Pigeons taking over bird stand and garden and messing all over

WestonDave

We had this problem - I stupidly hanged the feeders near the kids climbing frame, and although they were hanging feeders that the pigeons couldn't directly access they kept loitering around hoping to find bits that other birds had dropped (and even crashing into the feeders to shake stuff out!). I've left them unfilled over the summer to train the pigeons out of thinking there is food around (as there is plenty else for birds in our garden over the summer - raspberries, blueberries etc - arggh!). Over the weekend I've put them back up hanging between a very dense bush with hawthorn mixed into it, and a holly bush. Hopefully that will be fine for the smaller birds that are supposed to be using the feeders but a right pain in the backside (literally) for the feral pigeons. (I think it was only ever one or two in our garden!).

We'll see!

victoria_stiles

It is really very bad when pigeons use to mess all around you. Ultrasonic repellents are commercially available for every possible pest you can imagine, and for every pest we've researched they have been found to be complete failures at repelling any of them. Pigeons are no exception. Don't waste your money on one of these. RelocationTrapping and relocating a pigeon is a complete waste of time. Even if you release the bird hundreds of miles away, it will still be able to find its way back home in no time flat.