need a poison for pigeons

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Posted: 7/11/2001 11:17:07 AM EDT

My girlfriend's condo has a ton of pigeons that hang out on the chimney. I would love to break out my RWS or even better one of the ARs but I'm not anxious to meet the local SWAT team. Does anyone have a simple poison recipe that could be added to bird seed?

Thanks

Posted: 7/11/2001 11:22:08 AM EDT

[#1]

Well, you could try the Aguila Colibri subsonic .22. Sounds like a bb gun in my rifle. Or, just mix in some rat poison. Just remember that rat poison still takes some time to kill. Basically, their veins weaken until the animal bleeds to death. I'd do it quick and virtually painlessly with the .22...I don't like to make animals suffer needlessly.

brouhaha

Posted: 7/11/2001 11:22:15 AM EDT

[#2]

get a BB gun then pop each one in the head. not
a pneumatic gun just a little red rider type gun. if not, try rice. pigeons will eat this and drink water they should blow up.

Posted: 7/11/2001 11:42:14 AM EDT

[#3]

Give 'em a case of "lead poisoning."

[}:D]

Posted: 7/11/2001 12:03:28 PM EDT

[#4]

Quoted:
Give 'em a case of "lead poisoning."[}:D]

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Via a good pellet rifle. Get your Betty Crocker
out and find the recipe for pigeon fricassee.

Posted: 7/11/2001 12:13:36 PM EDT

[#5]

Quoted:

Quoted:
Give 'em a case of "lead poisoning."[}:D]

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Via a good pellet rifle. Get your Betty Crocker
out and find the recipe for pigeon fricassee.

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A guy at church is doing exactly that with the local squirrel population eating his tomatoes.

Mrs. Guy at church is not aware of it however.

Posted: 7/11/2001 12:38:05 PM EDT

[#6]

This sounds crazy, but I saw it work. When I was a kid, a friend of my dad's used live pigeons to train his bird dogs. He'd soak corn in vodka overnight and leave it out for the pigeons. They'd eat it, and get trashed and we could just pick them up.

I'm not at all sure what you'd DO with them at that point, maybe take their car keys away from them, I suppose...

Posted: 7/11/2001 12:49:59 PM EDT

[#7]

A silenced .22 lr gun will do the job if you aim carefully.

Else, a host of air rifle producers make airguns that definitely have enough power to kill a pigeon.

The last option is a vicious and ever-hungry cat. :)

Posted: 7/11/2001 2:06:00 PM EDT

[#8]

I made the mistake of shooting a flying carp awhile back and it stuck in the dormer and bled for hours down the side of my house. Used a Flobert BB cap in a 12 inch H&R. We used a chemical at the brewery (unknown) that you paint/pour on like STP and had an irritant in it. Burned their little feet. Maybe available commercially? Then maybe you can get the rest of the owners to chip in on the project?

Posted: 7/11/2001 2:35:57 PM EDT

[#9]

make some posion smoke

Posted: 7/11/2001 2:48:26 PM EDT

[#10]

Corn soaked in Avitrol will work.

Actually most pesticides designed to
enter the body via inhalation
will kill birdies
quite easily
because they have a unidirectional
respiratory system which requires two cycles
of inhalation and exhalation for air to pass
through their system.
This gives poison plenty
of time to enter the bloodstream
by diffusion and birds cannot cough.

But go for the organophosphates (such
as Diazinon) and you don't have to
worry about inhalation. These babies are
like nerve gas and have a longer
residual effect.

Posted: 7/11/2001 3:34:43 PM EDT

[#11]

garden weasel,

"But go for the organophosphates (such
as Diazinon) and you don't have to
worry about inhalation. These babies are
like nerve gas and have a longer
residual effect."

Does "longer residual effect" mean it will stay around longer or will it just take forever to make them die or go retard? Just curious, I think Id rather have 1000 live pigeons around more than Id want 500 retarded and 500 dead pigeons. Although it would be kind of funny.

Posted: 7/11/2001 3:44:58 PM EDT

[#12]

Don't use poison. It gets into the food chain. Probably illegal also. Buy a live pigeon trap. I believe Cabelas sells them. You can probably sell, or give the pigeons to someone who has a hunting dog. I know, I use live Pigeons to train my Lab. Good luck.

Posted: 7/11/2001 4:05:29 PM EDT

[#13]

Murderers.

Posted: 7/11/2001 4:05:57 PM EDT

[#14]

Quoted:
Don't use poison. It gets into the food chain. Probably illegal also.

