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Tricia
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Wales
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 Posted - 03 Jun 2007 : 08:35:24 AM
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Has anyone got any suggestions as to what to do with a crow we have apart from shooting it! The crow has taken to attacking our cars with its beak. Apart from the noise which wakes everyone up at 5am, it is ruining the cars as making quite a mess on them and marking the paintwork.
Any suggestions would be gratefully received.
Thanks
Tricia
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Zan
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Judith S
Platinum Member
Wales
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Posted - 03 Jun 2007 : 09:33:20 AM
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How about trying a plastic decoy bird - an owl or crow....our neighbouring farmer uses them to keep magpies & crows out of the barn he keeps his vehicles in - he places them in the opening & it really does seem to work! Strange but true  |
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Grey Girl
Platinum Member
England
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Posted - 03 Jun 2007 : 10:50:46 AM
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Borrow a larson trap?
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 Said the little eohippus, "I´m going to be a HORSE"  |
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Tricia
Bronze Member
Wales
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Posted - 03 Jun 2007 : 11:24:03 AM
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What is a larson trap?
Good idea Judith about the plastic owl might just try that. The trouble with covering the cars, is that last night he was attacking the horse trailer and he has also had a go a our lorry!! Don't think we would be able to cover everything.
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Judith S
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Wales
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Big Mover
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United Kingdom
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Posted - 03 Jun 2007 : 1:22:41 PM
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| Sort of going slightly off the subject - but I found a Dead Crow in my water trough (spelling) a couple of days ago.....weird I couldnt believe my eyes. Its a big trough and took me forever to empty it wash it out and then refill. |
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Tricia
Bronze Member
Wales
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Posted - 03 Jun 2007 : 1:46:39 PM
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Have just bought a large plastic owl from my local garden centre. Will let you know how we get on.
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Judith S
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Wales
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Posted - 03 Jun 2007 : 1:57:05 PM
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Good luck!
We've found dead crows in our troughs before now...prob trying for a drink & then can't get out & get waterlogged! Once I remember brining Jet in & he was so thirsty....so I went to check the trough & there was a dead crow in it. The next day when we put Jet out (at that time he was in a field by himself) he wouldn't go anywhere near the trough - so we had to put water into a large bucket for him.........this went of for about a week & eventually he plucked up courage to drink from the trough again. I can only conclude that he went to drink & was frightened by a drowning,flapping crow! Poor Arab |
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Judith S
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Wales
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Posted - 03 Jun 2007 : 2:03:17 PM
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| Tricia - forgot to say - you need to make owl noises as well |
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Tricia
Bronze Member
Wales
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Posted - 03 Jun 2007 : 2:34:35 PM
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Hi Judith,
Don't think any noises I made would sound the same!!!
However the owl is frightening our starlings. They are dive bombing it at the moment. They are obviously concerned for their babies that are nesting in our stables.
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Judith S
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Wales
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Posted - 03 Jun 2007 : 2:58:47 PM
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Sounds like you will get lots of entertainment watching the resident birds attack it! Will be intereted to hear what the crow thinks |
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Judith S
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Wales
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Posted - 03 Jun 2007 : 3:01:55 PM
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| Tricia...forgot to say we are starting backing our Vlacq girl tomorrow.......shes the chestnut with white face bottom left in my signature. Now are you sure you don't fancy another Vlacq neddy?! LOL |
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Tricia
Bronze Member
Wales
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Posted - 03 Jun 2007 : 3:34:05 PM
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Hi Judith,
Would love another Vlacq horse - but have enough with what I have got at moment!! Hope you have lots of fun with her and that she is a good girl for you.
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Tricia
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Wales
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Posted - 03 Jun 2007 : 4:58:23 PM
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Hi Judith,
Have to thankyou for your solution. I have just watched the crow flying towards its favourite car, Charlotte's black fiesta. It spotted the owl from about 15ft away. It dropped to the ground, took a quick second look and flew away!!
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Judith S
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Wales
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Zan
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Judith S
Platinum Member
Wales
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Posted - 03 Jun 2007 : 8:08:33 PM
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Of course Zan ...........super woman strikes again........LOL!!! Trouble is I got my knickers all tangled up trying to get them outside my tights........both legs through one leg hole is what did it I think & I've now ladders everywhere |
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Judith S
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Wales
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Posted - 04 Jun 2007 : 6:11:41 PM
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Tricia
Just read on the EGB forum - seems to be successful.....apart from Davids digger....have you bought another owl?
I think I might invest in one to scare the magpies & crows off from round the barns/stables........
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Tricia
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Wales
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Posted - 04 Jun 2007 : 7:07:24 PM
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Hi Judith,
Have only got the one owl as that cost me £22! However worth it, but not that bothered about it attacking David's JCB as very old.
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Judith S
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Wales
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Posted - 04 Jun 2007 : 7:21:44 PM
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| Keep us posted as to how it works! I wouldn't have thought to tell you about the decoys - other than seeing that at our neighbours & hearing from them how well they work! |
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unicorn leather
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England
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Posted - 04 Jun 2007 : 8:55:40 PM
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The owl decoys do seem to work, they have large Eagle Owl decoys in the yard at Crabbet Park to keep the damn pigeons out, never seen a pigeon there since or any other bird come to think of it!
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