Crows

[geordie1234]

Has anyone ever had problems with Crows ive just witnessed one swoop down at all my youngones on the loft and chase one off the loft i see it chase it away for about a mile these youngbirds have never been off the loft so prob lost that one now

[sapper756]

Has anyone ever had problems with Crows ive just witnessed one swoop down at all my youngones on the loft and chase one off the loft i see it chase it away for about a mile these youngbirds have never been off the loft so prob lost that one now

 

George a few years ago Fifer had a hell of a time with Carrion Crows attacking his birds, they even entered the loft and took youngsters out from the nest, these are the crows with the black beaks, and can be a constant threat to your birds, you need to take action m8

 

they ripped the breast open and tore the heads off fifers birds, they will sit next to your birds on roof tops for weeks, giving a false sense of security, then suddenly attack. Mostly viscous when they have young in their nest, possibly nest near by you, and now protecting their area.

 

 

 

Edited May 2, 2011 by sapper756

[geordie1234]

AYe mate they had black beaks and were pretty big too

 

what did fifer do?

 

Is it a job for the .22

[sapper756]

AYe mate they had black beaks and were pretty big too

 

what did fifer do?

 

Is it a job for the .22

 

CORRECT! and if you can locate the nest, do what I done and put a few .22 into ithttp://forum.pigeonbasics.org/public/style_emoticons/default/wink.gif

[geordie1234]

CORRECT! and if you can locate the nest, do what I done and put a few .22 into it

Cheers mate

[geordie1234]

I NEED TO TAKE ACTION QUICK I WAS TAKING THE YOUN BIRDS IN WHICH THEY WERE QUITE NERVY AS EXPECTED GOT 8 IN THE THE FCKR TAKE ANOTHER DIVEBOMB AT MY YOUNG BIRDS NOW 4 TAKE TO THE SKIES FCKING RAGIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[sapper756]

here is the carrion crowhttp://forum.pigeonbasics.org/public/style_emoticons/default/emoticon-0126-nerd.gif

[Guest homestead]

i have a problem with magpies and a sparrow hawk but never heard anything about crows something else to look out for, I hope you can sort the problem out before you loose anymore youngsters good luck

[Guest pied 09]

George a few years ago Fifer had a hell of a time with Carrion Crows attacking his birds, they even entered the loft and took youngsters out from the nest, these are the crows with the black beaks, and can be a constant threat to your birds, you need to take action m8

 

they ripped the breast open and tore the heads off fifers birds, they will sit next to your birds on roof tops for weeks, giving a false sense of security, then suddenly attack. Mostly viscous when they have young in their nest, possibly nest near by you, and now protecting their area.

 

do they really , i got loads of crows in the chimney pots by me. always a few of themabout all times of the day. never seen anything happen yet though

[mattsmith]

I have had problems with crows nesting in a nearby tree. They would dive bomb at the pigeons, but didn't catch any.

Got the .22 out, problem solved

[john cumming]

yes crows will attack younsters i had that a few years ago when a crow entered my loft and attacked a younster, and they are clever birds into the bargin, i tried to get him using all sorts of methods but this individual always seemed to be a step ahead?? he eventually met his maker when he copped some lead 3 months later?? but every time the young birds were venturing out when they were just learning to fly the crow wasnt far away and would try & scare them looking to single out one?? once they were flying confidentley they didnt have any problems from crows just the other mob ( bops )

 

john

[john cumming]

i have a problem with magpies and a sparrow hawk but never heard anything about crows something else to look out for, I hope you can sort the problem out before you loose anymore youngsters good luck

 

crows can be every bit as bad as bop, they sit on the roofs with the pigeons lulling them into a false sense of security then bang attack without warning and will kill them if they get the chance??