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It is illegal in some areas
if it has been either determined
or speculated that
it will harm migratory species.

Actually using insecticide
to kill birds is a no-no also
but does happen quite often due to misuse.
(Diazinon is banned for use on golf courses
'cause it enters the water and kills geese and fish and frogs)

Corn soaked in Avitrol is the most
common form of poisoning
designed to kill pigeons.

Posted: 7/11/2001 4:10:03 PM EDT

[#15]

Your name would'nt be RANDALL FLAG would it?

Posted: 7/11/2001 4:14:12 PM EDT

[#16]

"lead"

Posted: 7/11/2001 4:19:27 PM EDT

[#17]

Originally Posted By Imbrog|io:
Murderers.

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This from a man whom I suspect
has a basement full of peach pits.

Posted: 7/11/2001 4:22:54 PM EDT

[#18]

Either trap them or shoot them. Poison is indescriminate and sloppy. We inadvertantly poison enough stuff without intentionally spreading it around. That poison can end up in steams etc.... youve heard all the bleeding heart crap, I know I have but I take urban water samples because of the buisiness I'm in and I can tell ya there is enough nasty crap already in the water too.

Be a man! Shoot them!

I think thats the longest sentance Ive ever writen!

One point about trapping.... ever heard of Homing Pigeons?

Posted: 7/11/2001 4:58:58 PM EDT

[#19]

Dont use poison!!

Shoot them, trap them, or get a cat or a hawk.

Poison will kill too many innocent cats, dogs, and raptors.

Is it true that birds cant burp and if you give them Tums or Rolaids that they will die from excessieve gas build up? I have sort of thought that it was a old wives tale, but...

Posted: 7/12/2001 12:09:50 AM EDT

[#20]

How about hanging up one of those fake owls or hawks. The only sure fire way I know of getting rid of them is lead.[uzi]

Posted: 7/12/2001 1:10:01 AM EDT

[#21]

Alka Seltzer works for seagulls, why not pigeons?

If they can't burp, they gotta pop.

I'm going to burn in hell now, I know it.

Posted: 7/12/2001 5:23:33 AM EDT

[#22]

last time I checked a .223 shell would take care of a pigeon....

Years ago, Cincinnati used to have a guy that was paid by the city to shoot pigeons.

Boy I wish I could get a job like that....

Posted: 7/12/2001 5:42:52 AM EDT

[#23]

Thanks for the replies. There is a fake owl up and the pigeons seem to think it's their buddy. It has no effect at all. I would love to shoot them with my RWS air rifle but the only place to get an angle on them exposes me to all the neighbors. That's why I was thinking I could spread around a little poisoned seed without anyone knowing.

Posted: 7/12/2001 6:23:24 AM EDT

[#24]

Flying Rats........... And Sea-gulls are?? Flying Sea Rats.

Get a cat, just 1, or get something that makes hawk or owl sounds.

Posted: 7/12/2001 8:45:59 AM EDT

[#25]

Sorry you can't use your RWS. There are certain times when shooting adult airguns is more fun than shooting regular firearms.
Try fixing nails, pointy side up around the flue top. Use one of those silicone caulks. If you can't get up there, try a sling shot. Practice with rocks (like small pebbles from a gravel pit). That way you don't have to pay for them. If you don't mind losing a few darts, try a blowgun. They're alot of fun too, but take some practice also. I've used these methods for urban pest control and they work with varying degrees of success. If you're into revenge, and have neighbors close by but not too close, throw seed up on their roof.

Posted: 7/12/2001 9:23:29 AM EDT

[#26]

Quoted:
Give 'em a case of "lead poisoning."

[}:D]

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yeah 55 grains at 3000 fps [sniper]

Posted: 7/12/2001 9:37:43 AM EDT

[#27]

ive asked this question before, someone said to use a rubber snake to scare them away.

Posted: 7/12/2001 12:37:59 PM EDT

[#28]

Has anyone tried a rubber snake?

Posted: 7/12/2001 12:53:20 PM EDT

[#29]

You can't eat them if you poison them,theys is delicious.

Posted: 7/12/2001 3:01:45 PM EDT

[#30]

Originally Posted By innocent bystander:
Has anyone tried a rubber snake?

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My wife has one in the garden, all it does is scare the heck out of visitors! Funny, really. I live near a lake and noticed shopping centers have like a fishing line from pole to pole...no gulls! Can just barely see it, wonder if it would work on your chimney on a smaller scale for pigeons?

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