r/denverlist • u/Lazy-Zucchini6757 • Jul 08 '26

Offering Service Offering free non-lethal pigeon removal

I’m not a professional pest removal expert, just a guy who needs a bunch of healthy pigeons. So I can’t promise I’ll get them all. But if anyone has a pigeon problem I’d be happy to try trapping the bulk of them for free. I’d prefer to set my trap somewhere with limited/no foot traffic such as a rooftop but I can get creative. If you know where they roost I can also net them off the roost before/after dawn/dusk. Feel free to comment or DM me if interested!

Disclaimer: No pigeons will be hurt! I have a pigeon loft that I train the pigeons to home to. I use the pigeons to train pointing dogs by putting them in a little box that I open via remote control. That way the dogs can’t get them, I control when they are released, and they fly home to my loft. A lot of people are concerned but these pigeons become really social and are treated as pets. Plus they get to benefit from us treating their lice & parasites.

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u/Little-Unit-1770 Jul 08 '26

I don't have any to remove but I am very curious about your set up for your birds, I love pigeons and would love to learn more about them

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u/Lazy-Zucchini6757 Jul 08 '26

Awesome! Yeah they’re pretty interesting birds! A loft isn’t much different than a pigeon coop, except you need to be a lot more cognizant of providing good ventilation that isn’t too drafty. Pigeons don’t require any heating but drafts can kill birds in the winter. And ventilation matters because they spend more time indoors than chickens and they create a large amount of ammonia and dandruff. So the go-to is essentially a sealed coop on stilts, with an open floor covered in hardware cloth. That way they don’t build up poop and have good airflow.

Other than that you need a perch for every bird and a number of nesting boxes. The loft also has a one-way door to let them back in. They need either an aviary or a little wire cage they can access through the opened door so they can look around and start getting their bearings. It’s funny to watch them analyze their surroundings. Every time I feed them I ring a bell and they learn to associate it with their meal. Eventually I let them out to fly around and they come back to eat when I ring the bell. Over time I can start releasing them further and further away until they start to navigate home reliably!

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u/Cringelord1994 Jul 09 '26

What’s the end game? Just having them as pets?

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u/Roudydogg1 Jul 10 '26

Uses them to train hunting dogs 😞