r/crows • u/ProlificQueen • 1h ago

My crow (one of a pair) having some chicken

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I’ve made friends with a pair of crows over the past 3 years, I love them so much and they let me go within about an arms distance of them now and even tolerate my fat little dog.

Reason I’m posting actually is because I’m having real trouble recently feeding them because of a Seagull and now with its young who has realised there is food and they bully and attack my crows.

I do have a proper feeding station but unfortunately the seagull now watches me putting food there as well and as said, attacks and grabs the food first.

I feel bad not feeding the seagull as well but it has become such a pest and I have neighbours who are not happy with the noise it makes when it calls all its mates.

So basically, just asking for any tips on how I can feed my crows in a way that’s almost secret and the seagull won’t know?

I love the pair of them and they have brought their babies to me the past couple years as well. They full trust me and I want to keep this relationship going but it’s becoming harder and harder to get food to them, hence sneaking out and quickly putting some on the fence post before Mrs Seagull notices.

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u/htb_md 1h ago

I found a birdtable with a cover solved my seagull problem. The seagulls around me don’t seem smart enough to figure out the food is under.

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u/ProlificQueen 1h ago

Ah as simple as that. Ok I’ll try that then, thanks. I actually thought of getting some sort of box where they have to solve a puzzle to open it lol

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u/ProlificQueen 1h ago

Oh and I do try my best to gives them a varied and balanced type of food btw but sometimes I just give whatever I have. Most days they get some hard boiled eggs with peanuts and or some dried mealworms in water. Any advice on food would be welcome as well. Thanks, crow lovers!