How I'm training crows to get money.

This is just an explanation of how I'm attempting to train wild crows to bring me coins. Let me know what you think might work better.
Link for peanuts down below.
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[@kingchonker3795]

Already heard of a guy giving crows better bread when they bring him dollar bills, and them consistently giving some good money. So if they bring a bunch of bills or bigger ones, give them more or better stuff and they'll learn fast. Good luck lol

[@Riverratskippy]

I heard of something similar but I will give this a try as things progress

[@lilith_soph]

Isn’t bread bad for birds? Because of too much salt and other chemicals?

[@veol]

@@lilith_soph at least it better for what they eat in public

[@phobos1826]

Bro I thought you said better head 💀

[@botsareeverywhere]

Yes! I was just telling my wife about it

[@Chaos_KunVT]

It’s like having your own little gang of thieves lol

[@user-iw7ry8ei6t]

It’s fascinating that they understand the barter system and think to reciprocate with whatever they bring in offering

[@DrMattHH]

Yeah, there's a decent amount of evidence that crows are likely the smartest non-human animal. They put nuts out onto the road so cars will crack them open, & even memorize bus routes/timing & put the hardest to crack nuts specifically on those roads at those times. They design their own tools, which are more complex than any other species even uses. They remember the faces of humans who have treated them badly & dive-bomb & poop on them in retaliation (for months, sometimes even years). They even hold funerals for dead group members.

[@melissawilliams7238]

I 'have' four (wild) crows and for whatever reason my four crows have a single raven in their group. Ive been building my relationship with them for about a year and unbeknown to me I guess the relationship started long before that it just took me a while to realize they had been watching me from the trees probably everyday. My black swedish duck had little ducklings running around the yard with her and one day i noticed that every time a red hawk or turkey vulture enters airspace over my yard the crows would show up out of nowhere and launch a full scale aerial attack. I started rewarding them with food every time they run off a predatory bird. They're still shy but they've started cawing out to me when i walk out into the yard. In the last month one of them seems to be warming up to me and will fly low (like 10 feet ) above my head. I also had one of them spot my vehicle and fly up close following me for several blocks to the house. I cant help wonder if it might have watched me leave and just been waiting for me to return. 😄

[@Dezaxis]

Aww

[@OfficialDenzy]

Lol I love that there is a random raven in their pack. Pretty interesting seeing a pack of animals from different species

[@ToxicFruitSnack]

That’s so badass lmao

[@KingSkrap]

Yo, try framing a dollar bill, put it outside and put some food infront of it. Pattern recognition is gonna kick in and they may bring back money

[@lj4339]

get a coin turned sweet dispenser and show then how it works

[@lj4339]

also heard of someone teaching them to collect rubbish for rewards

[@susanfarley1332]

While visiting my daughter in florida i started feeding scraps to crowd in her backyard. Soon they were comingevery day. When I had to go home she started putting scraps out there for them. One day she had a lot of meat scraps left after preparing supper and put them out. She went back in to do domething and when she came back she found the yard full of vulrures. On the ground and in the trees. She was surprised. Vultures are huge!

[@johnwolford2715]

It usually takes months sometimes years for crows to trust. Do not be discouraged 🙏

[@Riverratskippy]

I had to stop feeding them due to the numbers that started showing up. I'm going to restart this fall

[@johnwolford2715]

Be out there right as they gather and make them watch you put the food! Definitely number one rule

[@Vicgyver15]

Start putting bills down with coins while they wait be sure to identify which crow makes the first move wait five minutes dont leave area, make sure they're watching and pick up coins put down peanuts pick up Bill( dollar bill or $20 preferably twenties )make sure you hold it up clearly so they see it and then put more peanuts than you would put down for the coins put in separate piles being sure that the piles for the money that you took is much larger than the pile for the coins do this repeatedly until maybe one morning or someday guess what you going to find at your doorstep let me know what happens.

[@ben6591]

I will do that. It'll take me around a month but Ill get back to you

[@The_state_of_tennessee]

@@ben6591 any updates?

