Almost as bad as rats, but they have the advantage of wings...
For the last fortnight we've had pigeons coming into the workshops trying to nest, the foreman won't have anything done about it as he's a big animal lover but they've been locked in all weekend, turd everywhere including over my snap on box and it stinks in here. Surely there's a health and safety issue?
Pigeon poo can harbour all sorts of nasties.
We have to get it cleaned out of some sites before we can make a start.
"Pigeon excrement in lofts attics, walkways, towers, etc. creates a health hazard for the building occupants, such as employees, visitors, and
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Close the gaps up, get this lad in http://www.effectivebirdcontrol.co.uk/hygiene.html and then get it cleaned up.
Shoot 'em. Doesnt matter what the boss says
Almost as bad as rats, but they have the advantage of wings...
^^ Ditto, shoot the mangy vermin.
Surely one of your work colleagues is asthmatic and allergic to feathers? That would certainly make it necessary to do something (on health+safety
grounds).
If you think it's messy at the moment just wait until they nest. The pigeons just drop the baby pigeon poo sacks over the edge of the nest, at
least with an adult there's a chance it'll be going out to get food in which case it'll be crapping outside.
Buy an Umbrella
http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/database/pigeonpie_8159.shtml
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Originally posted by BenB
Surely one of your work colleagues is asthmatic and allergic to feathers?
^^^ Ditto Ditto Shoot them!
They are one of the worst forms of disease carriers we have. They are just as bad as rats so get the air rifle out and enjoy ....
My local B&Q has a dummy hawk on it's roof, with a speaker that plays hawk screeching noises all the time - I have no idea whether it
works...
... perhaps you could try playing hawk or eagle calls to see whether it spooks them enough to scare them away.
You could also have loads of fun making a bird scarer - you have to make some really noisy bangs at irregular intervals. Odds on that you will jump
more than the birds though...
[Edited on 4/5/10 by David Jenkins]
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Originally posted by balidey
http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/database/pigeonpie_8159.shtml
or take up falconry (spelling?)
Shooting them is the best way to get rid off them and then cook them up and enjoy.
start pigeon racing maybe?