Pigeon eggs on the balcony despite repeated nest removal. What should I do now?
Hello there.
In December, I moved into a new third-floor apartment with a balcony. There have always been a lot of pigeons here, and last month they started busy building nests. I had previously read that it's permissible to remove them as long as there are no eggs in them. They started building every now and then, and I removed their nests.
Fast forward to this morning, where they built a complete nest overnight. It was unusual, but I removed it immediately. Two hours later, unfortunately, I see that there's an egg in that exact spot after all. Without a nest. 50 cm away, the pigeon is sitting on some new sticks, apparently on another egg.
What do I do now? Is that one egg lost and will it simply die? And I've read that they continue to incubate immediately afterward, so I need to get fake eggs now. I also bought a net specifically to prevent them from being there. When can I put it up?
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On Facebook there is the group “Rund um die Wildvogelhilfe”, where you could ask if you have any questions.
Remove the nest and eggs.
After that, clamp the purchased net and prevent access to the balcony for the pigeons.
Don’t let pigeons terrorize you in your living room.
Best regards
gregor443
And that’s legal? Did it read somewhere that once the nest is there you can’t keep birds from breeding and brooding? (But as I said, I have little idea)
The balcony belongs to her apartment. There is no bird to breed. This is already necessary for reasons of human hygiene.
I have heard that they will no longer come when you remove the eggs from the eyes of the pigeons.
Put the lady under the other egg.
Try a black plastic wheel.
I’ve heard that a raven bandage on the balcony should keep pigeons away. I don’t know if that works.
Unfortunately, they don’t. Some neighbors tried and they’re still there. As I said, there’s already a net, but you can’t keep them active from brooding and that’s why I can’t do it.
Of course, you can add a net.
ah, ok, something again, thanks for the info.
But I thought maybe only after the breeding period because of the bird protection law…