Starlings

[flyingmonkeypoop]

Is there an easy way to get rid of starlings? We have 3 pet pairs but the rest are all pests. They are always in the coop and they eat all the feed. Is there anyway to get rid of them?

 

[chickbea]

I cover my runs with plastic berry netting. I don't want any wild birds in there at all. Get the smallest squares you can find so the birds don't get stuck in it.
Edited for grammar!

 

[hencackle]

The starlings don't touch my chicken feed but I did have a problem with them in the garden about 10 years ago. My husband shot one starling, hung it on a stick in the garden and left there for several weeks.
After that, I never had a problem with starlings snapping the tops off newly sprouted beans.
Stephanie