Anyone have to manage starlings?

[the Precious Ladies]

We hang a bird feeder about 300 feet from the coop and they dont bother the chicken coop.

 

[dustponds10]

well I guess I will have to feed them somewhere not close to the coop. Thanks all

 

[fishnet1971]

yup, that's the best bet.

 

[EweSheep]

I had to buy a fruit tree netting to keep the starlings out of the run and coop, after a week, none came back. I killed about five of them I think. Messy birds!

 

[dacjohns]

Manage starlings? Not in my area. There are flocks of them with thousands of birds. You can't do it on a large scale like that.

On a smaller scale you can try. Like was said previously they are not protected. Shoot them, scare them, do whatever you can. Mostly don't feed them, that includes throwing scratch for your chickens, using bird feeders for wild birds, and any other means where food is made available to them.

 

[HorseFeatherz NV]

I hate them

They WILL find a way into coops for the feeder. The starlings are the main reason I feed three times a day, I cannot free feed my chickens due to the flying poop painters.