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Crows in barley

  • 12-08-2013 9:12pm
    #1
    horsemad
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 37 ✭


    New to growing barley and the crows are having a field day as it is on the edge of town so a banger is out of the question, any idea how to solve my problem?


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  • #2
    nashmach
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,183 ✭✭✭nashmach


    Twine and tie bits of plastic to it and string across areas where the barley is being attacked.


  • #3
    freedominacup
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,920 ✭✭✭freedominacup


    Talk nicely to the local gun club. They were blazing away around my yard at 8.30 yeaterday morning and I mean blazing. There twice last week as well.


  • #4
    9935452
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,835 ✭✭✭9935452


    horsemad wrote: »
    New to growing barley and the crows are having a field day as it is on the edge of town so a banger is out of the question, any idea how to solve my problem?

    Shoot a crow , tie it to a fence post or the like so a fox or dog wont carry it , and spread its wings. the other crows will be afraid to land then.

    you could also get a hawk kite , the father has one which he swears by


  • #5
    syconerd
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 194 ✭✭syconerd


    if ur near dublin id be happy to help give us a bit of sport as well as helping you


  • #6
    epfff
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,428 ✭✭✭epfff


    syconerd wrote: »
    if ur near dublin id be happy to help give us a bit of sport as well as helping you

    If ya near athlone ill deal with the problem
    in an al paccino sorta way


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  • #7
    horsemad
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 37 ✭horsemad


    Sorry lads based in west cork


  • #8
    syconerd
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 194 ✭✭syconerd


    ok mate thanx for reply


  • #9
    MickeyShtyles
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,371 ✭✭✭MickeyShtyles


    A scarecrow or a hawk kite will do the job! The veg farm I work on has three hawks and they do the job nicely!


  • #10
    Sam Kade
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,313 ✭✭✭✭Sam Kade


    freedominacup wrote: »
    Talk nicely to the local gun club. They were blazing away around my yard at 8.30 yeaterday morning and I mean blazing. There twice last week as well.
    The towns folk will be delighted with that proposal.


  • #11
    f140
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 875 ✭✭✭f140


    get a long bar of some description about 9ft high stick into going tie onto a fencing post if theres one near by and tie a small fertilizer bag onto the top with a twine.


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  • #12
    dodderangler
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,204 ✭✭✭dodderangler


    9935452 wrote: »
    Shoot a crow , tie it to a fence post or the like so a fox or dog wont carry it , and spread its wings. the other crows will be afraid to land then.

    That doesn't always work.
    Crows will cop onto it quick enough and won't stop feeding because of one dead crow.
    10 or 12 crows hanging will keep them at bay for a while though


  • #13
    Sam Kade
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,313 ✭✭✭✭Sam Kade


    I have seen a few farmers putting up old cds.


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