Dove is a bird of the world. But sometimes it happens that these cute birds become a source of a large number of problems, forcing a person to fight their population by baiting. In our material we will talk about the most frequently used chemical agents and how this process occurs.
Causes of Etching
Cute cooing birds often cause many diseases to spread because they often feed in landfills and feed themselves in garbage cans.
Also, control over their population is important to preserve the aesthetic appearance of buildings and architectural monuments, which often suffer from the invasion of birds and traces of their vital activity. 
Care and constant feeding of birds, as well as a small number of their natural enemies (cats, ravens and rats) led to the fact that the pigeon population can only be controlled in such an inhumane way as poisoning.
Did you know? In the XVIII century, the cost of the sports pigeon-record holder was approximately equal to the price of a purebred Arabian horse.
Poison for pigeons
Poisoning is perhaps the most effective mechanism for combating the population of these birds.
Drugs
For etching can be used as ready-made drugs, and made his own money.
"Diazinon"
This tool is used to kill insects in cattle. To combat feathery enough to add 3 ml of the drug to a kilogram of grain. The poison is prepared by mixing the grain with a solution of "Diazinon" prepared according to the instructions. 
In the manufacture of poison should observe safety precautions: protect your hands with gloves, feet - with rubber boots, respiratory tract - with a respirator. It is noteworthy that this toxic chemical does not attract other birds, and pigeons die from it in a short time.
Read the description of species and breeds of pigeons. And also find out about the peculiarities of keeping pigeons such as Armavir, Kasan, Nicholas, Turkish fighting, Baku fighting, Turkmen fighting, Uzbek, in domestic conditions.
Rat poison
To combat the birds, you can also resort to such a proven tool, like rat poison. Use poison-soaked grains for rodents in feeding pigeons according to the instructions. 
This poison can be purchased in specialized stores.
Important! Ordinary medicines for birds in high concentrations can be destructive for pigeons.
Do it yourself
In addition to the use of ready-made funds, you can reduce the population of birds with the help of poisons prepared by yourself.
Lead
The peculiarity of this poison is its ability to accumulate in the body. This means that you can fight with flocks of pigeons in this way when you are not limited in time. 
For poisoning, you need to add a few balls of lead to the water that birds drink, or to mix a handful of lead with grain. You can buy this metal on the market or in a store, sometimes it is mined from old batteries.
Sawdust
Mixing sawdust in feed can not be called a humane way to combat birds. Sawdust, hitting the goiter of a pigeon, swell, and the bird will simply die from hunger and thirst. The advantages of this method are that sawdust is safe for humans, and their use does not require the use of special means of protection. 
To implement this method of poisoning, it is enough to mix feed and wet sawdust in equal quantities and spread out in places accessible to pigeons.
Did you know? The pigeon is a bird, which around the world erected about 30 monuments.
Food salt
It is possible to cause a malfunction in the body of a feathered bird by mixing ordinary table salt in a 1: 1 ratio. High concentration of salt crystals will cause serious disturbances in the work of the organs and systems of the bird, which will entail its death. 
Potassium permanganate
A strong solution of potassium permanganate (5 g of potassium permanganate dissolved in 100 ml of water), added to food or used as a drink, also guarantees early death of the feathery.
An important point in the fight against pigeons is the disposal of the corpses of birds, because even after death, poisonous substances remain in their bodies. They are dangerous for both domestic animals, for example, cats and dogs, which can eat dead birds, and for people. 
Therefore, after poisoning, the dead birds should be burned.
Important! Feeding birds on the balcony can lead to a rapid increase in their number.
How to get rid of pigeons on the balcony: sparing methods
Poisoning is an extreme measure. It is not worth resorting to it, if there is an opportunity to simply scare away the birds, for example, from the balcony. After all, these birds adore spacious, not glazed balconies and balconies. 
So, for scaring use:
- cut strips of foil or old CDs. Rustling and glare just do not like feathered guests;
- special sound scarers that can be purchased in the store;
- stuffed crows. Buy and place it on the balcony is not difficult, but the effect will be amazing - pigeons are very afraid of the crows.
Learn more about how to get rid of pigeons on the balcony.
To combat the population of pigeons, there are a huge variety of ways - from benign to completely inhuman. Which one to choose depends on the number of birds and the harm they can do, as well as how much you love these cute cooing birds.
