Crows

[lsuphillier1]

I have an open roof on my pen and crows keep comin' in and robbing the eggs. Any suggestions?

 

[Josie]

I think the best thing you can do is put a roof on. You probably already thought of that and were hoping for another answer, but crows are smart!

 

[willheveland]

Do you have a rooster? Mine would not allow a crow even close to the hens,as soon as they touched down in the yard he was there.
Will

 

[SpottedCrow]

Just cover the run...
crows aren't dummies...they know where the free eats are...
But if you have them, you'll always when the hawks are around...

 

[lsuphillier1]

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Yep, I have a roo. This is happening in my pen of RIR & Barred Rocks. I have a Barred Rock rooster. The other day I heard a whole bunch of cackling, I looked down where the pen is...and a crow was flying away with an egg in its mouth.

Also, it's not feasible to roof the whole pen as it is so large. However, I may consider enclosing the area where the nests are and keeping the chiks in there the 1st part of the day which is when most of them lay, and I am gone, and the crows enjoy a good meal.

Thanks for the comments.

 

[halo]

We have a lot of crows around here, and Im always very wary when I hear them carrying on in the trees. It always means theres a hawk there that they are aggravating. Im far more worried about hawks than crows.

 

[Miltonchix]

I've learned to really like crows. (I do have a covered run) Crows do an outstanding job keeping the hawks away. And they can be very entertaining.