[geordie1234]

yes crows will attack younsters i had that a few years ago when a crow entered my loft and attacked a younster, and they are clever birds into the bargin, i tried to get him using all sorts of methods but this individual always seemed to be a step ahead?? he eventually met his maker when he copped some lead 3 months later?? but every time the young birds were venturing out when they were just learning to fly the crow wasnt far away and would try & scare them looking to single out one?? once they were flying confidentley they didnt have any problems from crows just the other mob ( bops )

 

john

This is exactly what happend the young ones came back but they are frightened on the loft now pain in the *expletive removed* so it is i will shoot the bugger out the sky tomorrow morning before anyone is up

[THE FIFER]

Has anyone ever had problems with Crows ive just witnessed one swoop down at all my youngones on the loft and chase one off the loft i see it chase it away for about a mile these youngbirds have never been off the loft so prob lost that one now

 

they must be nesting near by,and they protect their territory, they are worse than hawks m8, look for a tree with a single nest, thats carrion crows, but they like all birds are protected, will send you a pm,

[Guest IB]

I too was lulled into a false sense of security because they mob BoP about here. But a couple of years back for a period of a week or so, one started attacking the OBs on the loft roof, it all started when it landed on mobile phone mast 100 foot from the loft, then just swooping low over the loft whenever the birds were out, then developed into full scale attack from an unseen hiding place every time the birds landed on the loft. Birds could see where it was hiding, because they were shy at landing.

 

Bloody big it was, got a club mate over but we just couldn't figure where it was attacking from, so it was amongst my pigeons and away before he could get a shot in. Left .22 with me, but I'm a useless shot, must've been close though - no joking close enough for it to hear the slug go by, cos it ducked. Thought - just sit there for a minute or two longer Thing was mad, attacked gulls. I never did hit it and I think it met its end through another bird, - it just suddenly disappeared. Took my birds a long time to settle again, they'd be lifted whenever a crow flew over, over time gradually calmed down enough to watch them come over, then when they saw no threat, they'd stay where they were.

 

I didn't let my YBs out while this was going on, OBs were terrified, so think YBs be worse.

[Walter swanston]

Several years ago I lost about three young birds to crows who got them when they were at the fledgling stage ,on the loft roof but not able to fly properly.I learned not to let my young birds out too early ,also I am convinced that the crows can hear the squeakers in the nest.

[Guest Owen]

When I was a kid, my parents reared a lot of poultry from eggs they hatched under broody hens. The biggest threat to the baby poultry were the crows and cats were a good second. My Father never put up with any of it because out would come his 12 bore shotgun and that was the end of the threat. He did the same if he caught a loose dog anywhere near the sheep.

[Henrik]

Crows are not a protected species and you can legally kill them.

[THE FIFER]

Crows are not a protected species and you can legally kill them.

 

no you cant m8, you need a permit to do so, all birds are protected, as far as killing them or disturbing their nests,

[TrickyHannah]

no you cant m8, you need a permit to do so, all birds are protected, as far as killing them or disturbing their nests,

 

Thats true but hooded crows cum under the general licence same with all pest bird {magpies crows rooks wood pigeons gulls and so on } if you look it up you will see that any1 in scotland can use the general licence for pest control.

[billt]

do they really , i got loads of crows in the chimney pots by me. always a few of themabout all times of the day. never seen anything happen yet though

That's Jackdaws on the chimneys, they are no problem, crows are solitary birds and nest in single pairs not groups

[geordie1234]

so i can shoot this bass without having to worry about getting the jaIL

[TrickyHannah]

You can if you owm your house and the crow is in your garden and the pellet dose'nt leave the boundery of your garden.

[THE FIFER]

Re: Magpies, Crows, etc - kill or not to kill

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Originally Posted by Dr Dro

A friend of mine likes to shoot Crows and Magpies with his air gun, on some ground he has permission to shoot on, when they come in to roost at night.

 

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When you say he has permission to shoot, I trust you mean more than that the landowner has siad it's OK to do this. It is an offenc to kill any wild bird in the UK, although an exemption existsfor crows where "if it is to prevent serious damage to agriculture, or to preserve public health/air safety, or to conserve wild birds". Has your friend got such problems and has he made sure that what he is doing would fit into such regulations

[Guest spin cycle]

do they really , i got loads of crows in the chimney pots by me. always a few of themabout all times of the day. never seen anything happen yet though

 

don't get confused with crows and jackdaws.....dear old 'vic' told me that .....i could see where big carrion crows might be a problem but jackdaws are 'friends' as they help keep 'mrs sparra' away