A pilot study to see if feeding pigeons birth control can lower their numbers at vancouver s skytrain stations has expanded to include eight stations in the region.
Pigeon birth control pellets.
A bird fertility control program based on ovocontrol has exceptional utility in larger areas where traditional bird control methods such as physical barriers or poison are neither appropriate nor cost effective.
Ornitrol is now no longer produced but its development as a reproductive control.
The dove egg laying cycle is similar to the pigeon s but dove eggs hatch in about 14 days.
The process can be a bit trickier with doves because they will sometimes lay their eggs in nests with existing eggs.
Ornitrol administered to pigeons acts in the same way as a human birth control pill if the drug is not consumed every 6 months female pigeons become fertile once more and continue to breed unhampered.
Following the steps above place the real eggs with fake eggs.
This effective and humane technology is especially useful for managing pigeon flocks in larger areas without having to resort to poisons and their associated risks.
Wikimedia commons hundreds of people have signed a petition aiming to ethically control pigeon populations in ixelles by among other measures giving them contraceptive feed.
A petition to manage pigeon populations in brussels through birth control has gathered hundreds of signatures.
Ovocontrol ovocontrol p is a ready to use bait that controls the reproduction of treated birds causing the population to decline.