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kolila · 04-18-2005, 05:31 PM

i got rid of their nest, i tried spraying my balcony down with wd-40, i have hung CDs so they can move and shine around....nothing. i even hit one of them with a mop....they still keep coming back. my balcony is so full of bird poo i need a shovel.

anyone have any ideas? ive looked on the net and aside from some 50$+ products nothing seems to work.

iamnormal · 04-18-2005, 06:28 PM

Here is a site I came across that list alot of different deterrents.
http://schoolipm.ifas.ufl.edu/tech_np.htm

Antrocka83 · 04-19-2005, 03:16 PM

moth balls I believe is an old time cure for that. That or ammonia. Which will get rid of all kinds of animals, humans included.

Coppertop · 04-19-2005, 03:18 PM

f6twister · 04-19-2005, 04:41 PM

^ Any cat working on a balcony better have enough lives left to finish the job or really good balance.

Charlatan · 04-20-2005, 05:12 AM

I had a friend who strung a fine mesh of fishing line along his balcony... You didn't see the line unless you were looking right at it and it kept the birds off...

Super cheap soloution.

calizforthewin · 04-20-2005, 06:50 AM

Bread your next door neighbors balcony?

On a serious note, im not sure if they sell them anymore, but you can buy a fake owl (used to scare away birds from my old roof) (quite cheap too). It looks a quite bit cheesy, but im sure you place it right, it might work. Yet on a balcony, I don't know.

Just an idea.

Also, you could become one with the birds, and like Home Alone 2, scare little kids with your bird knowledge.

JStrider · 04-20-2005, 08:23 AM

get an airsoft gun... shouldnt kill em... least the one i use on the pigeons around here doesnt...

and its fun...

WillyPete · 04-20-2005, 08:28 AM

Put a bowl of dry rice out there for them.

Pretty soon there'll be no pigeons left to cause you issues.
The rice absorbs water whilst still in their crop where it's meant to digest.
Pigeon go POP!

Sage · 04-20-2005, 09:28 AM

ah yes pigeons, rats with wings...

do you know why they're coming around in the first place? just a place to roost or is there something else attracting them? If you eliminate the attractiveness then they won't come around! (And please don't do the rice thing... that's just cruel! I'd imagne that'd get you animal abuse too if someone found out about it)

james t kirk · 04-20-2005, 01:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Coppertop

That looks like a male cat.

Typically the females are far more gung ho hunters.

tug mcgroin · 04-20-2005, 02:00 PM

screw the rice thing some people believe anything
http://www.snopes.com/weddings/horrors/birdrice.htm

thingstodo · 04-23-2005, 08:09 AM

Get a fake owl.

MSD · 04-23-2005, 05:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by f6twister

^ Any cat working on a balcony better have enough lives left to finish the job or really good balance.

Or a bungee cord.

iamnormal · 04-23-2005, 08:04 PM

Shoot and eat then. They are tasty

guthmund · 04-23-2005, 09:10 PM

Mmmmm....pigeon stew....

A fake owl will definately work and not just for pigeons. Or at least, it always has for me.

Just be sure to move it around every once in a while. I can't say how intelligent pigeons are, but crows will catch on that it's fake unless you move it around a bit every so often.

The wire will work as well, although I've seen birds rip themselves apart before figuring it out.

dtheriault · 04-23-2005, 09:33 PM

the fishing line is the best solution. it doesn't even need to be a mesh. they will keep hitting it and it will drive them crazy and they'll leave. try one tight strand every foot at first then just every 2 feet should work once their numbers decrease.

kolila · 04-24-2005, 07:40 PM

thanks for all the feedback.

what ive done so far: wd-40, hung cd's by the roof, tried to suck one up with my shop vac, hit one with a mop. but unfortunately, theyre still here.

im going to try the owl next, then is that doesnt work ill try the fish line, and if that doesnt work ill try the pellet gun.

ill keep you posted.

