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    Posted: 08 Sep 2024 at 12:36am
Originally posted by RangerPete RangerPete wrote:

Thanks Paul.
I’ll definatly look into that. I’ve never heard of pigeon pea…?
So cold conditions increases the efficenty of the active ingreadient?

Yes. Not recommended in summer for bigger birds like pigeons.
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LOL thats so funny
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i've changed my mind. I reckon just go for it. After watching this I can see it's totally sweet.

https://youtu.be/o-_xU-f4N38?si=CGacpHIlEV1fImYo
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Thanks Paul.
I’ll definatly look into that. I’ve never heard of pigeon pea…?
So cold conditions increases the efficenty of the active ingreadient?
Walk quietly, but carry a big stick.
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The treated wheat, PestOff is the name, uses alphachloralose at 2.5%, so no license required, but you will have to stick to the label directions legally.

It's better to use it when temperatures are low, as pigeons can sleep it off. You could get the paste version and warm it and soak pigeon pea in it. Use untreated pigeon pea to prebait so the pigeons get familiar with being feed. 
It doesn't bowl them quickly, maybe 10 - 20 min, so you would need to remain onsite to pick up effected birds and either cull or put them somewhere cold to die.

Pea is too big for sparrows and non target birds. 

You could try using a cage  to trap them, but this would involve multiple visits.


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unfortunately no matter what you choose to kill them can lead to bad social media attention, I remember reading in the herald a few months back a pest control place poisoned pigeons at a local bakery because the council said the birds were in the shop and they would get their food grade changed or something so they came in and poisoned them. the next day they were flapping around the footpath and some tree hugger complained about it. sometimes its a no win situation lol
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Thanks for all the reply’s and suggestions guys.
Lots of valid points and things to consider.
Don’t think I’d like any social media interest, although I wouldn’t mind blowing up a few hundred pigeons at a roost site 😂😂😂
I think baiting with something like treated wheat might be an option, but would need to find out how fast it works first, needs to preferably be “instant” so we don’t have lots of sick and dying pigeons all over town.
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I don't think this is very helpful for your situation Pete (!) but it'll give you a chuckle.....

An explosives expert friend of mine was given the chance to get rid of a load of rooks in the Wairarapa about 20 years ago. He discovered where they were roosting when on the farm and he rigged the old elm with Powergel and det cord, with the ignition box fed out for 100yds (to a drain).

When the farmer told him the rooks were back, he went over that evening and from the drain, blew the tree (with rooks) to bits!!!!! Smile

He reckons he got 30+ rooks that way!  Wish I'd been there for that one!!!!

Officially he was blowing up old tree stumps - or so the Police were told beforehand!!!!! Thumbs Up

Food for thought perhaps?!!!!! Ha!
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A few years ago I was travelling to destroy a bees nest at a university. A student took a video of the nest which was on the front of a campus house and put it on FB. It created a lot of interest in minutes and tvnz even turned up.
Made me appreciate that I don't want that type of attention.
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