How do i catch wild pigeons

[vasyapersikov]

i get like 10 wild pigeons a day on my loft, how do i trap them or catch them?

[KIPPY]

how do i trap them or catch them?

Why would you want to do that?

[warriec]

first of there are many ways to trap wild pigeons, its much easier to trap them if they are already landing.

secondly, why on earth do you want to trap wild pigeons. they do not do well in a cage. if you trap a feeding parent the young would die and if you already have pigeons they will bring diseases into your loft.

[mr squeaks]

AND, there are many NON feral pigeons needing homes!

Shi

[vasyapersikov]

just they bother me , they try to pair up with my birds but dont go in the loft then when i try to breed the it takes for ever to do that because there already have a pair.

[Charis]

So...what do you plan to do with them once you trap them?

[Grim]

You should probably keep your birds in the loft for a month or so. Let them pair among themselves and it will stop giving the feral pigeons an excuse to visit. You might also want to start chasing them off make your loft an unsuitable roosting place. Also when you release your birds let them out hungry so you can call them in. If they are pairing with ferals it sounds to me like they must be out lounging around the majority of the time.

[vasyapersikov]

i want to let them go like 5-10 miles away were there is a lot of other wild pigeons like under a bridge or something. its not them breeding together im worried about, is the disease they may have

[yellowking]

Originally Posted by vasyapersikov

i want to let them go like 5-10 miles away were there is a lot of other wild pigeons like under a bridge or something. its not them breeding together im worried about, is the disease they may have

they'll come back...they travel to find food and water in greater distance than that...they'll come back even when it is 30-50 miles away...if you get the birds that migrate they'll do 100 of miles...just leave them alone

[xxmoxiexx]

Second that yellowking! Let the ferals have their peace! there'a a loft by here, and i think the ferals just want to check out the nice digs! Others will have better advice about yours wanting to breed with YOUR birds rather then the ferals, but maybe if you put a little seed a little bit AWAY from your loft, they wont hang there AS much, not sure, you'll have to experiment a bit. But dont trap and release, wont work, NEVER will work!

[ND Cooper]

I would not feed the wild ones, If you don't want them around.
I would confine my birds for a while and see if they stop hanging around, hopefully and they should, find a better place to go sooner or later.
ND Cooper