[@ben6591]

@@The_state_of_tennessee working on it. It's mostly the pigeons eating. Not too many crows here in Arizona :/. Those are the smartest so those are the ones that are trainable

[@pedrov.8087]

@@ben6591 so?

[@sumax-nz1je]

​@@ben6591 any updates

[@johnwolford2715]

I heard of this person in New York that trained a pigeon to fly around and find money!!!! This thing's taken money off of tables at restaurants outside😂😂😂 I don't care if I just have one I need one 😭

[@user-iw7ry8ei6t]

A crow vending machine that they can choose what they prefer

[@stpsupply]

Funny, I recently started doing the same thing, I just got a family of 3 crows to start coming back daily. It's been 5 days now and they return every day now, I'm trying to train them with sound as well and make same crow noise so they recognize me when I feed them, I'll hear them crow in the distance, I'll make a short crow like noise and throw some food out, they come sometimes right away now but still very skittish of me

[@Riverratskippy]

I have one now that will respond when I whistle most of the time he is usually first to show up for food

[@ToxicFruitSnack]

I figured speaking their language would mean you are friendly and they would pick up on that. Good idea

[@stpsupply]

Update 9 months later.... they have come back every day....I went on vacation for 3 weeks at one point and they came back the day I got back.... they come when I whistle usually if in range. They eat dog food and whole peanuts 🥜... they take the peanuts and hide them or stand there and peck at them and come back for the other food... today however was a big surprise... so I put the food on a 12x14 inch raised platform that they eat from and sometimes I put out table scraps and they love it...well today I put out some meat scraps which I had done before and I looked out the window expecting to see a crow but there was a 2ft buzzard on the perch eating the meat.... absolutely couldn't believe it... and it was the ugliest most beat up buzzard I ever saw too... it was huge though... much bigger than the platform.... the crows were around and they were pissed off and cawing like crazy for quite a while too.

[@mathildaweir]

I feed 2, one is more bold (I call him Elijah) and if I sit on the bench and look away he will come down and eat whatever it is I have fed him. They also drink water from my dog's bowl. The closest they come to me at the moment is about 2 metres. There's many who would, mistakenly, say that it's wrong to feed them. In actual fact crows are one of the most domesticated, wild birds other than the pigeon, as they have been living alongside people for hundreds of years. Therefore, as long as you don't overfeed them, it is completely fine.

[@BigGod7ODSubscribeBecauseYes]

When I was homeless I tried training crows to collect money. Bought a call and everything.

[@I-Am-Blue]

I've made friends with the crow/raven in the backyard by feeding it peanuts and other things like that while sitting at a picnic table, and I live in the middle of the Bronx If you sit outside in your front yard in the lawn chair in the morning when the crows come, and you toss them peanuts, then get used to you, and eventually they'll warm up to you to the point where they will let you pet them

[@MacaronAddiction]

Crowbox official has a device that will actually keep the peanuts, or whatever treat you have that's healthy for crows, in a clear box but will open when they put in a coin. I've seen similar devices that are like "dispensers" for crows and ravens. The key though is to establish that the box has food in it by letting it first dispense or have freely available food, then covered food, then some way to put coins (that are already there) in to dispense food, then hopefully they figure out to find coins elsewhere to bring to the box.

[@BillSmithPerson]

Before you know it you'll see crows working on Wall Street

[@GeorgeWPush]

A crow randomly flew up to my balcony and buried a peanut in my plant's soil. I think he wants to start a business.. Wish it didnt go against condo policy to attract birds :[

[@mr.piranha6676]

what if crows found out how to use money 💀

[@sirdinkus6537]

Styx Hexxxenhammer's long lost twin brother.

[@Inquisitor2.0]

Interesting idea

[@somoneontheinternjet3757]

How are you going to explain this to the IRS

[@Riverratskippy]

That's why we deal in cash and never add it to the bank

[@matthewleach1368]

IRS- care to explain where this came from? Holding big stack of money. Him- I can explain, it all started when some crows showed up with some money

[@SirenaSpades]

Use it as a KZbin tax deduction. Easy. - I'm an accountant.

