chimley sweep

[westy]

i had a pigeon fall down the chimly last nigth has anyone had a simular expireance and know what to do.

[Henrik]

Difficult one Westy you can either wait n see if he comes out faling that you have t knock a hole in the wall where you can hear him n get him out that way. Think he will come out on his own though.

[westy]

you can hear him now and again i have an pull out fire have pulled it out but is not near the bottom end have contacted the rspca but not said much.

[REDCHEQHEN]

Have you tried shining a very bright torch up the chimney ?

[westy]

no but we shuved the hoover up there.

[Henrik]

If your house is an upstairs downstairs one there may be boarded up fireplaces in the upstairs bedrooms and he may be behind one of them. Local fire brigace may help.

[REDCHEQHEN]

Westy, the torch is so that if he can't see the light from the chimney at the top end, he may see the light at the bottom and come out, sometimes the insides of chimneys in the loft area are zig - zagged and at an angle, the bird could be perched on one of the bricks

[T_T]

I had it happen to me.  Took a few bricks from the chimney breast at bedroom floor level, shone a torch down and spotted the pigeon.  I nailed a piece of wood 6" x 6" onto a piece of 1" x 1" dropped it into tho hole that I had made and the pigeon ( a pied cock ) jumped on it and I pulled him clear.  Have had my chimney pots capped since then.

[westy]

well its out now just 5 mins ago it flew out so i think i will be getting some clampos soon

[westy]

turned out to be 2 down the chimley as i thougth 1 was genrally lost.

[westburylofts]

What are you going to call them mate

 

SOOTY AND SWEEP  

 

Sorry mate could not resist that one   lol

 

 

Glad they are safe and well

 

Ray

[jimmy white]

glad you got them back westy, if its one that i gave you, you could call it sooty white ;D

[Guest shadow]

Best get the chimmney cowl on to stop them going down again pleased you got them out.