I have genuine advice for you: never escalate. Every crow that shows up gets a single peanut. Do not play favorites.

Definitely don't give more peanuts if they bring you something you perceive as better. Not because they would be stealing or anything like that, but because they will become more aggressive on your behalf. More will show up, and they'll bring more stuff, and it will be very annoying to all of the people who live near you.

Really, you can stop reading at this point, but if you are interested in de-escalating, gaining control of the situation, you can keep reading.

You definitely can't stop the peanuts outright. They'll take that personally. You can, however, change the rules. Like, every day or every other day at the same time, in the same place, for five minutes only, every crow that shows up gets one peanut.

If they're leaving items to "trade" (as opposed to showing up to receive peanuts directly), swap items for peanuts at a specific time. Ignore demands for attention or early peanuts.

I would recommend accompanying Peanut Time with an obvious visual indicator, something that other people will not have, like a neon frisbee cut in half or an extremely unique hat. This way they won't harass you every time you're outdoors, but you also avoid the risk of other people with that item in the area being harassed.

Peanut Time is Peanut Time. And no other time or place or person has Peanut Time, and Peanut Time is organized and has rules. Good luck.

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