slant eyes · 04-28-2005, 08:26 PM

i'd like to think the owl solution works. but a neighbor of mine has 3 on his roof and there is shit all over it. pigeon shit. pigeons are sitting on the owl, shittin on it.

i too have the same problem. pigeons roost in both of my neighbors roofs. (they have a small hole where the two roofs meet) and they frequently come on my roof. you might not believe it, but sometimes their shit is as big as cat shit. it's all over the place.

i've tried shooting them with a paintball gun. but that doesn't work. i can try the fishing wire one, but it's on my roof so that might not be too safe for me. let me know what works out for you as i would like to get rid of them.

oh yeah, cool thing. we live on the side of a hill and one time, a little hawk came by and nabbed one. it was awesome. i prayed that the hawk would just stay and eat them all. but alas, it left. i wonder if you can put a leash on a hawk and pin it down on your roof.

belkins · 04-29-2005, 07:01 PM

Quote:

That looks like a male cat.

I'm sorry but how in the world can you tell looking at the cat's face that it's male?

I was going to recommend the fake owl thing too but obviously someone already did!

flat5 · 04-30-2005, 02:17 PM

They have to feel secure there if they intend to nest.
Keep it clear so that they can't hide behind anything and feel safe.
Make them know that you can walk right up to them and they won't nest.

They may still visit. Hardware/home supply stores sell a fishnet type of thing that can be used as a last resort.

good luck.

Remove the shit as I think it tells them this is a safe place...
like hobos marking a site :-)

once they really decide to nest, it will take an air gun or cat to change their mind.

woOt? · 05-23-2005, 06:39 PM

flame thrower? Or, instead, I used to have some Nicaraguan neighbors who would shoot pigeons down from powerlines outside and BBQ them.. I'm not joking.

I could call them for you.

questone · 05-23-2005, 08:03 PM

Bread your next door neighbors balcony?

martinguerre · 05-23-2005, 09:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tom Leher

Spring is here, a-suh-puh-ring is here.
Life is skittles and life is beer.
I think the loveliest time of the year is the spring.
I do, don't you? 'Course you do.
But there's one thing that makes spring complete for me,
And makes ev'ry Sunday a treat for me.

All the world seems in tune
On a spring afternoon,
When we're poisoning pigeons in the park.
Ev'ry Sunday you'll see
My sweetheart and me,
As we poison the pigeons in the park.

When they see us coming, the birdies all try an' hide,
But they still go for peanuts when coated with cyanide.
The sun's shining bright,
Ev'rything seems all right,
When we're poisoning pigeons in the park.

Lalaalaalalaladoodiedieedoodoodoo

We've gained notoriety,
And caused much anxiety
In the Audubon Society
With our games.
They call it impiety,
And lack of propriety,
And quite a variety
Of unpleasant names.
But it's not against any religion
To want to dispose of a pigeon.

So if Sunday you're free,
Why don't you come with me,
And we'll poison the pigeons in the park.
And maybe we'll do
In a squirrel or two,
While we're poisoning pigeons in the park.

We'll murder them all amid laughter and merriment.
Except for the few we take home to experiment.
My pulse will be quickenin'
With each drop of strychnine
We feed to a pigeon.
It just takes a smidgin!
To poison a pigeon in the park.

From the hilariously cruel song, "Poisoning Pigeons in the Park"

flat5 · 05-25-2005, 03:31 PM

There is a wonderful Don Martin cartoon from the 50's (Mad Magazine)
about poisoning pigeons.

MexicanOnABike · 06-19-2005, 08:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JStrider

get an airsoft gun... shouldnt kill em... least the one i use on the pigeons around here doesnt...

and its fun...

no airsoft, kill one with a crossbow or a CO2 powered BB gun. then tie him to a string on the side of the balcony as a warning to other pigeons

yes.. i did this before. no more piegons or squirels at my place.

