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Barley corvid damage


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 No laid barley on this permission, large flock mixed covids turned up a couple of days ago and started from the side of the track. Farmer put rope bangers out worked but not for long. Went down this morning 06.30 they were already having a feed 200 plus, disappeared over the boundry as I drove down the track, set up under a stub oak just up from the damaged corner only cover available. Used 3 crow decoys on the track, they started drifting back slowly in small bunches or singles, shot about 10 and they started to skirt wide so took decoys in and they came in closer heading for the oak. Finished at 12 with 32 mixed corvids. 

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used to get damage like that on my perm, one year 2acres, in one section, then convinced the farmer not to mow the farm tracks next to cereal fields this stopped it, if they can stand on the ground and jump up hold on and pull it down this is what happens.

 

worth a mention to your farmer worth a few brownie points.

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22 minutes ago, Konnie said:

used to get damage like that on my perm, one year 2acres, in one section, then convinced the farmer not to mow the farm tracks next to cereal fields this stopped it, if they can stand on the ground and jump up hold on and pull it down this is what happens.

 

worth a mention to your farmer worth a few brownie points.

Yes indeed, good point, one of my Farmers sent the lad round with the gang mower and that's when the crows got started.

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11 hours ago, Konnie said:

used to get damage like that on my perm, one year 2acres, in one section, then convinced the farmer not to mow the farm tracks next to cereal fields this stopped it, if they can stand on the ground and jump up hold on and pull it down this is what happens.

 

worth a mention to your farmer worth a few brownie points.

The track is hard pack from when most of the farm was quarried for sand in the early 50,s , grass has not been cut yet. Know what you mean though, at far end of field hedge runs out and joins with a field of beat, there's bits stripped were they can land and walk in but not as bad as this bit.. Think all the rain we had last week could have contributed with the track being a dryer place to land 

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