How to attract crows and not doves?

[laurenleigh]

I've been reading crows can help in deterring hawks. How do you attract crows instead of white tail dove? Doves swarm bird feeders here and dove seem like they would do more to attract hawks. We do have blue jays in the area, too.

I am keeping everyone in their predator proof run for at least a week (our injured girl is in a dog crate on our screened in porch). I'm also going to get an owl decoy and move it around. Any other tips on giving the hawk amnesia appreciated! I am very worried he will be back and strike again.

We live on a heavily treed acre lot in town and have never had issues in the five years we've kept chickens. I didn't see the attack but the feathers were on the edge of a tree canopy and a few feet away from a shelter area (I feel certain it was a hawk judging by her injuries). Thank you for any advice!

 

[Poultrybonkers]

crows are known to eat chicks and eggs i wouldn't try to attract them