annoying flying rats aka pigeons

[NorthernRyland]

Thailand needs a new visa to promote Falconer tourism. 

 

[Peterphuket]

On 2/26/2023 at 10:14 AM, ezzra said:

I have a strong dislike to the common Myna bird of Thailand that screams its head off relentlessly 24 hours a day, The bird can imitate human voices and has a number of sharp calls and chatter.

This includes croaks, squawks, chirps, clicks, whistles and ‘growls’, while poop can be cleaned, this noise pollution can drive a person mad and it's unstable. 

The windows of my house are blinded with foil, you can imagine that there are plenty of birds that want to mirror themselves in it and tap the whole day their beak against the windows, and last but not least poop the window sill.

It get worser, now they find the mirrors of the car and the same happens with red poop that corrodes the paint.

[dingdongrb]

I stayed at the Sofitel in Ladprao a few decades ago when going to BKK for business. They had pigeon served at their dinner buffet. I tried it a few times and it was no different than eating dove. Dove hunting in the Midwest was very popular when I was a youngster. If I recall I think 30 a day was the limit. Understandably as one is just a few bites.

 

My father used to raise and race pigeons. There was prize money involved but in actuality it was nothing more than a reason to sit and drink beer with friends.

[Jumbo1968]

2 hours ago, radiochaser said:

I have wondered about that.  A place I used to work at in 1978 had pigeons in the building over the steam boiler.  The plant supervisors son would shoot them with a pellet gun.  I asked what he did with the dead pigeons.   Eat them he said.   

 

I didn't ask how he prepared them but I have always thought it would be a similar procedure like  a chicken.  I also wonder if the smaller bones and chicken parts makes it more difficult to eat them. 

I have seen wood pigeon breasts on the menu in U.K. restaurants, tbh they are very nice, you need 2 though.

[radiochaser]

1 hour ago, Jumbo1968 said:

I have seen wood pigeon breasts on the menu in U.K. restaurants, tbh they are very nice, you need 2 though.

When you say nice, I assume you mean they taste good.   Had to look it up.  Is this the wood pigeon in the U.K.?   That is one big pigeon!  Also looked for a recipe.   Found one on a page called Great British Chefs web page.   I wonder how that recipe would work with chicken.   I don't know if there are any place to buy pigeon breasts where I live. 

I tried pasting the recipe here, but it didn't look right. 

[Jumbo1968]

5 minutes ago, radiochaser said:

When you say nice, I assume you mean they taste good.   Had to look it up.  Is this the wood pigeon in the U.K.?   That is one big pigeon!  Also looked for a recipe.   Found one on a page called Great British Chefs web page.   I wonder how that recipe would work with chicken.   I don't know if there are any place to buy pigeon breasts where I live. 

I tried pasting the recipe here, but it didn't look right. 

Yes, my Dad worked on a farm and we ate rabbit, hare and wood pigeon  I mentioned this to my Thai partner, she turned up her nose, I said what do Thai people eat, rat, road kill, what’s the difference.

[petedk]

We used to have about 50 or more (yes, I tried to count) flying around our house. The maid opposite used to put food next to our house to feed them and we often had big arguments about this.

 

Recently, some Burmese guys have been coming around with some kind of cage/trap on telescopic  poles. They capture the pigeons in the cage and carefully wrap a bag around the cage. I have no idea what they do with the pigeons, but they are very gentle with them.

Now, we don't have a single pigeon around here.

[BobBKK]

In Chiang Mai they feed them at Thaepe Gate and idiots get their photos taken with these disgusting pets.

[chilly07]

They will break into unoccupied houses and colonise them.  Spikes on perches will encourage them to go elsewhere 

[Captain Monday]

On 2/28/2023 at 10:07 AM, userabcd said:

Check this:

What Are Pigeons Good For? 5 Things

Pigeons are often stigmatized, they’re routinely described as “rats with wings” and are thought of as dirty birds that are a nuisance.

