chris h Posted February 7, 2009 Report Posted February 7, 2009 Has anyone ever had bother with crows going into there loft and taken eggs or young from the nest?
mazzie Posted February 7, 2009 Report Posted February 7, 2009 yes had bother with them once or twice in about 5 years , but they keep away sparrowhawks
THE FIFER Posted February 7, 2009 Report Posted February 7, 2009 Has anyone ever had bother with crows going into there loft and taken eggs or young from the nest? yes, they will be carrion crows, once they get into ur birds they will not give up, I had to stop racing one year, they were taking my old birds out of the sky, lost 8 in one year, they are worse than hawks if they are in ur area, and you cant touch them , carrions are classed as vermon but a heavy fine if you didturb them or destroy them, they take over their area when nesting ,will chase anything even hawks, but hawks always come back, pm me if you want. for more info, hawks kill to feed carrions kill all the time,
cemetary Posted February 7, 2009 Report Posted February 7, 2009 I have a pair nest in the tree over from me, dont get much bother from them, but they keep the gulls and the hawks away from the area. They have all flitted to Lochgelly. ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
chris h Posted February 7, 2009 Author Report Posted February 7, 2009 or maybe glenrothes seeing it got a carbuncel award ;D
Guest youngzimmy Posted February 7, 2009 Report Posted February 7, 2009 MAGGIES BUT NEVER CROWS ARE YOU SURE THEY WERE CROWS
Guest Posted February 7, 2009 Report Posted February 7, 2009 magpies were stealing eggs out af a mate of mines loft
chris h Posted February 7, 2009 Author Report Posted February 7, 2009 MAGGIES BUT NEVER CROWS ARE YOU SURE THEY WERE CROWS ;D ;D ;D it wasnt me it was a mate of mine yeah he knows the difference
weecunny Posted February 7, 2009 Report Posted February 7, 2009 its the crows all right , ive seen it happen once they got all the eggs, they started killing the yb in the nest.
jimmy white Posted February 8, 2009 Report Posted February 8, 2009 ive seen the carrion crows, catch and kill yb,s in mid-air, but found the magpies to be the worst at entering the loft and taking eggs [even the dummy ones ;D]
newbold Posted February 8, 2009 Report Posted February 8, 2009 no crows keep sparow hawks away i encurage them please exuse spelling as iv hade a drink
just ask me Posted February 8, 2009 Report Posted February 8, 2009 new one on me thanks for the info lads have a good few not 100 yards from the loft
Guest IB Posted February 8, 2009 Report Posted February 8, 2009 yes had bother with them once or twice in about 5 years , but they keep away sparrowhawks Had trouble only once, last year during OBs when one crow went mental on me and attacked OBs as soon as they landed from exercise. Went on for weeks (tried to nail it) then stopped as suddenly as it had started. Late in the year before I got my YBs out just couldn't risk them being scattered to 4 winds. Coincidence? Only once had trouble from a sparrowhawk - last year during OBs. Crows usually harass them and buzzards right across sky here. I don't feed them or anything like that, quite happy as long as they don't come near my garden, same as magpies, if they do, I chase them.
sammy Posted February 8, 2009 Report Posted February 8, 2009 no crows keep sparow hawks away i encurage them please exuse spelling as iv hade a drink thats right ,then they eat the pigeon that the sparrowhawk has killed they aint nothing but cannabils
Taylorsloft Posted February 8, 2009 Report Posted February 8, 2009 inject some eggs with poison .crows go for my young birds when they first go out but if you stand outside with them they wont bother them. they also keep sparrow hawks away
Taylorsloft Posted February 8, 2009 Report Posted February 8, 2009 no crows keep sparrow hawks away i encourage them please excuse spelling as iv had a drink use your spellchecker I've just done it for you
sapper756 Posted February 8, 2009 Report Posted February 8, 2009 Believe me I have seen the devastation a pair of carrion crows can do to a loft, killing youngsters on the ground, picking birds out the sky, and going into the loft and eating eggs and squabs, They are crafty birds, they sit next to your team for days, giving your birds a false sense of security, then all of a sudden they attack. You tend to get trouble when one single pair are dominating an area, as i have a few pairs in my area, but they are always too busy fighting each other, however, I never underestimate the unpredictability of these killers. :-/
just ask me Posted February 9, 2009 Report Posted February 9, 2009 http://www.the-piedpiper.co.uk/th15(g).htm hi this might help also can be usefull on other birds too very effictiive alpha chloralose bit
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