Pigeons keep eating grass seed
07 September 2006, 01:01 PM
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Pigeons keep eating grass seed
We've had a couple of trees removed and have seeded the area so we can have grass again, but the bloody pigeons keep eating the seed!!!
Any ideas?
Any ideas?
07 September 2006, 01:07 PM
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07 September 2006, 01:11 PM
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Originally Posted by watto52
shoot them
Originally Posted by Spoon
Keep your garden gate closed and stop them coming in. 
Originally Posted by stilover
Get a cat. 
07 September 2006, 01:17 PM
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Originally Posted by paulwrxboro
put some cheap netting over
07 September 2006, 01:21 PM
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Originally Posted by RRH
these are flying pigeons, unfortunately
Pour some seed in an area that doesn't require it, just so the pigeons eat that and potentially leave the other area alone. If they don't then at least there is more chance of less seed loss from the correct area.
As for the wasp idea I always buy the wasps an orange juice to keep my beer to myself.
07 September 2006, 01:24 PM
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Netting seems like a plan, although I forgot to mention the one eyed semi-blind boxer dog that will no doubt fall all over it.
I wonder if sprinkling a load of pepper will sort it? Knowing my luck pigeons love pepper though...
I wonder if sprinkling a load of pepper will sort it? Knowing my luck pigeons love pepper though...
07 September 2006, 01:24 PM
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[quote=RRH]they're wood pigeons, not normal ones- quite pleasant when they're not eating your grass seed. there's too many of them as well.
try dynamite then. Gets all of them at once. Granted your house too but problem solved
try dynamite then. Gets all of them at once. Granted your house too but problem solved
07 September 2006, 01:44 PM
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Just shoot one, im guessing that the sight of one of the little fellas laying there toes pointing skyward is going to be a bit off putting to the others.
07 September 2006, 01:56 PM
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Originally Posted by paulwrxboro
put some cheap netting over
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07 September 2006, 02:06 PM
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Originally Posted by Karl 227
Lots of string and foil paper strips all over the garden
Or, what Watto said
Or, what Watto said
07 September 2006, 02:39 PM
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LOL, I am FPMSL at the idea or ricardo going out to his bird table on a Saturday and covering it with food and then waiting behind a bush spud in hand for a pigeon to land on it for a snack, people must this you're fekkin bananas 
07 September 2006, 03:01 PM
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We had the same problem, so just put some canes in the grass with empty compost bags on top that blew in the breeze and acted like scare crows
It worked.
It worked.
07 September 2006, 03:36 PM
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Originally Posted by RRH
got three cats, but they're pretty small, and don't seem arsed
07 September 2006, 03:40 PM
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Isn't there an old myth that you can put some sort of broken up pill down (forget which, anadin?) and if they eat enough it reacts with something in thier stomachs and they explode upon take off
A load of old cobblers I'm sure but worth a try
A load of old cobblers I'm sure but worth a try
07 September 2006, 03:44 PM
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Originally Posted by Nido
Isn't there an old myth that you can put some sort of broken up pill down (forget which, anadin?) and if they eat enough it reacts with something in thier stomachs and they explode upon take off
A load of old cobblers I'm sure but worth a try
A load of old cobblers I'm sure but worth a try
07 September 2006, 03:50 PM
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that'll be alka seltzer; apparently birds can't fart so they explode
its even funnier with them bloody greedy seagulls apparently, you can just throw bits in to the air and they'll catch them, then explode.
anyway, I just want to stop them eating the seed, blowing them up won't have quite the desired effect.
its even funnier with them bloody greedy seagulls apparently, you can just throw bits in to the air and they'll catch them, then explode.
anyway, I just want to stop them eating the seed, blowing them up won't have quite the desired effect.
07 September 2006, 03:52 PM
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Originally Posted by RRH
that'll be alka seltzer; apparently birds can't fart so they explode
its even funnier with them bloody greedy seagulls apparently, you can just throw bits in to the air and they'll catch them, then explode.
anyway, I just want to stop them eating the seed, blowing them up won't have quite the desired effect.
its even funnier with them bloody greedy seagulls apparently, you can just throw bits in to the air and they'll catch them, then explode.
anyway, I just want to stop them eating the seed, blowing them up won't have quite the desired effect.
07 September 2006, 03:53 PM
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Originally Posted by Karl 227
LOL, I am FPMSL at the idea or ricardo going out to his bird table on a Saturday and covering it with food and then waiting behind a bush spud in hand for a pigeon to land on it for a snack, people must this you're fekkin bananas
Pheasants are also a problem near me!
07 September 2006, 04:00 PM
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exploding_bird
Not true i'm afraid, looked on youtube with no results
That would have been funny to see a bird exploding!
Not true i'm afraid, looked on youtube with no results
That would have been funny to see a bird exploding!