[@juanp1882]

Can’t wait for an update! This is awesome

[@Riverratskippy]

The experiment got out of hand and I will post and update but as of now it is a failure....... A few crows is now well over 100

[@YouRube.]

@@Riverratskippy 🤣🤣🤣

[@kamrenfaro6739]

Lmao too bad you couldnt train of them, otherwise you'd be rich! Please make an update just for fun because people still see this video and it's an interesting topic!

[@scottk7613]

​@Riverratskippy any update?

[@EdgarKohl]

I'd train any crow to bring me small bags of Cash & Cannabis 😁

[@Riverratskippy]

New idea im training them to steal peoples weed for me lol

[@scottk7613]

Did you ever get it trained to find weed and money?

[@alyssabarr93]

U should sit outside when they go to eat. Like stay out there and wait. Then sit still and let them get close. Then make a small noise or movement. They will most likely fly away the first time. But don't be surprised if by the second time some don't fly away. Tho u r I guess so far along now it's a bit late for that advice lol

[@Riverratskippy]

I stopped feeding sue to the number of crows and have restarted but it is slow going. I had a few that would hang around while I was out and whistle back to me.

[@netheright]

Any updates? So exciting hearing your story!

[@andrevincentt]

whats the update do they bring you money ? i was thinking of doing this with paper money

[@Riverratskippy]

They just stopped coming one day idk what happened but I don't see them anymore. Or very rarely.

[@HerrEngelsman]

Any update Sir? Do they return and bring you gifts?​@Riverratskippy

[@uzidayo]

Interesting. My countries government is set to launch a recycling return scheme in a few years (where you recycle bottles and cans etc in exchange for money). I wonder how feasable it would be with crows, considering how I live in a pretty crap area where there's always tons of litter and trash.

[@Riverratskippy]

I've seen them pick up trash and trade for food so it is entirely possible.

[@MacaronAddiction]

It is entirely possible and has already been emplimented in some parks and countires like Sweden have similar programs that will give crows and ravens food for picking up litter. They are really smart!

[@ww021883]

That's a very interesting concept I'm actually going to give that a shot I'm going to put food out and then money and then take away the money put it back take away the money put it back that is very interesting concept I've never done anything like this before but I live in a big city and it would be very intelligent to get some birds to do exactly that because it's a big city

[@SirenaSpades]

I wonder if you glued down a couple of coins to your stump, if that might give them some hints? I thought about doing this with jewelry. You could photocopy dollar bills maybe for the training.

[@Riverratskippy]

I was leaving coins but stopped messing with it. I just feed them now and hope they bring things

[@dick_richards]

Well done, i heard this works. There's lots around me too.

[@stevensallsorts]

Sounds like a great plan

[@dreamycalculator]

amazing, i hope you will make some follow up videos ! good luck !!! :3

[@user-iw7ry8ei6t]

Make a device in which if a coin is dropped in a peanut comes out a candy machine with out the turn handle

[@ShockDeed]

You need a trail cam

[@Riverratskippy]

I have a few. Unfortunately they seem to just disappear randomly and they haven't come back, not sure if the neighbors chased them off or something

[@pauldwalker]

crows are smart. i hope you make a mint.

[@popeyethepirate5473]

How's this going?

[@Riverratskippy]

I stopped it due to the number of crows that started coming it became more of a nuisance I had well over 100 crows showing up in the mornings

[@KrazyDragonX905]

Do crows have such good memories that they hold grudges for years? I rmb reading that before somewhere ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[@Riverratskippy]

From all the reading I've done and stories I've heard it does seem to be true. They also remember people that are nice to them. I quit feeding these crows for a bit due to the sheer numbers and I still have a couple that sit and caw at me till I toss them something to them.

