Yeah but lets not forget, they don`t half taste nice roasted stuffed with apple and wrapped in Bacon

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Hey I didn't expect people to agree with me

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If you want to come round and shoot my local feral yoof - presently outside drinking, swearing, vandalising and having a mini riot - I would welcome you with open arms

We now have slightly fewer wood pigeons on our plot, because the horrible 90 foot conifer they roosted in has been cut down.
There are still a couple around on the roofs, but not so many. I have put all my brassicas under net curtains anyway, keeps out the Cabbage Whites too.

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YUK! Eating pigeon! I have to say even if I was not Vegetarian, I would never consider eating pigeon ( by the way, I am not against the killing or eating of animals (regularly cook meat for my partner - before anyone says I am biased!).

Living in London they are definately NOT on the menu for anyone I know, they eat all manner of nastiness left around and do not look appetising with their dirty looking feathers and deformed feet! My friend works at a well known music venue in London and had to organise for someone to clean the area behind the canopy as it was full of pigeons nesting there, the Contractor ended up with a huge cold sore on his nose and cheek as a result of being amongst the droppings, nests and dead birds lying around... Mmm Not a pleasant menu item.

However, I can understand that you folks who live in more rural areas must get some good eating from some of the 'pests' that reside on your plots. At least you kind of know what they are consuming, plus with what is left of your crop you can grow the best vegetables and herbs to accompany them!

A couple of partridge have taken an interest in our allotments. My first thoughts, after realising they weren't chickens, despite the clucking, was "Hmm, I wonder how they would taste". But because of the clucking, I'm hoping they might be like chickens and interested in eating slugs rather than produce, so I'll let them be.

go for it just mind that green house

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Dobby

i used to work with a guy who had a mean but effective way of dealing with pigeons, he used to buy bird seed damp it and then add bicarbinate of soda to it and then dry it on the window sill once dry used it to feed the pigeons, apparently this kills them, havent tried it as there is very few pigeons near me but plenty of blackbirds so im buying fruit net next week ready, but he swore blind that it worked, there was always a few dead pigeons near where we worked, a guy who lives near my sister keeps pigeons and alway seems to let them out after her oh has just washed the car, and as he works shift the car gets washed at random times, so her oh is contemplating shooting them.

Anyone thought of sending an ASBO to them to scare them off. I think most lottie holders have trouble with these critters. I scare them with old video tape across the bed, also CDs on strings. My final defence is good strong netting.

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good Diggin, Chuffa.

No, don't ever, ever eat a town-rat pigeon! However, the wood pigeon, fed on food not Mcdonalds litter etc, is indeed a mighty tasty thing!
I have discovered a couple of these are LIVING IN MY LOFT and I'm not happy about it. There's a hole which I can't get to in the wood around the gutters, so I fear that any eviction attempts won't work unless I can find a friendly person with a very tall ladder!
I haven't quite got the guts to trap or otherwise kill them though. Hypocritical, i know, seeing as I've enjoyed eating many of their relatives!

O, and thanks for the words to 'poisoning pigeons in the park' bubblewrap!
I remember hearing it on the radio a few years back, haven't come across it since but it stuck with me- going to have to find a copy now!

Tom lehrer