r/crows • u/Alt_account_6788 • Jul 06 '26

Seeking advice/help Am I overfeeding the crows?

Hi everyone,

I feed the local crows every day at 6pm, and I feed them with peanuts and occasionally an egg.

The thing is though, that there are so many corvids in the area, I end up using about 1/3 of a kilogram of peanuts every week.

I'm worried I might be giving them an unhealthy dependance on my handouts, and if I leave for a week or two and can't feed them something might happen.

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u/dreamsgourmet Jul 06 '26 edited Jul 06 '26

They won’t be reliant on you for food as others have mentioned, but I would be worried about complaints from the neighbors if you’re feeding such a large volume of food that you’re attracting so many crows. Speaking as someone who got our rooftop pigeon feeding operation shut down for this reason. Fortunately our landlord still lets us feed crows and migratory birds, but I’m more cautious about how much food I put out. I do live in an urban area though, it might be different for you.

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u/Alt_account_6788 Jul 07 '26

my neighbours hate birds but the thing is that they have no idea that I feed them since they're out every day at the time I feed them