Crows killed my young duck!!

[jacyjones]

I am so furious and upset I have to ask has this happened to anyone else? 2 crows having been hangiong around my run for about a week cos of corn left by the chickens. Today my other young Khaki campbell was really shouting and when I went down its sister was dead in the run - eye out and neck eaten. This could only have been the crows. My husband will now shoot these 2 - he has been reluctant in case they have young but if he doesn't do it then I will!
Has anyone else experienced this? We have had a goshawk attack in the past but never crows. I hate the *****!!
We live in Wales, Uk. Not sure if crows are a nuisance where most of you people seem to be from.

 

[Dodgegal79]

I always shoot at the crow when they are in my yard. Not only can they spread disease they can take baby chicks and probably did do that to your duck. I say shoot at them, even its a pellet gun, it will scare them off.

 

[keturah]

I have to agree.
B****Y crows

 

[jacyjones]

Thanks for your replies - my husband is not home from work yet - he will be greeted with the gun and pellets ready to go. No meal for him until the crows are sorted!!

 

[jacyjones]

The latest is - 1 crow hit and 1 magpie killed. He will try at breakfast again cos they are always around then. Meeanwhile I drove an hour to the breeder and returned with another white khaki who is now making friends with the survivor. fingers crossed all will be well!!!

 

[Scrambled Egg]

Soooo very sorry.

For the record, I hate crows too..they totally tick me off eating my bird food..big bullies

 

[jacyjones]

Thanks for the sympathy - much appreciated. My husband has gone to work after no success waiting for an hour to shoot at the crows. Now there are 4 sitting in the cherry tree in the orchard - did they wait for his van to drive away? I know they are clever but this is ridiculous!! He will come home at lunchtime and try again. the ducks are happy with each other and the new one is a big bird so hopefully we will not have any more drama!!

 

[hcammack]

there area allot worse things than crows the crows here do not land in my yard but keep my arch enemy the hawks far off from the chickens. I actually am thankful for the crows I would probably shoot them if they started coming to close and I had baby chicks. I am sorry they went after your ducks I wish you good luck in your hunt !

Henry

 

[jacyjones]

Thanks, Henry. I am sure that amost animals have a purpose and if hawks were a problem then I would feel like you about the crows. Here in Wales we have a lot of red kites that fly over us and are lovely to see. the goshawk is a problem but luckily one has not been seen around our village for a couple of years. So......the crows are my major worry. All is quiet as I write so I hope it remains so!!

 

[hcammack]

I hear the crows now they sure are loud I am a good enough shot to take them if only I had a gun

I hope they either don't come back or that you get them when they do good luck!

Henry