Morning Friends
Tee hee at “Stone the Ravens” Fancy, yep, it doesn’t have the same ring to it
Kleonaptra thank you for your thoughts which I do appreciate. I have done some Crow research back when the murder first invaded and again now due to the couple that remained.
“They wreck up the place” is just one of the reasons I do not want to befriend them; they are already doing that. If I were to befriend this couple and then their babies and any friends they bring I believe I would just be making a rod for my own back.
I have chickens as my feathered friends and the Crows may just bring ‘nasties’ which they may pass on to the chickens. We have been here for nearly 6 years and have never seen a Hawk. The Crows have only been a problem for 2 of those 6 years so I do not think they can be credited with keeping the Hawks away; more likely we are not in an area where Hawks are common. Also, the gals run is covered and free range is always under supervision due to neighbourhood dogs and cats. So, as we do not have a Hawk problem, I can see no purpose to having them around and they are noisy, destructive and a threat to any chicks we have.
I do not have lots of land on which we can peacefully coexist and only a small residential block. If they lived down the back of my ‘property’ I would not be so concerned but being woken by a Crow vocalising right outside your bedroom window at dawn is no fun and having them screech constantly while you are trying to work is frustrating to say the least. They are also depositing carrion in the fish pond and garden which is not good for either the fish or the chickens if they find it.
I know I have probably already made an enemy of them and I am in their sights. I couldn’t hurt them but I have no intention of giving into their demands and making friends with them. If they show even the slightest signs of building a nest in their tree I will be hitting it with the high pressure hose (before eggs).
As any crow deterrents (large paper flapping owl or eagle etc) are probably going to scare the chickens more than the Crows, it looks like I am going to have to continue to chase them off and if it means war, war it is!
Anyways, if anyone has any suggestions on a deterrent, I am all ears?
CherryAdventure we have lived here coming up to 6 years and have never seen a snake.
Congrats on the pips ChristieB, looking forward to the bubby pics!
Good job on the outside area for the three week olds sjturner79 and congrats on the broodies … Not sure if I have told my gals yet but nobody is going broody this year! Lol, I wish! :/
Sorry to hear about the lice Sidhe13
As sjturner79 has suggested, the ingredient list of the ornamental bird spray may provide evidence of if it is safe to use on chickens.
When I went through a mite infestation, I used Yates Success and Neem Oil on the coop and Fancy uses no brand (black and gold or Homebrand etc) Surface Spray on her chickens. I have not tried that but if I remember correctly, it was recommended to her by a breeder and they have been using if for years with no ill effects. Anyways, I will leave it to Fancy to expand on that if need be.
We have so many noisy things out here. Koalas, black cockatoos, baby galahs and crows. The crows are by far the worst. Steal eggs and the noise is just horrid some days. I haven't found away to get rid of them yet. I do notice that pee wees will chase them from time to time.