However despite being thought of by many as vermin pigeons actually contribute some important things to the world. Here are 5 good things that pigeons do for the world and us:

1. They Help Disperse Seeds

Pigeons help to disperse seeds and fertilize the ground by defecating on it, which some trees need in order for their fruit to grow.

Due to the vast numbers of pigeons they have a significant impact on seed dispersal and are likely responsible for far more of the flora in our cityscapes than we realise.

2. They Help Control Insect Populations

3. They Remove Food Waste From Our Streets

4. They Make Great Pets

5. They Can Be Used For Homing

All of that aside the filth and destruction is too much. Why don’t they go feed pigeons back in their home country? Legal prohibition and heavy fines? 

[sikishrory]

My condo has a bad pigeon problem.

Condo took no resposiblity for a long time and did nothing. So most people put up mesh.

In the meantime I learnt pigeons will come back to roost in an area (on my aircon) even if it is dangerous. That's how strong their homing instinct is. I did make it quite unpleasant for them.

The condo ended up hiring a guy who would come in and let his hawks sit downstairs a couple of times per day. Pigeons were instantly gone. Quite amazing.

When the hawks go home though the pigeons come back.

Now with the hawks long gone it seems we still have an issue but a bit less than before maybe.

I tried lots of the methods Thais advocate on youtube. There was one Thai using a laser pointer though. I didn't try that but it looked effective. Kind of.

There's so many of them. It's a shame we can't just disceetly shoot them.

[IvorBiggun2]

25 minutes ago, sikishrory said:

My condo has a bad pigeon problem.

Hawk Bird Scarer on Lazada

[ravip]

On 2/26/2023 at 8:42 AM, dcalaska said:

Seems to me the Thai people would catch them and eat them. Why has this idea caught on?

I am not sure about the Thai people eating Pigeon.

But it seems some other countries are enjoying it.

Maybe the Pigeons can be exported?

 

https://www.jamieoliver.com/recipes/game-recipes/slow-cooked-pigeon/

https://www.food.com/recipe/pigeon-casserole-in-red-wine-sauce-158908

[ravip]

How about bird spikes?

 

https://www.vanguardgroup.co.nz/product/bird-spikes/#:~:text=Application of this system provides,birds including pigeons and seagulls.

[Denim]

On 2/26/2023 at 9:13 AM, CharlieH said:

Lazerlight soon moves them along ????

 

Just like annoying people , cant kill'em but you can move them along. ????

 

I think the local pigeons are too dumb to be scared by lazer light. I tried it many times but unless you can hit them right in the eye they are unfazed.

 

It's cruel but I used sticky rat traps to bump off half a dozen that were trying to roost here. The dogs ate them when they fell to the ground stuck to the trap. Next I put netting up in several places. Problem 95% fixed.

 

Our house had been vermin free for 9 years until I had to go to the UK for 6 weeks and everything went to <deleted>ee in my absence. Mice in the car air con ( 2500 baht to have it all ripped out and cleaned ) , nesting pigeons in several places and rats in the roof above the ceiling. It has taken me 2 months to get rid of all the rats , 12 in total spread between the 3 houses in our compound. So finally peace has been restored.

[daveAustin]

On 2/28/2023 at 1:50 PM, radiochaser said:

When you say nice, I assume you mean they taste good.   Had to look it up.  Is this the wood pigeon in the U.K.?   That is one big pigeon!  Also looked for a recipe.   Found one on a page called Great British Chefs web page.   I wonder how that recipe would work with chicken.   I don't know if there are any place to buy pigeon breasts where I live. 

I tried pasting the recipe here, but it didn't look right. 

UK wood pigeons are massive (compared with your typical scrawny Thai thing) and actually quite attractive when they mean to be. 

 

Best method for stopping them landing on my balcony was to string a fishing line about an inch high. They will not attempt to land.

[IvorBiggun2]

2 hours ago, ravip said:

How about bird spikes?

 

https://www.vanguardgroup.co.nz/product/bird-spikes/#:~:text=Application of this system provides,birds including pigeons and seagulls.

Don't work. They look the part but.............