Mrs Hinch fans share easy way they stop pigeons pooing in their gardens with basically zero effort | The Sun

FANS of the cleaning sensation, Mrs Hinch, are going wild over an easy hack to keep annoying pigeons at bay.

Pigeons, though harmless, can be a nightmare to deal with – especially when you find your patio or expensive garden furniture covered head to toe in white poo.

Luckily, fans of Mrs Hinch have shared their top tricks – and none of them require a lot of effort, The Express reported.

Mrs Hinch, whose real name is Sophie Hinchliffe, 32, has long been a favourite amongst fellow cleaning enthusiasts, with close to 4.5 million followers on Instagram.

The star rose to fame a few years ago with various home hacks and now her fans have even started dedicated cleaning pages on social media.

In one such group, Mrs Hinch Cleaning tips and tricks on Facebook, Mary Wright, a member, sought advice: “Does anybody else have a problem with pigeons?

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“They are driving me crazy. They are flattening my plants! Any tips welcome!”

Fortunately for Mary – and anyone else dealing with this issue – the post was very soon inundated with suggestions.

The most common response was to use an owl decoy or something similar.

Dawn Toward said: “A happy looking scarecrow kinda thing might work.”

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Amy Burrows Ganley replied: “My mum who lived on the 15th floor of a block of flats got sick of the pigeons pooping on her veranda.

“She also bought plastic owls and it stopped them in their tracks.”

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Debbie Evetts commented: “I had two pooping all over my pagoda. I’ve put a plastic owl on it. Not one poop all week.”

MB Lee said: “I’m getting a plastic owl. I hope it works.”

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There were also other recommendations, which included using balloons, netting, CDs, a water pistol and spikes on fences.

Jazmin Castle said: “Balloons. Put a few around the garden especially planted areas and they won’t go near it.”

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Stuart Egerton replied: “CDs tied to string attached to poles or fencing works against pigeons in the garden. The CDs reflective look scares pigeons from landing.”

Linda Kathleen McNally-Wilding commented: “My daughter made a mobile from old CDs because pigeons kept laying eggs in her hanging baskets. Two mobiles later and no pigeons.”

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