Crow Decoys

[The one 8,481]

I was at the garden centre to get some seed potatoes and while in the clearance corner spotted crow and magpie decoys at £3 each so I thought I'm having these , it wasn't till I got home the crow decoys are grey or hooded crow decoys , Should I paint them black or just leave them and mix them into the pattern ?

[sussex 5,777]

I was at the garden centre to get some seed potatoes and while in the clearance corner spotted crow and magpie decoys at £3 each so I thought I'm having these , it wasn't till I got home the crow decoys are grey or hooded crow decoys , Should I paint them black or just leave them and mix them into the pattern ?

No good I'm afraid , they will scare everything away ..your only hope is put them in a sack , along with your other decoys ....and post them down to me ..I was out yesterday and there were loads of the blacks about but I was sadly lacking in the decoy department ..what's the best type you use ? ..obviously not the ones you post to me ..??