Crows

[sapper756]

This came up on my Face Book page;

 

Raptor Attacks On Racing Pigeons Petition

 

 

Tip 1: Feed the crows. Attracting crows to your property can deter hawks as crows dislike hawks and chase them away.

 

Any comments or opinions?

[greenlands]

I've got my own,infact two of them

[greenbar]

We feed them most days here,not long in letting u know Percy is about.

[bullcock]

We feed them most days here,not long in letting u know Percy is about.

Yes we have crows at our loft and they give an early warning of predators including cats.

[THE FIFER]

yes they are very protective of their nests and area, will go for your birds as well ,

[moscow master]

A myth I've a craw wid 150yds from me with around 500 or more craws and still get decimated with bop

[red dog]

I throw eggs etc on top of the compost box for the hoodie crows and i have some chickens laying in outside boxes,whose eggs the crows are allowed to steal, as chickens lay at different times of the day it keeps the crows interested and floating about most of the shift. My youngsters are given a breakfast then locked out for 6 hours very few are lost round the loft . If you see one rook its a crow if you see 500 crows they are rooks.

[bullcock]

A myth I've a craw wid 150yds from me with around 500 or more craws and still get decimated with bop

We still get hit? But the crows can give a few seconds warning if they see the bop.

[THE FIFER]

its the carrion crow which pretests it area and kill pigeons

[REDCHEQHEN]

Crows are great for fore warning you. But now all the trees have been removed near me there will be nothing at all nesting near me. I've never seen a crow kill a pigeon, but I have seen them dive bomb Bop on many occasions

[THE FIFER]

Crows are great for fore warning you. But now all the trees have been removed near me there will be nothing at all nesting near me. I've never seen a crow kill a pigeon, but I have seen them dive bomb Bop on many occasions

 

are they carrion crows , these are the ones that will attack anything in the area of their nests,

[sapper756]

I personally have witnessed the carnage Carrion Crows can do to a Loft, killing birds, stealing youngsters from the nest etc

[philg50]

I have a couple of trees at the spare ground next to me ,crows, a couple of pair nest every year along with couple pair of wild doos ,the crows try to take the youngsters when they are at the stage they are just hoppin about,i find they are good for keeping the birds exercising and flying.

[Dooheed 5]

Personally Saw for the first time in this area a couple o weeks ago at my work (Shell St Fergus Gas terminal) a couple of Ravens up on the Vent stack !! Unmistakable Call and size !! Thought I heard them a while back but never spotted them !!

[Novice]

Personally Saw for the first time in this area a couple o weeks ago at my work (Shell St Fergus Gas terminal) a couple of Ravens up on the Vent stack !! Unmistakable Call and size !! Thought I heard them a while back but never spotted them !!

That have been released in Ayrshire. A friend of mine estimates that there are about 6 pair in his area.

2 years ago there were none.

[tiger]

[Dooheed 5]

That have been released in Ayrshire. A friend of mine estimates that there are about 6 pair in his area.

2 years ago there were none.

Defo not birds that had been released as they had no identity rings on !! Have read that natural Scottish population is gradually increasing and are moving more to the east from they’re more normal Ranges in the west and upland areas

[THE FIFER]

you will only get one nest in a tree with carrion crows, with the rookies the trees are full of them,

[Cliftonlad]

Crows are fine for alarms but I have lost many young birds for there first flight they scare the sh** out o them ..

[big blue bar]

We've had a pair of ravens nesting in trees at the back off our loft and have witnessed them chasing percy away .also have lots of gulls which deter percy too, , never had them bother our doos but my mate in Montrose has had the crow enter his loft and kill some of his youngster a couple off years ago