pigeons <deleted>ting all over balcony?

[parafareno]

these disgusting birds shat all over the balcony....what to do? to prevent them return?

[timendres]

The best solution is to put up screens or nets or the equivalent.

My maid put out large coke bottles filled with water, but it seemed to make no difference.

(supposedly, something about the light interacting with the bottles was supposed to help - didn't).

Neighbors invested in some sort of "nails for your feet" strips of nails that the pigeons seemed to navigate just fine.

I finally found these long thin spikey wires on a piece of plastic that you tape down.

Those worked great, but make the space you placed them utterly unusable.

I ended up putting up a net to keep them out and it was the only thing that really worked.

[d4dang]

make a barrier of netting or hang CDs or other objects that shine/flash while moving in the wind.  The buggers will lay eggs which can attract snakes that will climb several stories for a snack

[parafareno]

3 minutes ago, timendres said:

The best solution is to put up screens or nets or the equivalent.

My maid put out large coke bottles filled with water, but it seemed to make no difference.

(supposedly, something about the light interacting with the bottles was supposed to help - didn't).

Neighbors invested in some sort of "nails for your feet" strips of nails that the pigeons seemed to navigate just fine.

I finally found these long thin spikey wires on a piece of plastic that you tape down.

Those worked great, but make the space you placed them utterly unusable.

I ended up putting up a net to keep them out and it was the only thing that really worked.

i saw these metal spikes in one guy appartemnt i was looking to buy.....he put oil on th e<deleted>ing railing before i came, so the pigeons would slip or something? <deleted>

[parafareno]

i hate nets, they are ugly

[still kicking]

[soi3eddie]

9 minutes ago, parafareno said:

i hate nets, they are ugly

Nets are not permitted by many juristic persons. I've had the scourge of pigeons on my Bangkok balcony. Once, I was away for 7 months and came back to find pigeon nests with squabs. Pigeons need to land and perch. I put plastic pigeon spikes (brought from UK) on my railings and ledge below. Also an owl and wind chimes. When away for long times drape a net over deck chairs and clothes dryer inside the balcony so they can't land and roost. Seems effective as no return for a few years. Pigeons will always return to where they are familiar with. Break that cycle and it lessens the problem. Cleaning up pigeon droppings is relatively easy but messy - just use lots of water to soften, wash away and keep dust down. 

 

[Fore Man]

I had same problem at our home in Chiang Mai.  We had songbirds chirping up a cacophony every morning at sunup…too early for yours truly to rise and shine.   I solved the problem by buying some 1/4-in plywood and cutting out a long strip matching the dimensions of our balcony, then I drove nails through the wood, creating a spiked surface that the birds decided wasn’t any fun.   They flew over to my neighbors house instead ????. Then we had cats jumping up to vertical airflow slits formed in our concrete carport wall to roost and look for mice below. I used the same plywood/nails design and put an end to that problem…our furry friends venturing in from the street quickly decided to go elsewhere in search of prey. ????

[2baht]

Call the Pigeon Suppression Squad!

[scubascuba3]

If you live there they aren't a problem, they learn it's not a safe place to go. I have miner birds also who must have been fed by previous tenants, they take longer to get rid of.

 

But, when no one lives there netting is best, juristic office can arrange

[rwill]

look for anti bird stuff on lazada.

Such as 

bird defender spikes - Buy bird defender spikes at Best Price in Thailand | www.lazada.co.th

 

Realistic bird scarer - Buy Realistic bird scarer at Best Price in Thailand | www.lazada.co.th

[parafareno]

23 minutes ago, rwill said:

look for anti bird stuff on lazada.

Such as 

bird defender spikes - Buy bird defender spikes at Best Price in Thailand | www.lazada.co.th

 

Realistic bird scarer - Buy Realistic bird scarer at Best Price in Thailand | www.lazada.co.th

yep that is what i saw today one guy installed.....but he oiled the freaking balcony rail too....does he think the birds will fall down for god sake?

 

[parafareno]

25 minutes ago, rwill said:

look for anti bird stuff on lazada.

Such as 

bird defender spikes - Buy bird defender spikes at Best Price in Thailand | www.lazada.co.th

 

Realistic bird scarer - Buy Realistic bird scarer at Best Price in Thailand | www.lazada.co.th

why are pigeons afraid of the hoot?

[parafareno]

i saw in one condo the owner was away and i went to look to buy, the balcony was full of <deleted>, the walls were full of <deleted>, these pigeons are a pest, why wodlt they <deleted> vertiacally on teh wall?

[Tropposurfer]

If the birds are walking all over the area then bird spike strips as we call them in Oz won't work.

But, if they roost on pipes or handrails you can simply either stick or screw these spikey strips along the railings and bingo.

If they walk all over the patio floor then a screen akin to insect screens will work perfectly OR maybe try a solar powered owl or similar predatory bird attached to a railing or perch.

These gadgets have wings that move, and heads that turn. You can occasionally move them about the patio to fool the birds that the predator is real.

I know folks that use then for crazy cockatoos in Australia (where they can be a total pest and extremely destructive ... eating decking, lights and screen doors etc).

They put theirs on a tall bird perch which he fashioned quite quickly and easily ... Not one cockatoo ever came back the moment he put the fake predator out - and cockatoos are very smart birds!

[AhFarangJa]

They are a pain, and the dust from the droppings is not good for your health,

How about calling these two.............

[thailand49]

Go to HomePro they have the solution. Long needles it annoys their behind keep them from nesting. 

[Ganoga]

Birds don't like stickiness on their feet. Many of the commercially available products are  liquids/ gels which keep roosting or perching areas sticky.  Maybe there's a homemade version on the internet. 

 

[poyai111]

Trap - cook - eat! Delicious!

[HappyExpat57]

I use a gas powered plastic pellet pistol. Haven't had one problem once the message got through to their pea brains.

[Peterw42]

Buy a bigger bird. I had a bit of a pigeon problem and hung a bird mobile simmilar to below. It flaps its wings in the breeze, and keeps them away.

 

[bbbbooboo]

Hmmm….. pigeon pie?

[bobbin]

WD-40 on the railing they are using to perch..

 

They don't like it at all..

 

Now that the rainy season is over it's an easy solution.

[hotchilli]

11 hours ago, parafareno said:

these disgusting birds shat all over the balcony....what to do? to prevent them return?

 

[marin]

2 hours ago, poyai111 said:

Trap - cook - eat! Delicious!

Do you like rat? As that are all pigeons are, flying rats. 

[Grusa]

Daiso sell a black bird  mobile for 60baht, a couple of these will work a treat. Sorry I can't post a photo 'cos I'm not at home, and can't find one on the net. Comes in a flat A4 sized packet from the gardening section.

[Mickeymaus]

A taut fishing line where they land. As good as invisible.

[marin]

Made these a couple of years ago. Drilled out a 2x4 with a thin bit. Added glue to the holes. Inserted Mu Ping sticks every centimeter. Put them up in the eves. Not one pigeon since. 

[scubascuba3]

3 hours ago, bobbin said:

WD-40 on the railing they are using to perch..

 

They don't like it at all..

 

Now that the rainy season is over it's an easy solution.

how often applied?

[bobbin]

16 minutes ago, scubascuba3 said:

how often applied?

Every few weeks.. it doesn't evaporate.  Rain will wash a lot away buy not all. Repeated rain will require reapplication.