Pigeons eats the chicken food how to keep them away ?

[noopin2014]

Hello, i raise local chicken breed in a enclose 1 rai land. Lot of pigeons use to come everyday to eat the rice and cereals i give to my chicken. What should i do to keep them away please ?

 

Cheers

Edited September 24, 2019 by noopin2014

[grollies]

Shoot them.

 

Seriously, assuming the chickens have a coop then you have to feed them indoors to avoid this problem.

[JHolmesJr]

We are living in a diverse world where inclusion is now a buzzword.

Keep the chickens, embrace the pigeons.

[Beggar]

There are special food boxes for chicken. When they step on the platform the lid opens. Often you can adjust how much weight is needed to open the lid. Of course works only if the chicken are heavier than the pigeons. 

[Crossy]

https://www.greatbritishchefs.com/recipes/pigeon-pie-recipe-mushrooms

 

[Speedo1968]

Of course there is also the risk of salmonella.

 

As 'grollies' rightly posted provide feed inside the chicken shed.

 

You could make a covered feeding point outside with a hanging feed hopper fixed high enough to stop pigeons eating from it.

Don't put out kitchen food scraps - wild birds / rats.

Ensure your chickens have drinking points.

Keep them vaccinated.

[grollies]

1 hour ago, JHolmesJr said:

We are living in a diverse world where inclusion is now a buzzword.

Keep the chickens, embrace the pigeons.

LOL - especially if the pidgeons are LBQT, black, muslim, PETA, (or whatever).

[from the home of CC]

1 hour ago, JHolmesJr said:

We are living in a diverse world where inclusion is now a buzzword.

Keep the chickens, embrace the pigeons.

and wring their scrawny necks..

[anterian]

Just get a cat.

[Puchaiyank]

Trap and eat them until they get the message!

[Almer]

Pigeon pie works every time 

[Tayaout]

My inlaw has some kind of giant net to catch the bird that fly over the chicken and he eat them. 

[Beggar]

One more and cheaper idea. You make a box for the food. The openings at the top are big enough that the chicken can reach the food but not big enough that the pigeons can get inside. Since chicken have longer necks than pigeons make the box so high that only the chicken can reach the food. The pigeons will suffer a lot with their short neck since they only can see the food but not reach it. 

[stephehr]

Stop feeding the chickens

[dotpoom]

13 hours ago, Beggar said:

There are special food boxes for chicken. When they step on the platform the lid opens. Often you can adjust how much weight is needed to open the lid. Of course works only if the chicken are heavier than the pigeons. 

Brilliant!....

  Just an after thought...you could attach weights to the chicken's legs if the weight issue was a problem..555

Edited September 25, 2019 by dotpoom

[Thingamabob]

This is always a problem. I can only suggest you keep the chickens in an enclosed space with chicken wire on top as well as at the sides.

[lesmac]

buy a BB gun and shoot the flying rats. or try fake hawks and snakes

[Xonax]

[Blue Muton]

9 minutes ago, Xonax said:

I like the look of that top one.

[The Deerhunter]

14 hours ago, Tayaout said:

My inlaw has some kind of giant net to catch the bird that fly over the chicken and he eat them. 

Hawk and owl silhouette decoys will work for a while while you put netting over the pens.  Small enough mesh to stop your target species may still let sparrows in and they eat shed loads to.

[Tayaout]

5 minutes ago, The Deerhunter said:

Hawk and owl silhouette decoys will work for a while while you put netting over the pens.  Small enough mesh to stop your target species may still let sparrows in and they eat shed loads to.

Probably my English is not very good. I mean my inlaw catch birds and eat them.

[Almer]

3 minutes ago, Tayaout said:

Probably my English is not very good. I mean my inlaw catch birds and eat them.

Understood  your meaning

[Zyxel]

2 hours ago, lesmac said:

buy a BB gun and shoot the flying rats. or try fake hawks and snakes

 

[Almer]

Shoot them, i think everybody is fed up of TM30 rubbish its all about pigeons today.

[kingofthemountain]

1 rai is a big land to protect.

i presume you have already chicken wire on the sides

the cheapest way to cover the top and stop the pigeons could be to use big nylon fish nets (if you are not far from the sea you can find a second hand in not too bad condition)

set on wooden poles

Edited September 25, 2019 by kingofthemountain

[plfomylo]

so easy

https://www.lazada.co.th/catalog/?page=1&q=pigeon net&sort=priceasc

 

 

[Tropposurfer]

Buy one of those plastic owls that move their heads and wings from either the breeze or solar powered movement. Owls are a feared bird .... makes 'angry birds' look like pussies lol lol

[grollies]

6 hours ago, Tayaout said:

Probably my English is not very good. I mean my inlaw catch birds and eat them.

You probably speak 'pidgin English'..........

 

I'll get my coat.

[Crossy]

Our two rottweilers dobermans alsatians chihuahuas scare off the pigeons. 

 

The chooks generally ignore them as the chooks are bigger than the dogs.

 

[kickstart]

My 2 baht worth ,how about a simple wooden  frame ,wooden eucalyptus poles would do ,and use shade cloth over the top ,and maybe at the back and sides and feed the birds on the inside ,if it gets a bit wet ,just move it round .

Or get some bangers ,like they use at Thai funerals and set them off now and then seems to work ,farmers in our area use them on sunflowers, one field  will be 20 rie ,and it works ,with your 1 rie should not be a problem,the Thai version of our gas gun  bird scarer. should not bother the chickens.