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What is the best way to keep pidgeons from landing on my roof?

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hwbuckley
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a fake owl on the roof make a mobile out of old cd's and hang it up there.

Randy

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RSMEINER

Eat them.

--Goedjn

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default

Make a mobile outta KFC buckets......

Reply to
Rick Shaw

we used to have an electric wire on the ledges at work. if it's right on the peak of your roof, then something that interferes with their landing would work. a coiled wire or something, perhaps. I've seen them sitting right on top of the fake owl downtown. Maybe you have to move the owl periodically for that to work....

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mark

Inflatable owl that bobs around in the wind works well.

Randy

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RSMEINER

I'm Richard Williams and I disapprove of this message !!!!

Reply to
rwilliams

You gotcha be hi-tech with the pidgeons these days. They are getting smarter. The owl needs to rotate, hop around, make owl hoots, and have lightup eyes. You need to connect the owl to one motor to make it rotate, and a solenoid to make it hop. Then connect a speaker and get an owl hooter tape or cd and play the sounds thru the speaker. Finally, put LED bulbs behind the eyes to make them glow, and be sure to use a random dimming circuit to control the eye brightness. You might also consider flapping wings, which coild be achieved using a pidgeon sensing device and a network of gears attached to another motor. I have a feeling you are not taking these pidgeons seriously enough. You MUST outsmart them.

Reply to
rwilliams

Actually, that's not a bad idea...I just bought a couple of those motion sensor sprinklers to keep the deer out of the garden. Maybe he could get one of those and rig it up top. I'll bet they'd get the idea right quick.

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mark

WTF cares what you disapprove of? You must be a real whizzer, pal!

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Pop

On 19 Oct 2004, "Pop" wrote in news: snipped-for-privacy@usadatanet.net:

You must be either a) unAmerican and/or b) not a TV watcher.

Reply to
Nil

H > What is the best way to keep pidgeons from landing on my roof?

Keep harassing them: go outside and clap your hands to scare them off, preferably just as they land or are about to land.

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barry martin

Quoth hwbuckley :

Line the entire thing with concertina wire. Should get rid of the problem. ;-)

In all sincerity, I've seen many buildings in cities that have broken glass, metal spikes, or some such embedded in their concrete window sills (and all other convenient roosting points). I don't know how feasible such a system would be for a residential roof, but it is a simple, no-hassle solution.

-D.

Reply to
David Gale

What most have overlooked is that there might be someone in the neighborhood who is putting out food for them. Pigeons don't usually hang out where there is not a regular supply of food. A month or so ago, there was a story in the local newspaper about some woman who had this abnormal fascination with pigeons and was feeding them on a regular basis. Naturally, the pigeons brought all their friends. The neighbors were up in arms because of all the pigeon shit all over their cars and property. They asked her to stop on numerous occasions, and after the woman ignored their pleas, they went to the local authorities to complain, but there was no law against feeding pigeons (there is one prohibiting the feeding of deer, though). There was no solution reported, and the newspaper article was just a public airing of the particular problem.

Reply to
willshak

Throw rocks at them til they go over to Rock Island. BTW, "pidgeons" Pigeons...No "D"

Reply to
Rudy

-> What is the best way to keep pidgeons from landing on my roof?

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There's a special product made just for that and you can find it online. Unfortunately, I can't right now.

I'm going to go over to rec.birds and see if someone there remembers how to find the website.

You can wait here for an answer, or come on over to rec.birds and see what happens.

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Suzie-Q

No, don't have a lot of use for the boob-tube. Only TV I watch is what I record for viewing so I can skip the commercials, etc. That said though, I still stand by the unqualified statement the OP made:

WTF cares what the OP disapproves of?

I disapprove of sexual abuse too. Not every one does, though. Plus I disapprove of Maggie sitting in the front seat while speeding home and almost running hubby over in the driveway. Maybe you get that, but not everyone will. I disapprove of off topic, time wasting posters. It's a long list; should I continue?

Pop

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Pop

On 20 Oct 2004, "Pop" wrote in news: snipped-for-privacy@usadatanet.net:

The original comment was just a silly joke, a reference to recent political ads on TV. I got it, but I guess you didn't. Since you do seem familiar with the Simpsons, I'll leave you with this... Don't have a cow, man.

Reply to
Nil

hungry stranded cats would love to be on your roof

Reply to
bumtracks

They tried that at my office- giant carpet-gripper looking things, with interlaced 3 inch spikes sticking up. Worked about a month, then the birds started nesting in them, bending a few spikes down and using the rest for anchors.

Pigeons are right up there with cockroaches and sharks in adapting to their environment.

aem sends....

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ameijers

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