Licenses n crows?

gwinni · #1 (**permalink**) 13-01-2008, 09:02 PM

Jus bin readin th thread bout squirrels n saw bit bout licenses n was curious bout if u need a license 2 keep a pet crow not a raven but a jackdaw?if it was a young 1 n 2 hand rear it!Iv heard they can make good pets n bin thinkin bout it 4 a while was wonderin if ny1 had ny experience wi em as pets n rearin em?

basky · #2 (**permalink**) 14-01-2008, 11:10 AM

i think you need paper work with them because they are native species.if you phone your local rescue centre im sure they can help. crows/ravens/jackdaws/jays are fantastic animals and ive reared quite a few. ive had crows tamer than birds of prey, had them trained to fly to my hand and even had one that spoke (well swore)
the british wildlife rescue centre will be able to tell you the laws, i havent worked there for a while so im not upto date on the rules.

the keeper · #3 (**permalink**) 14-01-2008, 12:03 PM

hi i had 2 carrion crows and a magpie the crows both had broken wings and the magpies was out the nest (i found some kids with them 2 magpies no one of my birding trips out ) 1 died over night but the other lived with the 2 crows for a long time Jacky the magpie learnt to talk when the time came to let him go he had bonded with me this was not my intention this was in 1991 all 3 lived in a 22ft aviary happy days

gwinni · #4 (**permalink**) 14-01-2008, 09:32 PM

Cool cheers will google it n c wat i can find out!R they difficult 2 rear?Wat would they get fed?

herp boy · #5 (**permalink**) 14-01-2008, 09:57 PM

beef, cow heart (full of protein) day old chicks, rabbits that kind of stuff lol

the keeper · #6 (**permalink**) 15-01-2008, 08:51 AM

as above and scraps of food pinkies

basky · #7 (**permalink**) 15-01-2008, 10:38 AM

they will eat anything, eggs, meat, digestive biscuits ect. when they are young we used to soak beta pet dog food and feed them that by putting it down there crop. if i was to have any bird it'd be a crow

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corvid2e1 · #8 (**permalink**) 15-01-2008, 06:46 PM

crows, rooks, jackdaws, magpies and jays are all on the pest list, and can be legaly taken and kept, not that I advise raiding a nest. nestlings and young fledglings are often found wandering on the ground in spring and early summer and are often picked up by the public. (unfeathered young should not be out of the nest, and rooks will not feed their fledglings on the ground if they canot climb back up the tree, however many of the birds are picked up unecisarily as the parents are often still caring for them) you can contact local vets or wildife centres stating that you are intrested in rearing any young corvids that come in, or you may be lucky enough to come across a young bird in need of rescue yourself. altrernativly ravens, jackdaws, magpies, jays and a few exotic species such as african pied crows can be bought captive bred. albinos and other colour phases are even available ocsasonaly, although breeders are few and far between. I have kept and reared all 5 common species (there are 7 corvid species in the uk, including ravens and choughs, although these are rare in most places and protected.) I rear them on a mixture of washed, tinned cat food, dry insect mix and parrot rearing formular, as well as mealworms, choped chick and mice. they are highly intelegent and do make fantastic, although very high maintanence pets. they are also highly sociable so need constant interaction and stimulation, otherwise they easily become bored and can develope servire phycological problems. they are also extreemly messy, destructive and love stealing and hiding small objects, so your house must be carfully bird-proofed!

gwinni · #9 (**permalink**) 15-01-2008, 10:53 PM

Thanks ppl wasnt actually sure if id get ny replies!Me 2 i like birds but neva really wanted em as pets only 1s id eva consider r a bird o prey or a crow!Used 2 hav a barn owl yrs ago but she h8ed me she would hiss at me everytime i went near her but she was fine wi ma sis so ma sis took her n spent time gettin her tame!Iv got a st tiggywinkles book at home but cant mind wat it ses bout em dnt think its v detailed!Thanks corvid2e1!Do they get v tame?n is it easy 2 do?Will get in touch wi local vets n not sure if there r ny rescues up here locally (it was me ppl used 2 bring stuff 2) think most ppl that r likely 2 find em dipose o em n not in a nice way!Where would u buy em fae?

annewynne · #10 (**permalink**) 16-01-2008, 07:07 AM

when we first got our magpie,it was very young and we fed it mealworms and insects by hand-when it got a little older we dangled insects in front of it so it had to flap its wings(learning it to fly) as when we first got it it only had down and some feathers coming through,he bonded with all of us,he lived up to his name when he got older,would pinch cigarettes(sometimes lit) fly across the room and drop them on the settee,so we had to be vigilant,he even learned to mimick us,we used a piece of rubber tubing and spoke to him through it when he was in his aviary outside,he could say his name and coughed etc,really comical,and cheaper than any parrot.

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