Wyodiver33 · 07-02-2005, 10:32 AM

Here in Florida, a lot of businesses have strips of small spikes on their signs and gas pumps. The spikes are so numerous that the flying disease bags have nowhere to land whithout hitting a spike. Seams to work quite well but it doesn't look very nice. I'm not into animal cruelty but I seriously hate pigeons. I would love to see them eradicated from the earth.

basmoq · 07-04-2005, 04:52 AM

have you ever seen a place that sells these spikes Wyodiver33? Ive seen them in Chicago, but never found a place to buy them

shadrock · 07-09-2005, 08:19 PM

step 1: get a BB gun
Step 2...

petersteel · 12-29-2009, 08:55 PM

i think u should use pigeon deterrent spikes.. that would be that best option..i hope that.. help u out..

Toaster126 · 12-30-2009, 04:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MexicanOnABike

no airsoft, kill one with a crossbow or a CO2 powered BB gun. then tie him to a string on the side of the balcony as a warning to other pigeons

yes.. i did this before. no more piegons or squirels at my place.

If killing one and hanging the body as an example to others is wrong, I don't want to be right. Pigeons are disgusting vermin. You can respect life and still protect your property from those flying rats.

I'd never considered the fishing line trick. That sounds awesome. Maybe do that, only hang dead ones.

Hektore · 12-30-2009, 07:35 PM

Not that the original poster will see this, but I would like to suggest an alternative to the fake owl. The real thing.

No, seriously.

Check around and see if there are any birds of prey native to your area, some species can do quite well in and around cities (I'm assuming you're in/near a city with the pigeon/balcony problem). Find plans for a box/house for that species and put it up, the rest should take care of itself. That way not only do you solve your pigeon problem you provide a nest site for an animal that very likely needs it.

It would be like killing two birds with one stone.

[couldn't resist]

LoganSnake · 01-06-2010, 01:51 PM

1. Make a wire mesh roof on your balcony.
2. Set up a camera.
3. Put some bird seed out.
4. Run a high voltage current through it.
5. Record the footage.
6. Watch them rocket off.
7. ???
8. Profit.

12Packaday · 01-06-2010, 03:14 PM

WOW! That's good stuff! The owl is a hit or miss thing, maybe moving it around is the trick. As has been mentioned , I've seen poop covered owls and I've seen thirty or forty pigeons on a rooftop with the owl right in the middle.

Shooting is a great solution if you have the time and space. I have a cemetery behind my house so not too many complaints from THOSE neighbors, but at a previous abode the police were called by a bird loving lady several times (pigeons shouldn't even be considered birds!). Just be sure of whats down range before launching a barrage of lead overhead, the pellets that miss may find windshields or children.

Set an oscillating fan on the balcony for a few days with tinsel or streamers in the front grate. Keep a light on at dusk (it will improve your aim).

Bird detrerent spikes can be purchased at Bird Control From Nixalite, The Bird Control Professionals since 1950 or just do a google search for other retailers. you shouldn't have to leave them in place forever, just long enough to change their habits. They work for keeping kids from jumping your fences too!

Good luck!

LoganSnake · 01-06-2010, 04:44 PM

I just realized that this is a thread from 2005. Way to necro....

petersteel · 01-10-2010, 09:36 PM

i think for this problem u should try out netting bird .. that is really great option for this.. i also try out this .. that was really working ...for more information regarding Pigeon deterrent spikes, bird control problems, pigeon control, bird repellent,bird netting ..

AlexDigitalx · 01-13-2010, 09:03 AM

try cat or dog

SSJTWIZTA · 01-13-2010, 02:23 PM

i believe they sell fake owls/falcons that deter pigeons. you could give that a shot.

if you dont mind pissing off your neighbors you could buy a bird cannon.

makes a loud "BANG" every now and then. scares 'em right off.

MSD · 01-18-2010, 12:43 PM

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04-18-2005, 05:31 PM	#1 (permalink)
kolila Upright Location: canada	getting rid of pigeons on my balcony i got rid of their nest, i tried spraying my balcony down with wd-40, i have hung CDs so they can move and shine around....nothing. i even hit one of them with a mop....they still keep coming back. my balcony is so full of bird poo i need a shovel. anyone have any ideas? ive looked on the net and aside from some 50$+ products nothing seems to work.

