does anyone out there know how to get rid of pigeons in an indoor arena? and keep them out...
JaJaxBob@...
Nov 3, 2006 3:39 pm
Oh lucky you!! I have watched a pigeon family increase its numbers in my barn. They are afraid of NOTHING!!! I'll be watching this discussion to see if anyone...
I was reading about pigeons and people are suggesting hanging fake owls in the barn...??? Might work. Here is a chat thread of people talking about Pigeons....
I was reading about pigeons and people are suggesting hanging fake owls in the barn...??? Might work. Here is a chat thread of people talking about Pigeons....
i purchased two fake owls and the pigeons built lovely nest quite close to the fake owls....
JaJaxBob@...
Nov 3, 2006 5:22 pm
You won't like it but the only way I know of is to kill them. Once you do this it seems as though others will not reinhabit the barn. Dave Richie ... From:...
David A. Richie, DVM
richieda@...
Nov 3, 2006 5:36 pm
I thought I heard that sometimes falconers will come hunt them in the barn to give rehab birds the experience too, but I wouldn't know how to find someone that...
thanks dave. i have heard that also. the problem is my arena ridge line is 16 feet tall so how would one manage that?...
JaJaxBob@...
Nov 3, 2006 7:39 pm
thanks. i have found a product on line that seems like it should work. they are steel spikes which can be attached to trusses and or cross beams and seem...
JaJaxBob@...
Nov 3, 2006 7:44 pm
I too have a 16 foot high arena. You can buy rifle shells for .22 rifles that are loaded with shot rather than a single projectile. This shot will not...
David A. Richie, DVM
richieda@...
Nov 3, 2006 10:15 pm
great suggestions we got a little lucky in that my husband found a hawk one morning who had hurt its wing. He was able to catch it by throwing a towel over it...
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stoneymeadow@...
Nov 3, 2006 10:48 pm
thanks again dave - i will let you know...
JaJaxBob@...
Nov 4, 2006 12:46 pm
thanks for your suggestions. i especially like the fly strip idea as it seems very humane. i have pursued the roosting spike method and will see how that...