[@KrazyDragonX905]

@@Riverratskippy 😂 they remember u always give in lol 🙈 Now they wont stop cawing always😅

[@dankdanido]

Can you train them to bring someone mail

[@Riverratskippy]

In theory you could they are highly intelligent but I had to stop feeding them for awhile and then they just never came back so ill never know for sure

[@Vshamann336]

Yeah so I'm in Florida right off the Gulf Coast and I had this very idea because I heard about how crows will gift you. So I've got the beach to train one at. And you know maybe it can actually help me recover people's lost jewelry. Cuz I'll absolutely would post it instead of just taking it. But I could only imagine if you trained one proper how much s*** it could bring me. Lol But watch you end up spending more money and peanuts than they ever bring back lol. Imagine if you could train one to go swipe people cigarettes and joints out of their mouth lol. That would be so horrible but absolutely funny AF!

[@Riverratskippy]

I actually stopped feeding them for awhile due to how many were showing up and yeah ALOT of money in food. I still feed them scraps and leftovers when I have them

[@Tmate4444]

S*** I thought I was the only one who thought of this

[@Riverratskippy]

Try it even not getting money from them they are still very entertaining

[@EarTipper]

Frater K Ordus

[@better_dead_than_red]

So how it's going?

[@Riverratskippy]

I took a break from feeding them because the number of crows became an issue so I am restarting feeding now but it is slow. Lesson is don't put out too much food at once

[@mikaelfoster9726]

​@@Riverratskippythey like to gather in juvenile gangs- they pick on each other, graffiti, and learn street smarts, you're gonna start a murder gang 😅

[@IamGruntonHGH]

You're epic

[@Riverratskippy]

I will be epic if I succeed either way it will be a fun experiment

[@ScopeVisionTele]

Those actually aren't crows brother those are Ravens

[@benpau]

Erm well actually 🤓

[@Riverratskippy]

I would have to respectfully disagree these are much smaller than raven and in my area ravens are quite uncommon so to have a large group of them would be very unlikely. I k ow on video it is hard to tell but they are quite small about half the size of a raven. But there is a chance I am wrong and if that is in fact the case please let us k ow why you believe these to be ravens and we can all have a discussion. Impolite comments will be removed when I see them though . No need for rudeness

[@longtodger]

You’re giving me Jeffery Dahmer vibes

[@Riverratskippy]

That just because all of us serial killers have the same look. ....... Like we might eat you.

[@arthurwg4898]

dont givebirdiestoomany peanut buddy

[@arthurwg4898]

ok

[@Riverratskippy]

Several dozen crows were feeding but if I may ask why not too many peanuts. These are raw unsalted nuts my the way

[@TheValuePlug]

Any update on this?

[@Riverratskippy]

Yes. I quit for a while but just started back again. Have added and will continue to add new videos as it goes. As of right now. They don't want to get near me but a few will hang around in the tree when I go out to feed them.

[@billyleemcintyre5871]

We should be friends 😂😂😂

[@Riverratskippy]

I checked with the birds they approved of the friendship. So we are now friends.lol

[@yeetnskeet4373]

Can you perhaps do a follow up video?:)

[@Riverratskippy]

I actually had to stop this due to the number of crows causing an issue with the neighborhood and my house. I'm going to try to do it again in a more controlled way but it's all on hold for now

[@KKBTOPTENTV]

Haha great im gonna try this!

[@Riverratskippy]

I recommend small amounts of food and platform because I feed a lot of food and ended up at one point with near 100 crows in my yard

[@melissawilliams7238]

Trail camera

[@noraessam1070]

🐦‍⬛🔗🥏

[@igotapochahontas]

I'm going to attempt the same. Heres what I found so far....kzbin.info/www/bejne/oXPFZaqrfM90rcU

[@igotapochahontas]

And this kzbin.infoo2alsve2aJ4?feature=share

[@Riverratskippy]

Beware of how much you feed them or you will end up with hundreds and it becomes a nuisance

[@stellaprim1195]

Kaz Brekker @thebarrel