Tallyho 181 Posted May 31, 2011 Report Share Posted May 31, 2011 Found this young crow(i think ) earlier it had fell out the nest by my local shops, where do i stand with hand rearing it ?is it against the law to rear it then release it ? Genuine question as i truely dont know what the laws are . misrable looking little thing it is, the kids have called it scrooge Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mick1212 389 Posted May 31, 2011 Report Share Posted May 31, 2011 Found this young crow(i think ) earlier it had fell out the nest by my local shops, where do i stand with hand rearing it ?is it against the law to rear it then release it ? Genuine question as i truely dont know what the laws are . misrable looking little thing it is, the kids have called it scrooge the little one looks happy with it looks like youll have to keep it now Quote Link to post Share on other sites
J.DOG 1,355 Posted May 31, 2011 Report Share Posted May 31, 2011 Cool keep it it looks happy and it's clearly making the kids happy Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Little fish 3 Posted May 31, 2011 Report Share Posted May 31, 2011 Thanks for sharing this mate Great stuff ! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tallyho 181 Posted May 31, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 31, 2011 Found this young crow(i think ) earlier it had fell out the nest by my local shops, where do i stand with hand rearing it ?is it against the law to rear it then release it ? Genuine question as i truely dont know what the laws are . misrable looking little thing it is, the kids have called it scrooge the little one looks happy with it looks like youll have to keep it now She loves any thing like this . so is it ok to hand rear it and what would i feed it on ? some bits on the net say meat dog food but i would of thought bugs and things Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mad terrier 9 Posted May 31, 2011 Report Share Posted May 31, 2011 i reared one on mashed up catfood when i was a kid Quote Link to post Share on other sites
J.DOG 1,355 Posted May 31, 2011 Report Share Posted May 31, 2011 Crows eat insects, small live animals, dead animals, eggs and fruit, seeds they are scavengers they will eat anything really. Does it have a cage if so it's nest should be high up in cage Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tallyho 181 Posted May 31, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 31, 2011 Crows eat insects, small live animals, dead animals, eggs and fruit, seeds they are scavengers they will eat anything really. Does it have a cage if so it's nest should be high up in cage No cage , got him in a dog carry box thing at the moment, thats when the kids leave it alone Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Attack Fell Terrier 864 Posted May 31, 2011 Report Share Posted May 31, 2011 Bang on mate, the nipper looks happy as can be with the new addition. All the best with it . Quote Link to post Share on other sites
J.DOG 1,355 Posted May 31, 2011 Report Share Posted May 31, 2011 Cool you could make a wire mesh cage for it in or out the house and put some sticks in for it and some sticks that it could sit on as a perch atb Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tallyho 181 Posted May 31, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 31, 2011 Bang on mate, the nipper looks happy as can be with the new addition. All the best with it . Cheers Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tallyho 181 Posted May 31, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 31, 2011 Cool you could make a wire mesh cage for it in or out the house and put some sticks in for it and some sticks that it could sit on as a perch atb got some mesh out the back will have ago tomorrow see what i can do Quote Link to post Share on other sites
J.DOG 1,355 Posted May 31, 2011 Report Share Posted May 31, 2011 Nice keep us posted good luck Quote Link to post Share on other sites
johnny boy68 11,726 Posted May 31, 2011 Report Share Posted May 31, 2011 Had a crow when I was a kid.......used to feed cat food and dog food. My mate found one a few years ago he reared that on cat food and pinkies,he loved them. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BULLDOUG 199 Posted May 31, 2011 Report Share Posted May 31, 2011 Keep it then learn some basic weighing techniques, fly it on a creance and maybe free one day. ATB D Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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