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Anonymous Sun 23 Nov 2008 02:29:00 No.343444 View View Reply Original Report

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Okay /an/, I want to get two pet crows.
I know, crows are illegal to own in America. And no, I do not want one of those African Pied crows or whatever they are. I want two American Common Black Crows.
So, where can I get two baby crows? Preferably NOT wild.
Pic related.

cichlid !!WhOQyKVA829

cichlid !!WhOQyKVA829 Sun 23 Nov 2008 02:56:00 No.343461 Report

Quoted By: >>343505

Firstly, you cannot get NOT wild baby crows for the reason you've already stated. They're illegal.

What you CAN do is visit wildlife rehabilitation clinics. Offer to do volunteer work. You'll gain some experience raising animals and you'll probably treat a lot of crows and/or ravens depending on where you live.
Some horribly wounded birds will probably be confined to the refuge for their whole lives. While you cannot take them home, you could certainly spend a lot of time with them and have them bond with you as a pet would.

You'll never get to keep one as a pet in your home. They're wild animals, they need space. They are not content living in a cage with your periodically feeding them. They're highly intelligent animals and will suffer gravely from living in such an environment.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 23 Nov 2008 03:04:00 No.343465 Report

Quoted By: >>343469 >>343482

I don't want to keep them in a cage. I want to train them so that I can basically ahve them fly around my house, without making a mess, and fly around outside wherever they want, as long as they don't run away. Is that possible?
And fuck the law; I live in Texas, nobody cares if I have a couple pet crows. I'd just be another interesting person.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 23 Nov 2008 03:11:00 No.343469 Report

Quoted By: >>343472

>>343465
You arent interesting now and you certainly wont be after that.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 23 Nov 2008 03:15:00 No.343472 Report

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>>343469
Wrong interpretation, faggot.

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cichlid !!WhOQyKVA829 Sun 23 Nov 2008 03:47:00 No.343482 Report

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>>343465

Sadly, not really.
These are inquisitive animals. Even if, by some miracle, you manage to litter train them (or not mind bird shit on everything), they will still destroy your shit. They'll rip at a sofa, tear pages, peck at anything they find strange.

These are smart birds. My mother had a raven that would stop by her house as a child. It would steal their toys and attack them if they tried to get them. They would have to trade him with food or a more interesting object to get their toys back.

Your best bet would be to either
a: have an entire room dedicated to the birds.
b: have them outside.
This is what my mothers family did. They simply fed the bird when he was young, and every day after that he would stop by their home. Some times he'd be gone for a week, but he'd come back wanting food or to steal their shit.

Again, WILD ANIMALS.
You may befriend them, but they will not be your "pets".
This is why i suggested the wild animal rehab clinics.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 23 Nov 2008 04:08:00 No.343484 Report

Quoted By: >>343492

No, there is no secret black market where baby captive-raised North American crows are readily available, and no, you can't train them to fly around the house without making a mess. You're either younger than 12 or completely fucking retarded and you'll never be interesting, just pathetically stupid. Fuck off.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 23 Nov 2008 04:33:00 No.343492 Report

Quoted By: >>343502

>>343482
Thanks for actually giving some interesting, informative, and useful information.
>>343484
Shut the fuck up or go back to /b/ or /h/ or the other fag boards.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 23 Nov 2008 04:34:00 No.343493 Report

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So you guys established crows are bad pets. What about ravens, or similar birds?

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 23 Nov 2008 04:56:00 No.343502 Report

Quoted By: >>343511

>>343492
He's right. One of the problems this board has is all the underageb& idiots coming in and posting "where can I get animal x? I want to train it to be my best friend like in cartoons/the Golden Compass/etc." threads. Fuck off.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 23 Nov 2008 05:02:00 No.343505 Report

Quoted By: >>343523

>>343461
THIS.

I've done this and for the most part it's fun. Of course, never fun when something is dying or dies, but that's what you take for the awesome part of the rehab center. Plus you get to see some awesome stuff, being in the northeast the one I volunteered at had a ton of owls and raptors, turkeys, and some game birds. We also helped a turtle with a broken shell.

Also you could learn more in one of those places in a week than having your own bird of any sort, the amount of knowledge those people have is insane.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 23 Nov 2008 05:13:00 No.343511 Report

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>>343502
I don't have much experience with anything but dogs, cats, and a ferret, so I didn't know if I could train a bird the same way. and crows have always been my favorite animal. THEREFORE....

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 23 Nov 2008 05:20:00 No.343523 Report

Quoted By: >>343525

>>343505
How does one fix a broken turtle shell? Do they heal on their own, like a bone does?
Also, do they have skin or anything under the shell, or is it the only thing covering their innards?

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 23 Nov 2008 05:23:00 No.343525 Report

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>>343523
a broken turtle shell needs to be fixed by a vet!

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