Crows (by Lynsey in old forum)

[Richard]

Hi I am a new comer to keepimg chickens (battery) and recently I have noticed a few crows taking an interest in the chicken coop, could anyone advise me how to deter them??? Many thanks,

Lynsey

[Mo]

don't know how to deter them, but I noticed yesterday that one of my birds looked thinner and blacker than the others! It flew off when I came near, and it wasn't stealing their supper from under their beaks, maybe it was hoping for leftovers.
I can't keep them off the cherry tree either, they have more time to sneak in than I have to scare them off.

[keelan]

i dont think you can really make crows go away. the other day at our school pond there was a crow come down and take a lil duckling and left us with just a head :mad: im sure crows are classed as vermin (rast eww) if you find away let us know plz

[blue hen house]

I'm having problems with jackdaws. They have been ripping the linning off of my hanging baskets. The jackdaws and woodpigeons are steeling
layers pellets and corn. I hoped our silkie rooster 'Dave' would chase them off, but I don,t think he's up to the job?

[Richard]

Hello,

I wish there were an answer, but beside really covering them up, can't see a solution.

I feed my chickens mainly under cover now and that seems to keep out all but sparrows and robins, but I 'allow' them.

As my ginger cat has been chased off by a magpie..... that's not the answer either!

I assume you've tried hanging old CD discs up?

Other than above, I'd get Dave to one side and give him a damn good talking to.

Or go up the garden looking like this.....

Richard