Pigeon stuck in our showroom

[zed4]

Any ideas?! It's a huge building and it's high up in the RSJs at the top. We've tried throwing things up near it to scare it, but it just won't move. It flew off a couple of times to a different RSJ, but now it's just sat there and refuses to move, despite throwing things up to hit the metal roof right next to it.

I don't want to hurt it and it's too high for us to get up there, even with a forklift.

Any ideas?!

We have two big roller shutter doors, both of which are fully open. The showroom isn't that bright and it's very sunny outside, so I'd have thought it could easily find it's way out.

It's crapping all over our new boats!!!

Dan

[Willy Nilly]

Air rifle after hours

[zed4]

Don't want holes in the metal roof either!!

[saleen836]

Willy Nilly said:

Air rifle after hours

In my experiance this is generally the only way to remove them.

[JM]

Get an owl or other bird of prey, or a cat on a long pole.
That should scare the pigeon.

Or a powerful water pistol/supersoaker!

[zed4]

saleen836 said:

Willy Nilly said:

Air rifle after hours

In my experiance this is generally the only way to remove them.

Got a big air rifle with scope now.

Got the industrial gas heaters on flat out with the recirculating fans turned off to try and make it uncomfortably hot. It's boiling hot upstairs on the mezzanine now! It just went to sleep....

[zed4]

I wonder if I could play it loud bird of prey sounds to scare it off. Or a pigeon in distress sound?

[Davey S2]

Bird seed on the floor leading outside?

It probably wont leave if there ae loads of people around though.

[zed4]

zed4 said:

I wonder if I could play it loud bird of prey sounds to scare it off. Or a pigeon in distress sound?

Well that didn't work, it's still asleep. Might have to wake it up first.

[GALLARDOGUY]

Torch the building.

[zed4]

GALLARDOGUY said:

Torch the building.

It's probably a bit nice for that!!

[ikarl]

are pigeons scared of tigers?


OP - I think you need a tiger.

[zed4]

ikarl said:

are pigeons scared of tigers?


OP - I think you need a tiger.

Are customers scared of tigers though? If you were buying a boat, would you be scared of a tiger? How effective are tigers at reaching birds at this height? It's at the highest point of the building as shown above if that helps.

[JonnyFive]

Brilliant thread.

Keep us updated OP.

Nothing to add, except in the nasty bus station in town they've got spikes on all of the supports/signs etc to stop pigeons sitting on them.

It doesn't seem to stop them much.

[Tampon]

Op you will be fine with the air rifle, it will bounce off. Many many birds shot in buildings like yours.

Now, take him OUT.

[DocArbathnot]

Soak some bread in sherry (plenty of sherry) at home time. The little buggers will get pissed and pass out. Chuck them out in the morning before the sober up.

(Birds are used to getting pissed when they eat rotting/fermenting fruit they won't mind)

I used to use this method when I worked in a supermarket instead of calling the pest controller with the air gun.

[anonymous-user]

Tampon said:

Op you will be fine with the air rifle, it will bounce off. Many many birds shot in buildings like yours.

Now, take him OUT.

It may be a her ?

[750turbo]

JM said:

...or a cat on a long pole.

That should scare the pigeon.

Genius

[JM]

750turbo said:

JM said:

...or a cat on a long pole.

That should scare the pigeon.

Genius

Something like this.




They must use this method to keep birds of electric wires.

[zed4]

Been throwing rubber oar collars at it to try and drive it out. It's a persistant bugger! It's taken a few direct hits and still flying around. It's found a little hiding place now. Managed to hit it with an air rifle, some feathers popped out, but it's still hiding in the corner of the RSJ.

I feel sorry for it. I like the bread idea, but I have no sherry at work! Also, it's a huge building, I'm not sure it would find it.