why are there so many mutilated pigeons?

MrNuked

There are a lot of pigeons in Dublin missing parts of their legs and feet. Anyone know why?

Raz

I'm not really sure but you always see them around the train stations so it has to be something to do with that situation. Maybe the whack their feet off the moving trains as they try to fly over them out of the way. That would probably do it for them.

Space Coyote

Maybe they all have leprosy. I for one hope all the flying rat bástards die. Filthy disease-riddled scumbags.

Woden

maybe cause little skangers like to catch them and mutilate them?

po0k

They're more efficient.
Don't need the extraneous toes, feet and legs.

Dustaz

Apparently they eat each other.

At least thats what i was told when i was in venice and noticed the same thing.

Pigeons are basically knackers and attack each other a lot.

Apparrently.

Lex_Diamonds

I think its actually a fungal thingy, that infects them and makes the bits drop off. Ever see one with no legs at all? They still seem to be able to manage, fair play to them.

Lafortezza

I think its because they perch on very hot streetlights and light on buildings and such, the heat from the lights melts and fecks up the hard skin on their feet causing them to go all warped and nasty

vibe666

i had noticed the same thing in london, and eentually found out that a lot of building maintainence people had problems with pigeon crap on everything (which is very corrosive), and so would paint a special acidic substance onto surfaces where the pigeons would perch which would burn their feet,and stop them hanging around.

sinc ethey have verylittle in the way of feeling in their feet, it needed to be something very strong to get their attention, but apparently has the side effect, that over time because they still land there for alittle while until things heat up, it eats away at their feet.

i don't know if this is the same thing or not, but it was the only excuse i ever got.

Dustaz

This is like a wierd episode of Call My Bluff

cujimmy

I understand from a friend in Glasgow City Council, that it is due to the netting that housing dept, shops and such like put up to prevent the birds from perching. Sometimes they (the birds) get themselves entangled and the only way to free themselves is to pull the leg off

FinalWord

frostbite, gets very cold of an evening in da winter

Lafortezza

probably all of the above

tba

Its The Pigeon Serial Killer, and they are the victims that escaped.

PROOF

Big al

Ozzy Osbourne was about

Emmo

Rats and other pigeons bite them and cause they dont have pigeon doctors and pigeon anti-biotics they get infected horribly scared / mutilated / fall off

Emmo

Space Coyote

Are the pigeons biting lumps off each other coz they think it's food or is it fighting they're at. They're hardly cannibals are they ? Mad feckin eejits.
And if you (a pigeon) were hanging around the platform at Connolly Station and a feckin rat was trying to bite ye, would ye not just fly up, out of its reach ? :rolleyes:

AL][EN

Originally posted by tba
Its The Pigeon Serial Killer, and they are the victims that escaped.

PROOF

I admit it, it was me!! im the mad pidgeon serial killer well done tba you caught me fair and square

honestly tho i have no idea why it happens maybe its the next step in the evolutionary chain for pidgeons

tba

Originally posted by AL][EN
I admit it, it was me!! im the mad pidgeon serial killer well done tba you caught me fair and square

Expect the swift and merciless retrubution of the pigeon union AL][EN

AL][EN

Originally posted by tba
Expect the swift and merciless retrubution of the pigeon union AL][EN

so be it but i go to my fate with the knowledge that im making the world a better place by having 1 legged pidgeon's around the world.

Exit

Originally posted by Dustaz
This is like a wierd episode of Call My Bluff

haha! true!

Capt'n Midnight

They keep getting caught in chewing gum

bug

I'll never ask you lot anything important...

i'll go with the fungal theory for 60 points please bob..







do I win?

hedgetrimmer

As Dustaz said, tis down to in-fighting. Oh you think you do good when you throw those bits of bread, but don't you know it starts gang fueds, pigeon wars, drive by peckings and all sorts of fanatical jihads...Osama bin Pigeon..


Really shouldn't get on this thing before morning coffee...

LoneGunM@n

Originally posted by hedgetrimmer
drive by peckings

*lol

I hate the bleedin' flying rats ... & there so feckin' cheeky ... hopping around at your feet & then fly a foot away when you swing a foot