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kolila 04-18-2005 05:31 PM

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.

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

http://www.granick.com/blog/cat.jpg

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. :crazy:

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. :crazy:

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

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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 (Post 1818146)
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. :thumbsup:

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

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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.
http://www.bugspray.com/pictures/products/zac.jpg

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

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