Ruffled Feathers Bird Control

We had a positive experience with Ian. He placed screens and spikes and cleaned up all the pigeon waste which almost completely covered the first floor roof on the front of the house. He glued two cracked roof tiles for free. We also had him clean the solar panels and have seen a noticeable increase in power production. He even cleaned out the gutters. One downspout was too clogged for him to clean, but I figured any gutter cleaning was a bonus.
His pricing was less than another estimate we received (about $ 750 vs $ 900) which I initially thought was high. He is very busy – we had to wait about 3 weeks.

Ian did a great job on my roof. I had some solar panels that needed work and the solar service man wouldn’t touch them until the pigeon droppings were cleaned out. Ian was prompt, thorough and cleaned up after himself. He takes great pride in being efficient and doing a good job.
He is very reasonably priced compared to the 1 other service that does this kind of work. He is clear about what he is going to do and worked to give me a fair price for the job.

He was great! I had a problem with birds in my attic. He came out for a free estimate. He explained the situation to me and sealed it off for a very reasonable price. I would definitely recommend using them.

I had them come out about a year and a half ago and the pigeons are still gone great job protecting my solar panels.

We went through Unilocal reviews, talked and got quotes from two bird control companies. We decided on Ian due to his expertise and honesty. It turned out really well. Ian was very professional, hard working and a lot of experience with bird/​pest control. He cleaned roof and dirty windows from the outside very well, then installed stainless steel bird spikes that can hardly been seen from the ground. He’s generous with his time and knowledge when we asked his opinion about other pest problems we have with the house, he is type of guy that is very willing to help and has high standard about his own work. We found there are other companies that use plastic bird spikes that might be a bit cheaper in price, but we found it is well worth to pay extra $ 20-​$ 30 to go with Ian using high quality stuff since we figured we only need to install them once in our life time. We recommended Ian to other people and they were very happy with his work as well. We found Ian’s service through Unilocal,so we decide to give feedback so that other people can benefit from Ian’s great work.

Very professional and timely. Ian was actually 30 minutes early to our appt and began work immediately. The birds are gone and the mess was cleaned up professionally by Ian.
I definitely would recommend Ruffled Feathers to friend and family.

I thought I had a big problem that was about to become worse… so I gave Ruffled Feathers a call, left a message and had an appointment scheduled when they called me back. Ian arrived when he said he would (He was running a little behind and courteously stopped to give me a heads up of a new time that still worked with my schedule) and took a look at the area (a bird had decided to build it’s nest right on top of my front door way and fly around trying to protect it every time I opened it to leave/​go walk my dog…) and basically reassured me that after he removed it I shouldn’t have any other issues; it was a fluke that the bird had even built it there so there was no charge. It was very helpful that Ian even offered a solution of what to do to deter any other birds from coming around.
If I should ever have another issue I will surely give RF a call ASAP – they’re already saved in my phone!

I have had issues with pigeons on my roof over my front door. They would hang out and poop all over the place and it would land right in front if my front door. I finally started doing some research and called Ian. Ian is a super nice guy who is very dedicated to his craft. He knows what he is doing and explains everything very clearly. He has a cash discount as well, which I thought was pretty sweet. I was able to make an appointment the day of the consult and Ian confirmed a time later that evening (he had stopped by after having dinner with his family, so he could meet my later schedule).
On the day if install, Ian was a little behind schedule, like 15 min, but he communicated everything and was very conscientious of what was going on in our house with people sleeping and what not (he didn’t want to disturb anyone). He cleaned everything up, power washed all the dirty areas, hauled all the mess away in buckets and installed the spike strips. Everything went and looks great.
It has only been about a week, so I don’t know if the pigeons will stay away, but as far as professionalism and job quality goes, Ian did a great job. There is a reason he has such a high rating, I definitely recommend Ruffled Feathers.

For those who got quote for 500 $ or ¹⁄₃ of 1000 $ which other people estimate, I don’t how you get this good price, I got a quote over 1000 $ for a 2-​story house, this is way beyond my budget,

Had some more pigeon issues with the back of my house and scheduled another consultation with Ruffled Feathers. Ian came out right on time and took care of all the clean up! Great guy, very professional. Highly recommended.

Every day we had to clean up pigeon mess on our front porch and after doing some research we called Ian and Ruffled Feathers and we couldn’t be happier. He handled our issue back in February with spikes around the porch and he put up metal netting, if you will, on our roof where they also liked to hang out in the eaves. In the past, putting up the Christmas lights was a nasty experience on our roof but not this year as it was nice and clean, just like our porch. Ian did a great job, we couldn’t be more pleased and we highly recommend him. We no longer have pet pigeons!!!

