I've now used this for two months to rid my windowsills of roosting pigeons, loudly cooing cock pigeons at 5.00 a.m., fighting pigeons and, particularly, pooping pigeons. It worked so well that my downstairs neighbour tried it and now uses nothing else. The build-up of potentially dangerous pigeon poo (about four inches deep in places we couldn't swab) is now falling away and not being replaced by fresh splatters. The answer is:
Bold Lavender & Chamomile washing powder! :blink:
I don't detest pigeons as some people do, but the amount of daily deposits was getting pretty foul, and I had other things to do with life than swab me sills. I tried pepper, oil, washing-up liquid, a spray animal/bird repellent which lasted until the first drop of rain and a variety of other ideas, including thin strips of plastic flapping from the window handles. Nothing worked because it all disappeared, blew off in the wind, or just sank into the brickwork. The gulls just landed and pecked at the plastic strips.
I believe the Bold L&C works where others fail because it smells appalling, and probably upsets birds' sense of direction, which is as much through nasal receptors as it is through eyesight. I originally bought it to use for laundering, but I had to re-wash the clothes because I thought they smelled rank. What to do with a boxful of pongy powder? I thought that as another of many potential anti-poo solutions, I'd spread it fairly thickly along the sills. Since which, NOT ONE PIGEON OR SEAGULL HAS LANDED IN TWO MONTHS! I've just renewed the spread today. They hate the smell and feel of it underfoot.
So, any of you or your friends who are beset by pigeon poo, or who have them invading your flower borders, etc., try spreading Bold (it's entirely harmless to them and to anything else) on the affected places. I never thought I'd be rid of the nuisance, but now it's done humanely and, actually, the slight waft from outside isn't that bad - certainly better than the niff of birdshit!
Bold Lavender & Chamomile washing powder! :blink:
I don't detest pigeons as some people do, but the amount of daily deposits was getting pretty foul, and I had other things to do with life than swab me sills. I tried pepper, oil, washing-up liquid, a spray animal/bird repellent which lasted until the first drop of rain and a variety of other ideas, including thin strips of plastic flapping from the window handles. Nothing worked because it all disappeared, blew off in the wind, or just sank into the brickwork. The gulls just landed and pecked at the plastic strips.
I believe the Bold L&C works where others fail because it smells appalling, and probably upsets birds' sense of direction, which is as much through nasal receptors as it is through eyesight. I originally bought it to use for laundering, but I had to re-wash the clothes because I thought they smelled rank. What to do with a boxful of pongy powder? I thought that as another of many potential anti-poo solutions, I'd spread it fairly thickly along the sills. Since which, NOT ONE PIGEON OR SEAGULL HAS LANDED IN TWO MONTHS! I've just renewed the spread today. They hate the smell and feel of it underfoot.
So, any of you or your friends who are beset by pigeon poo, or who have them invading your flower borders, etc., try spreading Bold (it's entirely harmless to them and to anything else) on the affected places. I never thought I'd be rid of the nuisance, but now it's done humanely and, actually, the slight waft from outside isn't that bad - certainly better than the niff of birdshit!
surely a gun!! is quicker 
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