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Starlings - How to Keep Them from Becoming Pests Here are some tips for keeping starlings out of your coop and away from your flock: The first go-to barricade is, of course, the coiled, pointy, metal mass of frustration that is chicken wire
How can I scare away starlings without scaring my chickens? Once you get the starlings under control I'd also treat your flock for coccidiosis I remember reading a thread - probably somewhere on BYC - about some people who's turkeys kept coming up with coccidia and it was due to starlings roosting over the turkey yard and pooping on everything
poison starlings | BackYard Chickens - Learn How to Raise Chickens HAs anyone ever tried to poison starlings? My peacocks and pheasants don't free range but their barn is infested with starlings I was thinking of placing a container of feed rat poison in the barn so the starlings could feast on it Wonder if anyone has tried this technique?
European Starlings for Sale - BackYard Chickens Hi everybody, I have a small number of captive bred European Starlings for sale Right now they are about 4 weeks old and just starting to eat on their own while still taking hand feedings They are fully feathered and flighted and eating a diet of moistened kitten kibble and ground corn
Youve Trapped the Sparrows and Starlings Eating Your Feed, Now What? A couple of threads here have discussed ways of trapping pest House Sparrows and Starlings that eat up your chicken feed, and I'm very happy with the success of the sparrow trap I bought after learning about it here on BYC (House Sparrows and Starlings are flying vermin unprotected in the
found baby starling . wat to feed it - BackYard Chickens d k : * Starlings are flying insect catchers, bug eaters You can feed it ground dry cat or dog food-- good quality-- mixed with very warm water, by eyedropper Small amounts, say, 1 3 to 1 2 a dropper to start, fed very frequently, starting daily at about 5:3o am If they are bug eaters, why would you feed them corn? Wouldn't canned pet food
Starlings! | BackYard Chickens - Learn How to Raise Chickens Starlings are a terrible invasive species here in the USA They are, of course, only doing what is natural for them-- they are opportunistic But they are really doing a number on our native birds Anyhow, there are three options I know of in this situation If folks have other options maybe they can share
English house sparrows (Passer domesticus) vs European Starlings . . . Starlings need an insectivorous bird diet and live foot to stay healthy and happy They wont be cuddly tame like parrots or other hand reared domesticated birds, but they should get tame enough to take food from your hand However, the sparrows often revert to a very timid and flighty nature once sexually mature
can wild birds eat chicken scratch? - BackYard Chickens The only downside of feeding scratch grains to wild birds is that corn usually attracts birds like starlings and crows Wild bird seed isn't a problem for chickens It's usually millet, sunflower, safflower, milo and things like that All of that is fine for chickens to eat, in moderation just like scratch grains that are usually corn, wheat, oats, barley
Looking for Baby Starlings in Washington State Hi there! I am looking for a young nestling or fledgling European Starling to raise as a pet Because they are considered an invasive species, they are not protected like other wild birds and are 100% legal to own They are truly wonderful pets, full of personality, and capable of mimicking