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Getting Rid of Pigeons
I have pigeons that keep building nests under my solar panels. What is the best way to get rid of these flying rodents. I actually do not care about anything humane, which is what constantly comes up on search engines.
Could you just install some hardware cloth around the sides so they can't get in, but water can still run through? That seems like it'd be the most easy, because as long as there is a good place to build a nest/spend the night, something is going to want to get in there.
"There are no finger prints under water."
Originally Posted by Irving
I thought about just getting chicken wire and rolling it up and just putting under the panels all the way around, that way lots of air and water can still get through but really birds shouldn't be able to.
Chicken wire, or similar, is going to be your best bet.
My parents had pigeons in their barn for years. They built nests up in the eaves, and made a mess out of everything. All three of us boys had BB guns and were given free reign of killing them. We then moved on to shotguns once we were a little older, but we couldn't keep up.
Stretching chicken wire across all of their nesting areas has cut down on the pigeons even coming around, to the point that there aren't any nests now. We still go over with shotguns every once in a while to remind the little bastards why they don't want to live in the sheds or hay stacks.
I have been fighting them for years. Pellet gun after dusk has been my best results. Also had some success with live traps to work while I'm not there. Be sure to bait them with good stuff they know and eat. If you remember I live just down from some grain silos so I get a new batch every year.
Don't get soft on babies either.
We just put up fake owls to scare them off.
Does that really work?
Will do. I got a pellet gun for the stragglers.
Just take off and nuke the site from orbit, it's the only way to be sure...
Light a fire for a man, and he'll be warm for a day, light a man on fire, and he'll be warm for the rest of his life...
Discussion is an exchange of intelligence. Argument is an exchange of
ignorance. Ever found a liberal that you can have a discussion with?
Hmmm, I am considering it, but do you think it might be a bit overkill? What is the option right before Nuke?
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