Australia - Six states..and that funny little island.

[Teila]

TGIF!!!!

Kleonaptra not that it is really cause for congratulations but kudos to you for doing what had to be done.

I am sorry that it came to that

Wow devinandfeather that is a lot of little ones .. looking forward to the pics.

Oooh appps that is exciting! Fingers crossed Penny is serious

Hey Sidhe13, I am sorry that other than mites or lice, as satay suggested, I do not know what is going on with your little ones .. I hope you are able to sort is out soon though.

Fancy thank you for the link to the Secret Lives of Crows, I will watch it later when work quietens down

I am becoming quite the expert when it comes to Crows

The evil black B’s woke me up again this morning and as Sidhe13 suggested, now I have stopped playing the mp3, their friends have returned and I am back to 6 or 7, not just 2!

So, it turns out I was not scammed and the originally ordered CD from the rival company turned up yesterday. I thought it would just be a copy of the other one I already have but turns out it is not, a couple of new noises, including a hooting owl. Anyways, as it is a CD and not an mp3, I chucked it into my work computer and have it playing out the office windows.

Not holding out much hope but it is easier just to play that out the window than it is to move the mp3 player and speakers around the place.

You know, I have to say I believe the CD and mp3 work because I am now back to those persistent two and the others left in a hurry.

 

[appps]

Telia if you can hang out till they start thinking about nesting maybe you will beat them. Once they seriously need to find a spot maybe they will move on to somewhere with less "predators"?

 

[Teila]

Hey appps yep, that is my worse nightmare! I am concerned that they are thinking of nesting and then not only will I have to put up with their noise, I will have to put up with them protecting their babies and of course, the subsequent increase in numbers who think here is a good place to live

Good thinking, even though they are not being scared off, I will continue with the CD in the hopes it might make them think twice about raising little ones.

I went to pick my son up from the train station (5 mins away) yesterday and as I was sitting in the car waiting, there was a house across the road with plastic bags tied to numerous branches of their trees and large numbers of CD’s and other reflective material … I couldn’t help but think, welcome to my world! I also felt a sense of companionship in that at least I am not the only one they appear to be driving insane!

 

[Poppets Pekins]

Hi All, Im new to this page and am in AUSTRALIA too.
Im in Brisbane QLD.

Im in my 1 st season of breeding my own hens to my Porcelain rooster.
Cant wait to see what ill get.
Would love to hear from anyone close to me.

Melissa.

 

[Teila]

Cool, I see you found us Poppets Pekins

You already know I am close and a little bit about me so I will leave introductions to others ... Welcome to the Thread!

 

[V1cky]

Hello Poppets Pekins

 

[Fancychooklady]

Hi All, Im new to this page and am in AUSTRALIA too.
Im in Brisbane QLD.

Im in my 1 st season of breeding my own hens to my Porcelain rooster.
Cant wait to see what ill get.
Would love to hear from anyone close to me.


Melissa.

hi Melissa

 

[Fancychooklady]

Hey appps yep, that is my worse nightmare!  I am concerned that they are thinking of nesting and then not only will I have to put up with their noise, I will have to put up with them protecting their babies and of course, the subsequent increase in numbers who think here is a good place to live 

Good thinking, even though they are not being scared off, I will continue with the CD in the hopes it might make them think twice about raising little ones.

I went to pick my son up from the train station (5 mins away) yesterday and as I was sitting in the car waiting, there was a house across the road with plastic bags tied to numerous branches of their trees and large numbers of CD’s and other reflective material … I couldn’t help but think, welcome to my world!  I also felt a sense of companionship in that at least I am not the only one they appear to be driving insane! 

Hehe, since hubby has been away I feel like it's been much like ' ground hog ' day round here. Every night I've been awoken by his dog crying at my bedroom window. Last night the smoke alarms went off at 3 am of course. Our daughter is in her element, the equestrian centre hired her the day they arrived . As luck would have it she has been assigned the duty of taking care of 11 horses , including the stallion that sired our two youngsters.
Perhaps the crow situation needs more than one approach. Here the orchardists hang a dead bird in the entrance but I've noticed of late, they are all hanging strips of plastic to the entrances that move around with the wind. Have you considered one of those battery operated flying Hawks on a string ?

 

[Kleonaptra]

I was going to suggest an owl statue?

