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Renting - Pigeon stuck in chimney!

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Okydoky25
Okydoky25 Posts: 1,139 Forumite
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We seem to have a Pigeon or some bird stuck in the chimney of our rental. It's got a fitted electric fire so no access up the chimney. Who's responsible to get this removed myself or the Landlord?
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  • Dave_the_Ginger_Cat
    Dave_the_Ginger_Cat Posts: 1,025 Forumite
    And if not, the Landlord or their agent.
    So many glitches, so little time...
  • ACG
    ACG Posts: 24,576 Forumite
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    Leave it a week or 2 and it will be nobodies problem... only messing.
    I am a Mortgage Adviser
    You should note that this site doesn't check my status as a mortgage adviser, so you need to take my word for it. This signature is here as I follow MSE's Mortgage Adviser Code of Conduct. Any posts on here are for information and discussion purposes only and shouldn't be seen as financial advice.
  • G_M
    G_M Posts: 51,977 Forumite
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    ACG wrote: »
    Leave it a week or 2 and it will be nobodies problem... only messing.
    why is this messing?

    The only action required is a letter to the LL advising him to fit a cage to the top of the chimney to stop it happening again.

    Pigeon is a goner.
  • ACG
    ACG Posts: 24,576 Forumite
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    As much as we all hate pigeons, its still a bit harsh letting something starve to death.
    I am a Mortgage Adviser
    You should note that this site doesn't check my status as a mortgage adviser, so you need to take my word for it. This signature is here as I follow MSE's Mortgage Adviser Code of Conduct. Any posts on here are for information and discussion purposes only and shouldn't be seen as financial advice.
  • Dan-Dan
    Dan-Dan Posts: 5,278 Forumite
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    Get Blackadder round!
    Never, under any circumstances, take a sleeping pill and a laxative on the same night.
  • Okydoky25
    Okydoky25 Posts: 1,139 Forumite
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    I'm more worried of the smell once its died as I can't see my Landlord caring about it tbh!
  • G_M
    G_M Posts: 51,977 Forumite
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    Okydoky25 wrote: »
    I'm more worried of the smell once its died as I can't see my Landlord caring about it tbh!
    The smell will

    a) rise and
    b) not last long
  • wannahouse
    wannahouse Posts: 381 Forumite
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    gee, a bunch of caring people here!

    its not your life- therefore you see it as worthless!

    yet a little effort could see it freed to live another day...
  • jamie11
    jamie11 Posts: 4,436 Forumite
    wannahouse wrote: »
    gee, a bunch of caring people here!

    its not your life- therefore you see it as worthless!

    yet a little effort could see it freed to live another day...

    Would you be so concerned if it was a rat that died there? Pigeons are as much vermin as they are.
  • desthemoaner
    desthemoaner Posts: 328 Forumite
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    A few weeks ago my work colleagues and I noticed a pigeon stuck in a tree outside our office.

    We weren't sure at first whether it was alive, and whether what looked like the occasional fluttering of its wings was caused by the wind, but eventually we concluded that the poor thing WAS alive and attached to a branch by a piece of wire or cable round one wing.

    I called the RSPCA and was very impressed by the dedication of the inspector to rescuing a creature which some people might regard as vermin; although in the end, because of the height of the tree, the thickness of branches preventing the fire service getting a ladder to it and the difficulty of vehicle access for a specialist rescue appliance it couldn't be saved.

    A call to the RSPCA, if its not too late, might just reap dividends for the poor bird in your case.
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