[paulsou]

My chickens keep getting robbed of their food by a load of STARLINGs, how can i stop other birds eating all the chicken food?,  i am going through more than double the amount normally given to the chickens!!

[marigold]

Are your chooks free range or penned in? We are going to put netting over our pens in the spring to stop the rooks coming for chicks. Maybe a netted area would do it? My neighbour scares scavenging birds off by shooting at them with a catapault. I am slightly suspicious that he gets far too much enjoyment out of it though.

[doganjo]

My neighbour scares scavenging birds off by shooting at them with a catapault. I am slightly suspicious that he gets far too much enjoyment out of it though.

I would too!    I have a magpie problem.  Rio catches the young ones in the Spring though! Good 

[northfifeduckling]

I've given up...every time I go out one of the blackbirds is entangled in the netting of the hen's pen, such silly things...

[scattybiker1972]

 
there are feeders that are step operated by the chickens to deter pests.cant remember where from.poultry mags i think.try googling
 they might seem pricy but foods expensive enough without losingn it all!

[Rosemary]

You could try putting up a model owl (lifesize). A couple of our farmers do it to deter birds.

One of our kittens caught and killed a magpie yesterday. Good lad.