The Poultry Keeper

Knobby · Posted: Thu Apr 21, 2005 12:09 pm Post subject:

Gina...i didnt realise u were so heartless ! Mad

Deb_Moderator · Joined: 13 Apr 2005 Posts: 3661

I have magpies and crows. Both will carry off a chick. The magpies go in my coop and eat the eggs.

I am not above a little target practice myself on the weekends! Rolling Eyes

poultry poofs · Posted: Fri Apr 22, 2005 3:08 am Post subject:

Hang a couple of dead crows up around the place the crows seem to keep away.

So do the neighbours Laughing

wood pidgeon and pheasants are our biggest pest they seem to think we buy all the best food for them.

One of the days they will be trying out the oven for size Very Happy

Blitzen · Joined: 18 Apr 2005 Posts: 10 Location: East Sussex

We did try the dead crow thing - just looks awful when you have people round!!
Works very well though.
Poultry poofs - did you get my email?

My friend has just had a ducklings head ripped off by a crow, and a chick got taken too.
I can't stand them. Magpies aren't really a problem here, we get one or two, but nothing like the crows.
Still gonna catch one up to tempt the others in, then a shot to the head, and ..........gone!!

Joni

Knobby · Posted: Fri Apr 22, 2005 4:30 pm Post subject:

Good for you Blitzen....thats just what the Bu**ers deserve !!

mojo · Posted: Fri Apr 22, 2005 4:38 pm Post subject: crows

crows and rooks and magies are killers in black ......................some ideas we use.............net chickens courtyards with fruit tree nets pulled fairly taut use electricians cable ties to fix .............all choop doors have strip curtains sew a toy bell to one strip ...............kids plastic windmills that make a brrrrrrrrrrrrrolring noise.........old cd dics on wire from trees etc..........model owl up on post....airrifle...hope these help..........mojo.

Blitzen · Joined: 18 Apr 2005 Posts: 10 Location: East Sussex

Hi Mojo,

theres some great suggestions - don't the CD's hanging attract magpies and such, because of the sparkle in the sun?

Joni

Spana · Joined: 30 Apr 2005 Posts: 2299 Location: North Cornwall

We've caught three magpies this week. The one last night got a bang on the head, thought it was dead but while resetting the trap it flew off, squawking as it went. Have got a crow trap set as well but no luck with that.

Knobby · Posted: Sat Apr 30, 2005 10:36 pm Post subject:

I had to put 5 pellets into a Magpie once.....bloody thing refused to die !!!!

Aussie Chick · Posted: Sun May 01, 2005 12:42 am Post subject:

Does anyone know if a Sparrow Hawk would take a hen?

George · Joined: 14 Apr 2005 Posts: 5661 Location: London

Possibly,

Knobby · Posted: Sun May 01, 2005 9:42 am Post subject:

Good one George ! Very Happy

Aussie Chick · Posted: Sun May 01, 2005 10:57 am Post subject:

Thanks George,

We have quite a few around here, one flew over yeterday with the smaller birds mobbing it. I'll have to keep a watch out while the girls are still young.

surrey bird · Joined: 20 Jul 2005 Posts: 61 Location: SURREY

I used to have a lot of poultry, all sorts, about 100 adults, outside, and i hatched chicks and ducklings keeping them in the greenhouse at first and in pens until over half grown. We also had a pair of magpies living and breeding in a tree about 500 yards behind the garden. The magpies used to take some of the bread i gave the poultry but never went for the birds outside, occasionally they would sit and look at the younger ones but knew they could not get them. One day the Maggie's were clacking away and i went to see what had upset them, it was a fox in broad daylight just approaching a newly released group of 50 Aylesbury ducks, boy did i love those Maggie's!!!! They do protect their territory and at the same time alerted me to any intruder. We lived in harmony for 5 or more years. All i had to do was take care of my very young stock, as we all should, and probably do, anyway Smile

summayah · Joined: 14 Apr 2005 Posts: 4289 Location: luton

sounds like an ideal partnership surrey bird~ I'm pleased it worked for you