Ian is great. Very professional and extremely honest. He gave great advice on which methods would be in my best interest which actually kept him from charging me more! He definitely values principles like honesty and service over simply making money. He is very polite and easy to work with, plus he is a Veteran so I thank him for his service to our country and for taking care of those damn pigeons!

We were very pleased with the work that Ian did to take care of our pigeon issue in the front of our house. My dad has also used Ian on more than one occasion and is always completely satisfied with the results. Not only does he do a good job, but his prices are very reasonable and his customer service is top-​notch! He went above and beyond while at our house –he even cleaned out our gutters because he noticed they were backed up and didn’t even charge us for it. Thank you so much Ian, I will definitely recommend you to everyone I know!

Top notch service! They cleaned up the side of the house and even cleaned the walkway. Worth every penny to get rid of the nuisance pigeons who made it their job to poop all night over our walkways. Good service and Ian is a really nice guy.

I never knew how big of a nuisance pigeons could be until I moved into my new house! They were super noisy and left mountains of poop over the roof tiles and ledges. I knew they just had to go! After checking out Unilocal,I called Ruffled Feathers Bird Control (what a cute name!). Ian came out for the estimate and walked me around the house explaining where the birds liked to nest and where he would be installing spikes.
On the day of the installation, Ian and his assistant were both very nice and friendly. They cleaned up the mess from the pigeons and installed spikes on the ledges where the birds liked to hang out and make trouble. I was afraid the house would look funny with spikes sticking out, but they did a great job and you can hardly notice the spikes.
They needed access to the backyard during the installation/​cleaning, and that’s when I found out that the previous owner of the house had left a lock on the backyard gate latch which I didn’t have the key to. This made it impossible for anyone to go in or out from the gate, so Ian removed the old gate latch and told me if I got another one he could install it for me. I hurried to Home Depot to buy new gate latch, which Ian then fixed onto the gate for me. What a nice guy!

I had Starlings nesting in two of my attic vents, so called this company. The owner of this company was Ian and he came out the same day I called and gave me an estimate. (After teaching school for 40 years, I think I am a good judge of character and I feel that this owner is honest and sincerely wants to please the home owner). He did not try and sell me services I did not need, when I suggested that maybe all my vents needed replacing. He said that if it was his house he would only replace the two broken vents and one other that was failing and not the rest. I signed a contract which was reasonable. He returned the next day and spent about 3 hours cleaning the bird nests and sealing up my attic with new screens. I would definitely recommend his services to anyone needing bird elimination services. Also he guarantees his work for a year and if the birds return he will come back.

I had a barn swallow problem. They decided to build a nest right above my AC unit and take seasons worth of dumps all over it. They also apparently loved my DirecTV satellite dish so much they built a second nest inside the dish mount and crap all over that too.
I originally called Ian back in April of 2012, when I finally had enough, for a free inspection and estimate and he told me, on top of all the (literal) crap, they were a protected species and he couldn’t move them until they left. So I waited/​waded through yet another year of bird pooop everywhere until this past winter, when I called him again to finally remove the nests and (hopefully) keep them from coming back.
Ian and his assistant did a fantastic job both removing the nests and cleaning up the walls, patio floors, and the AC unit of all the bird poop, they also did a very nice job putting up a netting that would keep the swallows from coming back and mostly match the color scheme of the house. They also put some sort of foam into the crevice in the dish mount to keep the swallows from nesting in there either. Communication was good, the job only took a few hours in a morning, and the price for the job was very fair. He also guarantees his work for a year. Great workmanship and professionalism.
I hope I never need his services again, but if the birds ever decide to return, he’ll be the first person I call.

Ian is the owner /​operator of this family-​run business. He came to my house in Elk Grove and gave me a very reasonable quote. He was also able to perform the work at that time, which included cleanup of the bird nesting and the droppings. The work is neatly and professionally done, with minimal impact to aesthetics of the house. Some other companies put up spikes and cables to where your house looks like a porcupine. This is not the case with Ruffled Feathers.
I will definitely recommend Ian and Ruffled Feathers to anyone who has a similar problem. Thanks Ian!

Disclaimer: Ian did not do any work for me. This is the number one reason why I am Unilocaling this. After coming out and providing a free assessment, Ian was very up front and honest in telling me that he could do preventative work, but it wasn’t really needed. Thanks for being an honest businessman, Ian.

Been having a major problem with pigeons for quite some time now. Received multiple quotes all in the range of $ 1,000 which seemed overpriced in my book so always put it off.
After seeing other reviews on Unilocal I gave Ian a call who came out and quoted me $ 425 for the same job I was getting $ 1,000 quotes on.
Work was done yesterday morning and I couldn’t be happier. Would highly recommend Ruffled Feathers for any bird control work.