04-19-2005, 03:16 PM	#3 (permalink)
Antrocka83 Upright Location: Stamford, CT	moth balls I believe is an old time cure for that. That or ammonia. Which will get rid of all kinds of animals, humans included. __________________ Anthony T. Townes Victim of the Glass Ceiling

04-19-2005, 04:41 PM	#5 (permalink)
f6twister Addict	^ Any cat working on a balcony better have enough lives left to finish the job or really good balance. __________________ A little rudeness and disrespect can elevate a meaningless interaction to a battle of wills and add drama to an otherwise dull day. Calvin

04-20-2005, 05:12 AM	#6 (permalink)
Charlatan Getting it. Super Moderator Location: Lion City	I had a friend who strung a fine mesh of fishing line along his balcony... You didn't see the line unless you were looking right at it and it kept the birds off... Super cheap soloution. __________________ "My hands are on fire. Hands are on fire. Ain't got no more time for all you charlatans and liars." - Old Man Luedecke

04-20-2005, 08:23 AM	#8 (permalink)
JStrider Poo-tee-weet? Location: The Woodlands, TX	get an airsoft gun... shouldnt kill em... least the one i use on the pigeons around here doesnt... and its fun... __________________ -=JStrider=- ~Clatto Verata Nicto

04-18-2005, 06:28 PM	#2 (permalink)
iamnormal Addict Location: In the id	Here is a site I came across that list alot of different deterrents. http://schoolipm.ifas.ufl.edu/tech_np.htm

04-19-2005, 03:18 PM	#4 (permalink)
Coppertop Getting Medieval on your ass Location: 13th century Europe

04-20-2005, 06:50 AM	#7 (permalink)
calizforthewin Upright	Bread your next door neighbors balcony? On a serious note, im not sure if they sell them anymore, but you can buy a fake owl (used to scare away birds from my old roof) (quite cheap too). It looks a quite bit cheesy, but im sure you place it right, it might work. Yet on a balcony, I don't know. Just an idea. Also, you could become one with the birds, and like Home Alone 2, scare little kids with your bird knowledge.

04-20-2005, 08:28 AM	#9 (permalink)
WillyPete Addict	Put a bowl of dry rice out there for them. Pretty soon there'll be no pigeons left to cause you issues. The rice absorbs water whilst still in their crop where it's meant to digest. Pigeon go POP!

04-20-2005, 09:28 AM	#10 (permalink)
Sage hoarding all the big girl panties since 2005 Location: North side	ah yes pigeons, rats with wings... do you know why they're coming around in the first place? just a place to roost or is there something else attracting them? If you eliminate the attractiveness then they won't come around! (And please don't do the rice thing... that's just cruel! I'd imagne that'd get you animal abuse too if someone found out about it) __________________ Sage knows our mythic history, King Arthur's and Sir Caradoc's She answers hard acrostics, has a pretty taste for paradox She quotes in elegiacs all the crimes of Heliogabalus In conics she can floor peculiarities parabolous -C'hi

04-20-2005, 02:00 PM	#12 (permalink)
tug mcgroin Upright	screw the rice thing some people believe anything http://www.snopes.com/weddings/horrors/birdrice.htm

04-23-2005, 08:09 AM	#13 (permalink)
thingstodo A Storm Is Coming Location: The Great White North	Get a fake owl. __________________ If you're wringing your hands you can't roll up your shirt sleeves. Stangers have the best candy.

04-23-2005, 08:04 PM	#15 (permalink)
iamnormal Addict Location: In the id	Shoot and eat then. They are tasty

04-23-2005, 09:10 PM	#16 (permalink)
guthmund big damn hero	Mmmmm....pigeon stew.... A fake owl will definately work and not just for pigeons. Or at least, it always has for me. Just be sure to move it around every once in a while. I can't say how intelligent pigeons are, but crows will catch on that it's fake unless you move it around a bit every so often. The wire will work as well, although I've seen birds rip themselves apart before figuring it out. __________________ No signature. None. Seriously.