 

[Anniebee]

TGIF!!!!

Kleonaptra not that it is really cause for congratulations but kudos to you for doing what had to be done.

I am sorry that it came to that

Wow devinandfeather that is a lot of little ones .. looking forward to the pics.

Oooh appps that is exciting! Fingers crossed Penny is serious

Hey Sidhe13, I am sorry that other than mites or lice, as satay suggested, I do not know what is going on with your little ones .. I hope you are able to sort is out soon though.

Fancy thank you for the link to the Secret Lives of Crows, I will watch it later when work quietens down

I am becoming quite the expert when it comes to Crows

The evil black B’s woke me up again this morning and as Sidhe13 suggested, now I have stopped playing the mp3, their friends have returned and I am back to 6 or 7, not just 2!

So, it turns out I was not scammed and the originally ordered CD from the rival company turned up yesterday. I thought it would just be a copy of the other one I already have but turns out it is not, a couple of new noises, including a hooting owl. Anyways, as it is a CD and not an mp3, I chucked it into my work computer and have it playing out the office windows.

Not holding out much hope but it is easier just to play that out the window than it is to move the mp3 player and speakers around the place.

You know, I have to say I believe the CD and mp3 work because I am now back to those persistent two and the others left in a hurry.

Have been most interested in your efforts with the crows Teila.

Don't give up - crows are extraordinarily clever birds ... but they do have their limits. A video I posted here previously, shows the ability of a crow to work out a complicated 8 step problem in order to gain the reward of food. Will repeat that link here : http://fb-192.dailymegabyte.com/wild-crow-shows-incredible-intelligence-during-complex-test/ .... scroll down about half way, and the video will show up after some seconds.

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To go with the owl sounds on the new CD, you might like to dot 2 or 3 of those big plastic owls from Bunnings around the house. That might put them off further. They don't like owls. Do not let the crows see you handling the owls --- place them around at night time, with much stealth and secrecy.

Do you have a dog ? .... they are put off by dogs ( until they work out how to get to what they want - usually food - around a dog ). We, and most of our neighbours have dogs, and we don't have crow problems. Although am not saying for certain, that is the reason.

Is there anything in your garden, surrounds - that is of great interest to crows in particular. You would have to look up some info. specifically on that. I have been reading a bit about them, and they will hang around if there is something in or around your home that is of super importance to them. e.g. ( just a thought ) do you have open spreadable compost ?

Have a friend who talks to crows - AND they listen to him. ... They will imprint on anyone who is kind to them. They also will learn to obey ( would you believe ) .. ... and I think I might try talking to them, telling them hush, or shut the whats'its up, or whatever you think they might respond to.
NO - I AM NOT MAD ! ( but probably getting there somewhat !!

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I do think you need to learn a lot about what you are dealing with. ... study them if you can ( internet, and their behaviour ). The cawing ( apparently ) is quite distinctive and is their way of communicating with one another on ' things wot matter'. I would definitely look for what is attracting them to quite specifically your trees / home.

You might not like to do it, but cutting down their 'special ' tree, is another solution - or at least lopping it considerably.

We have a pair of mynahs who sit and talk incessantly ( to my chickens ) during the day, but come the time I am out giving the girls scratch mix, or vegetables / rice mix etc., they are there - along with the family flock of rosellas' all just waiting to eat with my chickens. The mynahs hop into the coop to feed from the chicken pellets when I am not outside !!! Then the cockies turn up - 30 > 40 of them - which frightens my chooks. So I sprinkle some BOSS around out the front, or on the pavers at the back. Everyone then is happy. It's party time !! The chickens come back out to finish their scratch or whatever, the rosellas party with Mindy, and the mynahs do their thing. A pair of lace-neck doves also join in. If too many turn up to party, Mindy chases the mynahs away.

Not that all that has anything to do with crows. Just an example of how birds seem to ' know ' somehow, when there's food around / what time it is fed, and if THEY know, then for sure the crows KNOW and are after something that is very very attractive to them at your place.

Finally, a pest controller ( although they are prohibited from damaging these birds ) might have some weird and wonderful ways of dis-attracting them. ....

Good suggestion too, from Fancy - about the strips of plastic .... anything that moves with the wind, might be a deterrent, especially in their 'special' trees. ??



Good luck.... and cheers -