Will feeding crows actually get me treasure?

[pio_dov]

I keep hearing stories about people who feed crows and get gifted shiny trinkets as a reward, since crows have photographic memory and like shiny things. As an enjoyer of shiny things who has a local murder of crows that are always in the same spot every day, will this work? If so, does anyone know what foods are healthy for crows and how to avoid getting avian flu? Thanks!

 

[DizzyDigger]

Google: "What do crows eat?"

Wear gloves if you're worried about catchin' something.

 

[chrisusa]

I keep hearing stories about people who feed crows and get gifted shiny trinkets as a reward, since crows have photographic memory and like shiny things. As an enjoyer of shiny things who has a local murder of crows that are always in the same spot every day, will this work? If so, does anyone know what foods are healthy for crows and how to avoid getting avian flu? Thanks!

gee love this amazing story and who know??

 

[pio_dov]

Thank you!

 

[robertk]

I don't know about where you are, but the crows around here are partial to corn and peanuts. They are also smart enough to know a peanut plant coming up in the garden and will pull it up to eat the nut it sprouted from. Unfortunately they never left anything shiny behind.

 

[Fred Eustace]

I keep hearing stories about people who feed crows and get gifted shiny trinkets as a reward, since crows have photographic memory and like shiny things. As an enjoyer of shiny things who has a local murder of crows that are always in the same spot every day, will this work? If so, does anyone know what foods are healthy for crows and how to avoid getting avian flu? Thanks!

We feed them unsalted peanuts in the shell

 

[Fred Eustace]

We feed them unsalted peanuts in the shell

 

[rginn]

That's a good post. Crows are smarter than you might think, and pretty much will eat anything that doesn't eat them first, but they do seem to shy away from common road kill. They may have their own language, according to researchers. If you watch them, there may be a bunch on the ground, but there will always be one or two lookouts up high, and they alert those below to any perceived danger. Also, they love to harass hawks, owls and eagles for some reason.

 

[ConceptualizedNetherlandr]

They do collect bling/shiny anything. You need to check their nests. Which might be a task.

 

[pio_dov]

Is it a problem that I'm allergic to peanuts?

 

[pio_dov]

That's a good post. Crows are smarter than you might think, and pretty much will eat anything that doesn't eat them first, but they do seem to shy away from common road kill. They may have their own language, according to researchers. If you watch them, there may be a bunch on the ground, but there will always be one or two lookouts up high, and they alert those below to any perceived danger. Also, they love to harass hawks, owls and eagles for some reason.

how would I approach them without scaring them off?

 

[tamrock]

Google: "What do crows eat?"

Wear gloves if you're worried about catchin' something.

Pork Rinds are their favorite. I would have Crows and Ravens remember me from the times I traveled all around the southwestern deserts to the freezing cold blizzard timberline mountain tops as the guy with the Pork Rinds.

 

[blauer]

I keep hearing stories about people who feed crows and get gifted shiny trinkets as a reward, since crows have photographic memory and like shiny things. As an enjoyer of shiny things who has a local murder of crows that are always in the same spot every day, will this work? If so, does anyone know what foods are healthy for crows and how to avoid getting avian flu? Thanks!

Even the crows know....

 

[pio_dov]

Okay, so if I buy sunbutter crackers, pork rinds, meal worms, and a set of falconer gloves, you think I go this?

 

[DizzyDigger]

Okay, so if I buy sunbutter crackers, pork rinds, meal worms, and a set of falconer gloves, you think I got this?

Yep...that'd about cover it. As a suggestion, you might put some shiny things
out near the food...maybe it'll give them an idea that you're willing to trade
goodies for shiny things. Keep in mind, however, that as smart as a crow can be,
they probably don't know a pull ring from a diamond ring..be patient.

 

[sprailroad]

I like shiny things, I look for shiny things as I detect, could my spirit animal be a crow? All this time I felt my spirt animal was the sloth, 3 toed or otherwise. I'll stick with sloth. I move slow now and like to nap.

 

[rginn]

I don't think you'll ever get too close to them pio. Maybe if you keep feeding them they'll get used to you, and not consider you a threat anymore. And the best way I've found to attract ravens and crows is to leave your groceries in the back of the truck in the parking lot. Ravens seem to be particularly fond of shredded cheese.

 

[pepperj]

I came along this friendly one about 5 years ago.
Drove up onto it with the ATV, and just sat there.
I took some photos, had a one sided conversation and walked over to it.

I reached up and stroked it under the beak for a bit, and it just looked at me.

I put my finger out to see if it wanted to climb aboard, but it side stepped away.

OK👍 no problem I left.
Many times around noon I see a big one calling from a big pine, and I often wonder if it's the same one.

 

[mtdoramike]

Crows are quite smart, maybe smarter than us humans since they have been around a lot longer than the human race has. They have their own way of communicating and can actually be taught to talk like parrots. Crows don't have quite the vocabulary that say an African Grey parrot does, but they can say quite a few words. Parrots can say short sentences. Crows eat pretty much what ever they can find, they are scavengers, you can throw out cracked corn, wild bird seed, meal worms, even cut up pieces of meat like chicken. If you see them in your area, you can get a container of fishing works like big wigglers and throw them out in the yard.

Yes, Crows have been known to snatch shiny objects, like field mice have been known to do. But I don't think feeding crows will get you your reward of riches other than maybe a special place in heaven for being nice to animals. Now as far as avian flu, I'd be more concerned with domestically raised ducks and chickens than wild birds. Sick birds don't last long in the wild, they will be picked to death by other birds.

Now you could hop up and down on one leg, while patting the top of your head with one hand and rubbing your belly with the other hand while squawking like a crow on a street corner and if I were to pass by, I'd flip you a shiny new quarter.

 

[pio_dov]

I don't think you'll ever get too close to them pio. Maybe if you keep feeding them they'll get used to you, and not consider you a threat anymore. And the best way I've found to attract ravens and crows is to leave your groceries in the back of the truck in the parking lot. Ravens seem to be particularly fond of shredded cheese.

Yeah, I don't expect it to be immediate. Usually I'm against interacting with wild animals, but since I live in a major city, they're not particularly "wild". They're already eating trash and junk food, so it might actually be better for them if I give them stuff that's actually good for them.