04-23-2005, 09:33 PM	#17 (permalink)
dtheriault Psycho Location: maybe utah	the fishing line is the best solution. it doesn't even need to be a mesh. they will keep hitting it and it will drive them crazy and they'll leave. try one tight strand every foot at first then just every 2 feet should work once their numbers decrease. __________________ "Remember, it takes two to lie. One to lie and one to listen." -Homer Unless you are the freakin Highlander, what is the point in learning how to fight with a sword?

04-24-2005, 07:40 PM	#18 (permalink)
kolila Upright Location: canada	thanks for all the feedback. what ive done so far: wd-40, hung cd's by the roof, tried to suck one up with my shop vac, hit one with a mop. but unfortunately, theyre still here. im going to try the owl next, then is that doesnt work ill try the fish line, and if that doesnt work ill try the pellet gun. ill keep you posted.

04-28-2005, 08:26 PM	#19 (permalink)
slant eyes Psycho Location: cali	i'd like to think the owl solution works. but a neighbor of mine has 3 on his roof and there is shit all over it. pigeon shit. pigeons are sitting on the owl, shittin on it. i too have the same problem. pigeons roost in both of my neighbors roofs. (they have a small hole where the two roofs meet) and they frequently come on my roof. you might not believe it, but sometimes their shit is as big as cat shit. it's all over the place. i've tried shooting them with a paintball gun. but that doesn't work. i can try the fishing wire one, but it's on my roof so that might not be too safe for me. let me know what works out for you as i would like to get rid of them. oh yeah, cool thing. we live on the side of a hill and one time, a little hawk came by and nabbed one. it was awesome. i prayed that the hawk would just stay and eat them all. but alas, it left. i wonder if you can put a leash on a hawk and pin it down on your roof. __________________ no man or woman is worth your tears - and the one who is, won't make you cry question authority, don't ask why, just do it!

04-30-2005, 02:17 PM	#21 (permalink)
flat5 Very Insignificant Pawn Location: Amsterdam, NL	They have to feel secure there if they intend to nest. Keep it clear so that they can't hide behind anything and feel safe. Make them know that you can walk right up to them and they won't nest. They may still visit. Hardware/home supply stores sell a fishnet type of thing that can be used as a last resort. good luck. Remove the shit as I think it tells them this is a safe place... like hobos marking a site :-) once they really decide to nest, it will take an air gun or cat to change their mind.

05-23-2005, 06:39 PM	#22 (permalink)
woOt? Crazy Location: Miami, FL	flame thrower? Or, instead, I used to have some Nicaraguan neighbors who would shoot pigeons down from powerlines outside and BBQ them.. I'm not joking. I could call them for you.

05-23-2005, 08:03 PM	#23 (permalink)
questone Crazy	Bread your next door neighbors balcony?

05-25-2005, 03:31 PM	#25 (permalink)
flat5 Very Insignificant Pawn Location: Amsterdam, NL	There is a wonderful Don Martin cartoon from the 50's (Mad Magazine) about poisoning pigeons.

07-02-2005, 10:32 AM	#27 (permalink)
Wyodiver33 Just here for the beer. Location: Ft. Lauderdale, Floriduh	Here in Florida, a lot of businesses have strips of small spikes on their signs and gas pumps. The spikes are so numerous that the flying disease bags have nowhere to land whithout hitting a spike. Seams to work quite well but it doesn't look very nice. I'm not into animal cruelty but I seriously hate pigeons. I would love to see them eradicated from the earth. __________________ I like stuff.

07-04-2005, 04:52 AM	#28 (permalink)
basmoq It's a girly girl! Location: OH, USA	have you ever seen a place that sells these spikes Wyodiver33? Ive seen them in Chicago, but never found a place to buy them __________________ "There's someone out there for everyone - even if you need a pickaxe, a compass, and night goggles to find them."

07-09-2005, 08:19 PM	#29 (permalink)
shadrock Crazy	step 1: get a BB gun Step 2...

