Crow invasion

betweenthelines · Jul 1, 2021

Our back yard seems to have become the "in" place for crows recently. Got about 40 there atm, any ideas what's attracting them or how we can discourage them?
It looks like a scene from a Hitchcock film and the noise is something else?

It's not food, because we only chuck out a handful of grain for half a dozen hens.

Plopper · Jul 1, 2021

a shotgun ?

Cowmansam · Jul 1, 2021

Larson or ladder trap are they rooting in the moss on roofs they do that sometimes after bugs

Kidds · Jul 1, 2021

I made a Ladder trap to catch jackdaws on Sunday, set it on Tuesday, took 47 yesterday and there are maybe 30 in there today. They are very effective.

https://basc.org.uk/advice/how-to-make-a-ladder-trap/#:~:text=Ladder%20traps%20are%20often%20used,a%20short%20amount%20of%20time.&text=When%20you've%20seen%20a,roof%20and%20close%20the%20door

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robs1 · Jul 1, 2021

We have had a Larsen trap out for magpies for 14 days tomorrow, caught at least 16 now, took it to the bottom.buildings yesterday at 6 am, caught one there within an hour and had four since,

Northern territory · Jul 1, 2021

We have had an invasion around the yard and on some barley where neighbour cut silage and they used that to land in. Shotgun but they keep coming back. Mainly jackdaws. How do people dispatch them out of Larson traps?

Bury the Trash · Jul 1, 2021

Plopper said:
a shotgun ?

no , might be people living very nearby so too dangerous,

gas banger instead

Jerry · Jul 1, 2021

Think your self lucky….this turned up last night in the garden and no idea where from.

Noisy f’cker!!

Kidds · Jul 1, 2021

Northern territory said:
How do people dispatch them out of Larson traps?

With a priest, mine is about 10" of 25mm blue pipe.

serf · Jul 1, 2021

Jerry said:
Think your self lucky….this turned up last night in the garden and no idea where from.

Noisy f’cker!!

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milkloss · Jul 1, 2021

betweenthelines said:
Our back yard seems to have become the "in" place for crows recently. Got about 40 there atm, any ideas what's attracting them or how we can discourage them?
It looks like a scene from a Hitchcock film and the noise is something else?

It's not food, because we only chuck out a handful of grain for half a dozen hens.

I should think they're rooks, young ones to be exact. We have the same trouble down the farm road around a water trough. Reckon they'll soon get bored and fly a bit further soon.

Jerry · Jul 1, 2021

serf said:
See post #2

i was sorely tempted at 4:30 this morning when he started kicking off!

Some ones claimed it now. Has lost 7 of this years chicks. They have wandered a few miles and worth a few Bob apparently

Sonoftheheir · Jul 1, 2021

Had hundred or so

here this morning, all down a side of a potato field, went to investigate and they’re digging up the tiny tubers and eating them

serf · Jul 1, 2021

Wa

Jerry said:
i was sorely tempted at 4:30 this morning when he started kicking off!

Some ones claimed it now. Has lost 7 of this years chicks. They have wandered a few miles and worth a few Bob apparently

Was just talking about the price of theses other day and surprised on price a pair are making , they must be in fashion.......

Rookie · Jul 1, 2021

Kidds said:
I made a Ladder trap to catch jackdaws on Sunday, set it on Tuesday, took 47 yesterday and there are maybe 30 in there today. They are very effective.

https://basc.org.uk/advice/how-to-make-a-ladder-trap/#:~:text=Ladder%20traps%20are%20often%20used,a%20short%20amount%20of%20time.&text=When%20you've%20seen%20a,roof%20and%20close%20the%20door
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What did you use for bait to attract them ?
A few years ago I tried our ladder trap and baited it with wheat ontop of a conventional straw bale. All i kept getting in it was chuffing pheasants !!

Bobthebuilder · Jul 1, 2021

Jerry said:
Think your self lucky….this turned up last night in the garden and no idea where from.

Noisy f’cker!!

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Mm Mmm taste like chicken

Bobthebuilder · Jul 1, 2021

Set our ladder trap up on freshly cleared silage field on Friday afternoon baited with a bag of cattle meal, nothing in Saturday just a few in Sunday but dispatched 86 on Monday morning, another 31 this morning

j6891 · Jul 1, 2021

Feel like we should all get one setup and wipe them out completely. Saw a big group in my yard catch, jump and tear another one to pieces, what a noise. Never seen that before. Give the field nesting chicks a chance too

Exfarmer · Jul 1, 2021

Northern territory said:
We have had an invasion around the yard and on some barley where neighbour cut silage and they used that to land in. Shotgun but they keep coming back. Mainly jackdaws. How do people dispatch them out of Larson traps?

Best thing is to take them down the road and let them go, so they can bother the neighbours, don't we all do that ?

Tim W · Jul 1, 2021

Bobthebuilder said:
Mm Mmm taste like chicken

Better than imo

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