Foo - The Crow Problem

they're back and squawking at 5-5:30am every flippin' morning

other than pellet gun, any ideas on how to get rid of?

tried the plastic owls (they just laughed at me), a CD with 'scary' sounds crows don't like (everyone laughed at me, including me) and a couple other things.

they mock me

flip over a garbage can that's at least 6 houses away.

http://www.howtogetridofstuff.com/pest-control/how-to-get-rid-of-crows/

Tude have any kittens left?

Don't.

Crows (and stellar jays) eat wasp grubs.

They tore apart a paper wasp nest in a tree near my back door. Saved me from calling someone to get rid of it. :thumb:

Buy a large bag of corn and scatter it at someone else's house

Don't.

Crows (and stellar jays) eat wasp grubs.

They tore apart a paper wasp nest in a tree near my back door. Saved me from calling someone to get rid of it. :thumb:

Wasps are pretty quiet...just sayin'.

they're back and squawking at 5-5:30am every flippin' morning

other than pellet gun, any ideas on how to get rid of?

tried the plastic owls (they just laughed at me), a CD with 'scary' sounds crows don't like (everyone laughed at me, including me) and a couple other things.

they mock me

Embrace your inner crow, and enjoy them.

How do they taste? They could fill up your larder at the same time you could eliminate a pest.

crows are pretty darn smart...
smarter than a parrot and can speak just as good as one too.

It will get you in dutch with the ASPCA but the old school farmers around here will wing one and stake it out, alive, in their field. Its distress calls will scare off the rest of the flock, and crows are smart and will remember to avoid that field for a while.

FTW Wow! Just Wow!

It will get you in dutch with the ASPCA but the old school farmers around here will wing one and stake it out, alive, in their field. Its distress calls will scare off the rest of the flock, and crows are smart and will remember to avoid that field for a while.

Yeah, but most states only allow crows to be taken in the act of depredation.

Uh, where do you live, KOC?

Yeah, but most states only allow crows to be taken in the act of depredation.

Uh, where do you live, KOC?

I'm in the Georgia foot hills.
Near Between, GA (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Between,_Georgia) Pop = <200.

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I'm in the Georgia foot hills.
Near Between, GA (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Between,_Georgia) Pop = <200.

Shoot, you live in a huge metropolis compared to Redcrest Ca. pop, 100. Get rid of the puny pellet gun and use the 12 gauge.
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I'm in the Georgia foot hills.
Near Between, GA (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Between,_Georgia) Pop = <200.

I suspect that there are more crows than people where you live :lol: .

Wasps are pretty quiet...just sayin'.

but hurt like heck.

I'll take the crows at 5am anyday. I'm usually up by then in the summer, anyway.

Uh, let's just pretend the Alka-Seltzer post above is a hoax. :innocent:

Uh, let's just pretend the Alka-Seltzer post above is a hoax. :innocent:

Ya know, some of us really LIKE crows.

Yup, we do.

East Hill

Ya know, some of us really LIKE crows.

Yup, we do.

East Hill


Love crows, EH.

I have a crow story for you. Last week, the russells and I came home to a yard full of crows (nothing unusual) I let the dogs in the backyard and they fly off,....

This time, I immediately spotted that something was different with a young crow and scooped up Airwick before he had a chance to find out for himself. I ran to the porch, dropped him off and immediately ran back to stop Agape.

Too late, she had a young crow cornered in the backyard. I scopped her up and took her to the screened porch too. I thought it was curtains for the young crow, his wings were all messed up. I placed him on a box lid and hoped for the best.

Two hours later he was still hanging on but unable to fly. I called our humane society which put me in touch with the Souch Carolina Wildlife folks. They put me in touch with a wildlife rescue society here in Greenville.

I called and the nice lady was three miles away on another call. I rushed the crow over, she scopped him up and told me he was a teenage male crow who was emaciated. She also said that if Agape hadn't corned him he would have most likely died from being too weak to fly. She named him the Bob Jones crow, gave him a 80% chance to survive, and gave us a fridge magnet with a number to call to check up on our adopted crow.

http://www.crowbusters.com/recipes.htm

Yes, Crows are very good eating.

Now, that is offensive!

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Yeah, but most states only allow crows to be taken in the act of depredation.

Uh, where do you live, KOC?

Orange County, CA. we have common green area w/ trees behind the house in-between the houses up the hill from us.

this is not a couple crows. many.

most things online relate to farms, etc.

think it's legal to dispose of them during certain months of the year. could be wrong. I did 'take care of one' last year, but felt like crap afterwards. still despise them though. my sleep is more important.:D

30/06?

What cures the crows in my neck of the woods is the sheer amount of outdoor cat colonies. There are a ton of college students who tend to "lose" their pets come the end of the semester (as opposed to taking them home or handing them over to a shelter), so those cats end up depopulating the birds quite well.

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Best option yet is to learn how to like them. Crows are probably my favorite bird. At a former residence, I used to feed them, so they'd hang out at my house. The neighbors thought I was an idiot, but I love the noise they make.

Tude have any kittens left?

:notamused:I see what you did.


We have soooo many crows around in the city, never used to be here years ago - same with turkey vultures and the horrendous flocks of seagulls too. The falcons that were brought in here have done some damage, but not much - in fact when viewing the webcams on the old nests (not one this year) - my boss and I viewed all sorts of birdy parts and heads in the nest (like blue jays and cardinals) - and never a crow. Thankfully there are no real crow families where I currently live - my old house however had a big family of crows - loud, squacky, clacky --- nasty things. My Mom, however, liked them. Course she liked the morning doves that cooed constantly as well.

Now, that is offensive!

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...gives new meaning to the expression "eating crow"...:D

flip over a garbage can that's at least 6 houses away.

Nice!

I dont know why people think it ok to kills crows for no reason. They are not good for eating and squirels kill more native song birds than crows do. If you want to have some fun shoot the sparrows. They are more of a problem. They were brought over hear by our friends from the UK, are not native and have displaced many of our (much more beautiful) song birds. I think crows are beautiful as well as being smart as far as birds go.

Your crows will likely leave after their young can fly.

http://crowfacts.com/american%20crow%20asheboro%2040605.JPG

Actually, Crow Breast is really good eating.

Actually, Crow Breast is really good eating.

Really? I guess a misspoke. Ive not seen a recipe. I allways thought people shot them for "sport" and not food.

Look back in this thread, I posted a link to several good recipes.

Look back in this thread, I posted a link to several good recipes.

"Summer Crow Kabobs"...ok lets eat!

Careful, it might belong to one of these...

http://dietrichthrall.files.wordpress.com/2008/12/the-crow.jpg

But seriously, good luck. Remember, outside is the domain of animals. You're telling them to leave their home. Soundproof your windows if you don't like the sound of nature or move.

Careful, it might belong to one of these...

But seriously, good luck. Remember, outside is the domain of animals. You're telling them to leave their home. Soundproof your windows if you don't like the sound of nature or move.

+1 :thumb:

Its a "people problem"

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I sympathize with you. I have a flock of wild parrots that during spring and part of summer wake me up EVERY morning at 5:30 a.m.

I sympathize with you. I have a flock of wild parrots that during spring and part of summer wake me up EVERY morning at 5:30 a.m.

I love those wild parrots....

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