Crows bring presents

[Kathleen121212]

I wasn't sure where to put this so its in this section lol.

I was wondering how do people get crows to bring them presents.
Since I have ducks and leave there food outside the crow sometimes eat it and they aren't skittish anymore and allow me to come close.
I know that crows are smart and recognise faces as well.
Thanks.

 

[oldhenlikesdogs]

@TwoCrows may know. Hopefully she comes by.

 

[TwoCrows]

Thanks for the tag @oldhenlikesdogs!

You can't make them bring you gifts, this is something they do when they feel grateful for things you may have done for them. Trust is helpful and I'm sure your Crows are comfortable in your environment, however it's really up to them if they choose to gift you. Ravens are gifters too, I've been feeding the wild Ravens daily for 30 years and I have only been gifted twice in this time. Once a rock and another time a stick. Corvids are highly intelligent, they can use tools, count and hold grudges. Just move slowly around them, keep the eye contact to a minimum (eye contact can be threatening to them) and give them the right of way in your yard, (respect). I feed my Ravens dry puppy dog food, kibble. It can't hurt to offer them them food and water, they will be grateful! Enjoy your Crows and hopefully one day you receive a gift!

 

[Ol Grey Mare]

As @TwoCrows has said, building trust is a big step. Getting them to recognize you as the source of the good things in their life (food) is a key step. We have a large group (anywhere from 12-30 depending on the day/time of day/season) that visit daily for food, a drink/bath or just to hang out. Several of them nest nearby too. We always have their ground tray of food out (nuts, seeds, etc....a mix of large and small as the doves also feed there), and when they come in and want something else they will sit in one of our trees or on the wire on the other side of the street and call until I pop out and give them a nice treat. They can be very insistent... and loud, lol. They also recognize me and when they see me from one of their viewpoints down the street or over the park across the way they will fly over and start demanding treats. They know that even if I'm headed to the car to go somewhere I will stop, turn around, go back into the house, and get them something good to eat. I have quite a few now that can see me from over a block away and will come straight to me for their handouts. It's kind of cool to stand out there like The Beastmaster and see them come swooping across the neighborhood because they have seen me. We are still working towards gifting, so, honestly, I prefer the gift of protection for my flock that they offer as they have just in the last four or five weeks chased off hawks on three different occasions and one very disgruntled bald eagle on another.... in reality, yes they are just chasing the birds of prey from their own territory, but because I have gotten them to see our yards as part of that territory it pays off

 

[Kathleen121212]

Thanks for the tag @oldhenlikesdogs!

You can't make them bring you gifts, this is something they do when they feel grateful for things you may have done for them. Trust is helpful and I'm sure your Crows are comfortable in your environment, however it's really up to them if they choose to gift you. Ravens are gifters too, I've been feeding the wild Ravens daily for 30 years and I have only been gifted twice in this time. Once a rock and another time a stick. Corvids are highly intelligent, they can use tools, count and hold grudges. Just move slowly around them, keep the eye contact to a minimum (eye contact can be threatening to them) and give them the right of way in your yard, (respect). I feed my Ravens dry puppy dog food, kibble. It can't hurt to offer them them food and water, they will be grateful! Enjoy your Crows and hopefully one day you receive a gift!

Thank you very much for the reply.
I hope I receive a gift too lol. But not anytime soon if my ducks keep chasing them away!
Thanks

 

[Kathleen121212]

As @TwoCrows has said, building trust is a big step. Getting them to recognize you as the source of the good things in their life (food) is a key step. We have a large group (anywhere from 12-30 depending on the day/time of day/season) that visit daily for food, a drink/bath or just to hang out. Several of them nest nearby too. We always have their ground tray of food out (nuts, seeds, etc....a mix of large and small as the doves also feed there), and when they come in and want something else they will sit in one of our trees or on the wire on the other side of the street and call until I pop out and give them a nice treat. They can be very insistent... and loud, lol. They also recognize me and when they see me from one of their viewpoints down the street or over the park across the way they will fly over and start demanding treats. They know that even if I'm headed to the car to go somewhere I will stop, turn around, go back into the house, and get them something good to eat. I have quite a few now that can see me from over a block away and will come straight to me for their handouts. It's kind of cool to stand out there like The Beastmaster and see them come swooping across the neighborhood because they have seen me. We are still working towards gifting, so, honestly, I prefer the gift of protection for my flock that they offer as they have just in the last four or five weeks chased off hawks on three different occasions and one very disgruntled bald eagle on another.... in reality, yes they are just chasing the birds of prey from their own territory, but because I have gotten them to see our yards as part of that territory it pays off

I think that the gift of protection would be nice but there's some big magpies about that chase them and attack them so I dont think their too good at protecting but I still like them and hopefully they like me
Thank you for your response.