Crows stealing eggs

oztots

We've a few hens with a little shed for them with a normal door on it. Lately crows and magpies have been in stealing the eggs, we then closed the door enough so that the hens could only walk in and out. Now the eggs just have holes punched in them instead of being stolen.

Short of buying a gun is there any other way to get the crows to leave the eggs be?

Sam Kade

Cut a slot in the door for the hens to go in and out.

whelan1

ye the fookers are after taking the eggs our duck was hatching - I HATE CROWS

johngalway

Larsen traps for the magpies.

What type of crow is going in?

Dusty87

oztots wrote: »

We've a few hens with a little shed for them with a normal door on it. Lately crows and magpies have been in stealing the eggs, we then closed the door enough so that the hens could only walk in and out. Now the eggs just have holes punched in them instead of being stolen.

Short of buying a gun is there any other way to get the crows to leave the eggs be?

Ladder traps for crows works well.

@ what i marked in bold.
Is there a chance a chicken could have pecked some too?? If it has im afraid only thing is to get rid of chicken or keep him separeted from the others.
I have the same problem with crows. Rooks and jackdaws. Its terrible alright

oztots

I'm not sure as to the proper designations of the crows, but there's what i would call grey crows and hooded crows around alot.

The holes aren't being caused by the hens as far as i can see. The hens never spend much time in the shed, they lay then head out around the yard. Will have to watch them a bit i suppose.

I think i'll give the ladder trap a go.

Thanks everybody.

johngalway

This fella >here< is a "hooded crow"/greycrow/greyback. He'd be considerably bigger than a magpie, twice the size.