Help crows stalking my chickens they wont go away

[Lisa trainor]

Crows are stalking my chickens, they are huge, and won't go away , they are not scared

 

[DobieLover]

Crows are stalking my chickens, they are huge, and won't go away , they are not scared

Why is this a problem? With corvids around there will be no hawks.

 

[Ella2710]

Personally I keep emus with my flock and they are really good protectors, llamas/alpacas work just as well though, and you could even try a pig. If you dont want to get other live stock, just get a rooster of you dont already have one, and try a scare crow, hope I helped

 

[hayley3]

Crows are stalking my chickens, they are huge, and won't go away , they are not scared

Can you post a video?

 

[Rainwing]

if you have standard sized hens they should be fine, crows do not usually attack adults, only pullets/bantams and steal eggs. one time a whole bag of chicken wings and legs went bad and we threw them to the chickens. poor crows just watched from a tree as they ravaged the scraps. i feel bad for them sometimes.
ravens are the same, but some people have them attack their roosters. personally i have not seen the ravens go after the hens. they just sit in a tree and watch the show. they're good because they mob hawks, along with blue jays.

 

[Mamatomany123]

if you have standard sized hens they should be fine, crows do not usually attack adults, only pullets/bantams and steal eggs. one time a whole bag of chicken wings and legs went bad and we threw them to the chickens. poor crows just watched from a tree as they ravaged the scraps. i feel bad for them sometimes.
ravens are the same, but some people have them attack their roosters. personally i have not seen the ravens go after the hens. they just sit in a tree and watch the show. they're good because they mob hawks, along with blue jays.

you should not feed your chickens raw chicken or bad chicken.

 

[Rainwing]

you should not feed your chickens raw chicken or bad chicken.

they were microwavable buffalo wings, so not raw, and had freezer burn so the texture was undesirable. i would never give my chickens anything with bacteria that could get them sick

 

[cmom]

Has the crows killed any of your birds? We have a lot of crows here. The only time they went into the pens was before I covered the pens and they were looking for any eggs that may have been layed on the ground. They do chase any hawks away that come around and the hawks will kill chickens. A few months ago I had a breach in some netting I covered the pens with and a hawk found it and got into a pen and killed several birds. I did replace some of the netting and fixed the breach.

 

[Sequel]

Over the years I have had mixed feelings about crows. I have 5 cherry trees and they wipe them completely clean before they even fully ripen. BUT, since I've had chickens I've learned to appreciate them. I bring them a treat when I tend my birds in the morning, and as a rule they do keep hawks away. This morning topped it all though. My neighbor texted me that a coyote was heading our way, then never mind the crows chased it back into the woods! I only wish I could have seen that!

 

[Chicken Heel]

I have a group of about five crows that frequent my large oak trees at sunrise most mornings and tell me hello with their calls. I have developed an admiration for them over the years as they are very intelligent creatures.