12-29-2009, 08:55 PM	#30 (permalink)
petersteel Upright	reply i think u should use pigeon deterrent spikes.. that would be that best option..i hope that.. help u out..

12-30-2009, 07:35 PM	#32 (permalink)
Hektore Junkie Location: Greater Harrisburg Area	Not that the original poster will see this, but I would like to suggest an alternative to the fake owl. The real thing. No, seriously. Check around and see if there are any birds of prey native to your area, some species can do quite well in and around cities (I'm assuming you're in/near a city with the pigeon/balcony problem). Find plans for a box/house for that species and put it up, the rest should take care of itself. That way not only do you solve your pigeon problem you provide a nest site for an animal that very likely needs it. It would be like killing two birds with one stone. [couldn't resist] __________________ The advantage law is the best law in rugby, because it lets you ignore all the others for the good of the game.

01-06-2010, 01:51 PM	#33 (permalink)
LoganSnake We work alone Location: Cake Town	1. Make a wire mesh roof on your balcony. 2. Set up a camera. 3. Put some bird seed out. 4. Run a high voltage current through it. 5. Record the footage. 6. Watch them rocket off. 7. ??? 8. Profit. __________________ Maturity is knowing you were an idiot in the past. Wisdom is knowing that you'll be an idiot in the future. Common sense is knowing that you should try not to be an idiot now. - J. Jacques

01-06-2010, 03:14 PM	#34 (permalink)
12Packaday Upright Location: I get alot of mail in St. Louis, so I guess St. Louis	WOW! That's good stuff! The owl is a hit or miss thing, maybe moving it around is the trick. As has been mentioned , I've seen poop covered owls and I've seen thirty or forty pigeons on a rooftop with the owl right in the middle. Shooting is a great solution if you have the time and space. I have a cemetery behind my house so not too many complaints from THOSE neighbors, but at a previous abode the police were called by a bird loving lady several times (pigeons shouldn't even be considered birds!). Just be sure of whats down range before launching a barrage of lead overhead, the pellets that miss may find windshields or children. Set an oscillating fan on the balcony for a few days with tinsel or streamers in the front grate. Keep a light on at dusk (it will improve your aim). Bird detrerent spikes can be purchased at Bird Control From Nixalite, The Bird Control Professionals since 1950 or just do a google search for other retailers. you shouldn't have to leave them in place forever, just long enough to change their habits. They work for keeping kids from jumping your fences too! Good luck!

01-06-2010, 04:44 PM	#35 (permalink)
LoganSnake We work alone Location: Cake Town	I just realized that this is a thread from 2005. Way to necro.... __________________ Maturity is knowing you were an idiot in the past. Wisdom is knowing that you'll be an idiot in the future. Common sense is knowing that you should try not to be an idiot now. - J. Jacques

01-10-2010, 09:36 PM	#36 (permalink)
petersteel Upright	reply i think for this problem u should try out netting bird .. that is really great option for this.. i also try out this .. that was really working ...for more information regarding Pigeon deterrent spikes, bird control problems, pigeon control, bird repellent,bird netting ..

01-13-2010, 09:03 AM	#37 (permalink)
AlexDigitalx Banned	try cat or dog

01-13-2010, 02:23 PM	#38 (permalink)
SSJTWIZTA Master Thief. Master Criminal. Masturbator. Location: Windiwana	i believe they sell fake owls/falcons that deter pigeons. you could give that a shot. if you dont mind pissing off your neighbors you could buy a bird cannon. makes a loud "BANG" every now and then. scares 'em right off. __________________ First they came for the Jews and I did not speak out because I was not a Jew. Then they came for the communists and I did not speak out because I was not a communist. Then they came for the trade unionists and I did not speak out because I was not a trade unionist Then they came for me And there was no one left to speak out for me. -Pastor Martin Niemoller

01-18-2010, 12:43 PM	#39 (permalink)
MSD The sky calls to us ... Super Moderator Location: CT	Wildlife Control Technology, Agriculture Pest Management Solutions