Pigeons

kildare lad

A fella we're doing a job for keeps getting pigeons coming into his warehouse and ****ting over all his produce. He doesn't want to shoot them . What are the best options , trapping ? If he did trap them , what are the best traps to buy and if he releases the pigeons say 10 miles away , would the pigeons just return to the warehouse ... Thanks

Mississippi.

He could get a buzzard decoy and put it near their entryway.
It might work for him

Cass

How feasible is to "seal" the warehouse? IOW prevent them getting in rather than try to deal with them being there at all.

I'd guess pigeons, upon release, would know how to go back to a good feeding spot so capture and release would but the equivalent of sticking your finger in the hole of a boat.

Do you mind me asking why they don't want them shot?

kunekunesika

Where did that name homing pigeon come from?????

Cass

They have Google maps on their phones?!?!?!?!?!

Feisar

Another solution is to remove perches over the produce by putting those spiky setups on them.

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Hoboo

Cass wrote: »

Do you mind me asking why they don't want them shot?

Mad for killing things. I'd hazard a guess because that's inhumane if there's another option?

Cass

Hoboo wrote: »

Mad for killing things.

Perhaps you want to elaborate on that "statement" instead of just posting three word replies that only you understand.

I'd hazard a guess because that's inhumane if there's another option?

There is a prohibition on the discussion of whether hunting is ethical on this forum for a start. Secondly its the hunting forum so asking here will only elicit the same reply and one that is "expected" given the nature of the forum.

useurowname

An eagle or hawk kite worked for us with swallows in a shed.

kunekunesika

Hoboo wrote: »

Mad for killing things. I'd hazard a guess because that's inhumane if there's another option?

A few possible reasons, workers present, ex environment, worried about the roof, food environment with concerns about lead(versus pigeon poo), asked the insurance company???? Etc

kunekunesika

kunekunesika wrote: »

A few possible reasons, workers present, ex environment, worried about the roof, food environment with concerns about lead(versus pigeon poo), asked the insurance company???? Etc

Or he,s a pigeon fancier???

kildare lad

Mississippi. wrote: »

He could get a buzzard decoy and put it near their entryway.
It might work for him

He's tried it and it worked for a while but they copped on after a week or so

kildare lad

Cass wrote: »

How feasible is to "seal" the warehouse? IOW prevent them getting in rather than try to deal with them being there at all.

I'd guess pigeons, upon release, would know how to go back to a good feeding spot so capture and release would but the equivalent of sticking your finger in the hole of a boat.

Do you mind me asking why they don't want them shot?

Ye I was talking to a fella I know that hunts and he said trappings a waste of time. The owner said he got someone in before and they shot them but 2 weeks later a new crowd were back

Cass

That is my thinking too. They're not easily put off and hunger will drive them regardless of the dangers.

My thinking is if culling is out, and trapping is an exercise in futility then prevention is the only course. Stop their ability to enter the warehouse.

kildare lad

Cass wrote: »

That is my thinking too. They're not easily put off and hunger will drive them regardless of the dangers.

My thinking is if culling is out, and trapping is an exercise in futility then prevention is the only course. Stop their ability to enter the warehouse.

Ye , but you've two entrances and there traffic non stop going in and out. Maybe sensor gates or something like that , I don't know

JP22

Just shoot them with an air rifle.

Surely there are local clubs in his area with lads who do vermin control.

End of day for someone who likes the vermin control side of things, to drop in every two/three week and do a a few hours/day cull is not a big thing.

If I was in a position to, I would be glad to do it free gratis.

Cass

Butcher's curtains would be a cheap start. If they work or reduce the volume of birds then its a start. If not then its not a huge outlay in terms of cost. Automated gates would be and may be no more successful.

Eddie B

What about those bird scarer speakers that emit noise that keep birds away. They were very popular a few years back

kildare lad

Eddie B wrote: »

What about those bird scarer speakers that emit noise that keep birds away. They were very popular a few years back

That's sounds good , a fella was telling me about a banger farmers use but it'd probably wreck his employees heads

kildare lad

Cass wrote: »

Butcher's curtains would be a cheap start. If they work or reduce the volume of birds then its a start. If not then its not a huge outlay in terms of cost. Automated gates would be and may be no more successful.

I'll say it to him.. thanks

Johnner2

useurowname wrote: »

An eagle or hawk kite worked for us with swallows in a shed.

Why would you not want swallow in a shed, do you realise the journeys these birds make to traditional nesting sites😡

useurowname

Of course I do. The shed was not good for the swallows, it was being renovated. They relocated to an older nest on the eaves of the house. Everyone was happier, the swallows brought on a healthy brood.