on my balcony.

Does anyone know how to stop them doing this?

My sister suggested hanging up some CDs but this
hasn't helped, neither has removing the furniture that
they were sitting under, they still sit in the same place.

In Los Angeles, you will see concrete owls on the tops of
buildings. When I first saw them, I thought they must be a
local symbol or mascot. However, when I asked someone, I
was told they are there to scare pigeons away, and come to
think of it, I don't recall seeing any pigeons when I'm
there.

LA has the greatest density of guns per individual anywhere in the world
I shouldn't wonder.

Surprised the wols are there,let alone pidgins. ;-)