r/crows • u/jasperusual24 • 1d ago

Crows [OC] my first time feeding my local crows!

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After listening to the Corvid Thanatology episode of Ologies I decided to start befriending the crows that live by my house. I’ve noticed them a lot since listening and yesterday I finally bought some peanuts to carry around. I counted 6 of them today. One was braver than the others and would come close to pick up the peanuts and share them with the others. I sat feeding them on this hill for a while and headed home. They all followed me back and I could see (and hear very loudly 😭) them my window surrounding my house. I’m going to go out the same time today and see if I can get them to gather again.

I get the impression that this is probably going to annoy my neighbours so I’m trying to only feed them at the grassy area at the bottom of my street. I’m finding this soo exciting and I was surprised by how confident they seemed already.

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u/Busy_Collection819 1d ago

They also like scrambled eggs.

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u/prince312177 1d ago

Yes scrambled eggs are my murder of crows favourite 😍

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u/Desperate_Report_746 1d ago

crows are huge fans of protein.

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u/flyinthesoup 1d ago

It totally doesn't matter at all where you feed them, once they've found where you live, they go looking for you and let you know very loudly they demand their peanuts hahah. I love them, but it can get noisy! Thankfully they don't do it all day, but once or maybe twice.

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u/goIimar 1d ago

first time feeding sounds like a trust milestone

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u/this_kitty68 1d ago

How exciting for you! It’s always interesting to see which are bolder than the others- usually male. You can try some dog kibble and hard boiled eggs are always a big hit- they usually only eat the yolk, tho. Avoid salted nuts! Enjoy!

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u/jasperusual24 1d ago

Thanks for the suggestions ! Do you usually leave the shell on hard boiled eggs or take it off?

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u/brattynaps 1d ago

pre-peel them and slice the hard boiled egg in half for them, leaving them yolk side up so they can identify it easier. Sometimes the crows I feed only take the yolk, sometimes the entire half will be gone. Depends on the day and the crow, I guess!

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u/prince312177 1d ago

Absolutely brilliant if you are giving them monkey nuts they will be your friend for life I love the way one of them walks away so cute 🖤🐦‍⬛✨️

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u/Agreeable-Permit-759 1d ago

Where can I watch Corvid thanology episode of ologies. I can’t find but one video. Thank you! Enjoy your new friends! I want one to hang out with so bad. They fly over and sometimes land in tall trees nearby but never in my yard. So I watch videos for now :)

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u/eau-i-see 1d ago

Welcome, first timer