Australorps breed Thread

[Foster's Freehold]

That would do nothing. The "target" has to be in contact with both the hot wire and ground. That is why birds can sit on the electric wires and not get fried.

Ah rats! and here I was looking forward to seeing it. I think I'm going to set up a feeding station for crows around my big Pecan trees. I've got two of them, over looking the run from two corners. If I can get a murder to set up house, that would keep the redtails away.

 

[tigger19687]

Ah rats! and here I was looking forward to seeing it. I think I'm going to set up a feeding station for crows around my big Pecan trees. I've got two of them, over looking the run from two corners. If I can get a murder to set up house, that would keep the redtails away.

I WANT THAT !
Let us know how to get Crows to stay

 

[Foster's Freehold]

I WANT THAT !
Let us know how to get Crows to stay

Sure thing. Watched a couple chase away a couple of vultures earlier today. I'm going to buy some plain peanuts next time I go to town. I think I have a small Christmas tree dealy I can convert to a feeder. I'm going to give it a shot.

 

[tigger19687]

I thought they like Meat ?

Every Monday (trash day here) I see them and I run out with a slice of Bologna and whip it up to them. But they just fly away

 

[Foster's Freehold]

This is the page that gave me the hints I'm going to use first.
https://www.wikihow.com/Attract-Crows

I've got lots of trees for roosting and nesting, I haven't got noisemakers out or the shiny things they say deters hawks. Bah, I even laced the top of my run last time and the damn things got in.

 

[tigger19687]

#3 is funny.
Before I got hens, I fed the squirrels and birds.
Never did the crows come But boy did the blue jays stick around

 

[Foster's Freehold]

#3 is funny.
Before I got hens, I fed the squirrels and birds.
Never did the crows come But boy did the blue jays stick around

They will fuss a hawk too. Not as effectively as crows, but yep.

 

[Diannastarr]

Wait a minute, you said BLUE AUSTRALORP? I've been out of chicken keeping about 6 yrs, but a Blue? Crap. lol I love Australorps, now I'm gonna have to see about Blues. It was so easy when it was just the Blacks.

i have some very beautiful black & blue australorp hens & a big blue roo, i also just lost my gorgeous splash australorp roo

 

[Diannastarr]

They will fuss a hawk too. Not as effectively as crows, but yep.

i had been trying to get a flock of crows, or a murder of crows, i saw in the trees up the street & i tried to get them to hang around by feeding them and all and talking to them to please make my farm their home , but sadly they just never did stay around , crows are great at alerting chickens about dangers and can scare off hawks, Crows often post a sentinel,as a guard they can be a great help for your chickens safety. i wish i had some crows to help protect my land .

 

[tigger19687]

My only saving grace is there is a "dirt dump" down the road from me. Loads of mice, moles, things like that.... or so I hope

It is where the town brings all their branches, dirty and turns it into compost. Also you get to drop off cardboard, metal, stone, cinder blocks. Got some great stuff out of there