Any advice on detering pigeons?

[LeftyMom]

I don't want to hurt them, but I do want them to go live someplace else, I'm getting very tired of cleaning up pigeon shit and with small kids around it's a health hazard.

So far I've tried: those clear plastic spike things
the plastic owl
relector tape that's supposed to look like predators' eyes
some goo that came in a caulking-like tube, the smell was supposed to deter them, no luck
removing nests (before they have babies, I won't do it when they have chicks)
spraying them with the high pressure nozzle on the hose

Anybody got some ideas for how to get rid of the little poo machines?

[livetohike]

1. Try a rubber snake

My Uncle has used this for decades - he said it works.