Great Blue Heron stalking chickens

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Kev said:
Yea I see them and big white egrets around in fields hunting and successfully capturing rodents.

There are videos of them catching gophers, rats.. and ducklings on youtube. In Africa, some herons regularly hunt the doves that come to watering holes. I would only worry with "mouth sized" chicks.
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My father had a pond full of very pricey coy fish. Lost all of them to a big blue heron. It really ticked him off. Each fish was worth roughly $100.

Poor dad. lol
 
herons scales protect it from the bite thats why the heron didnt let go lol

also these snake bites dont hurt much at all probably didnt bother it but wow herons are greedy eaters lol but so are snakes so i dont feel bad.
 
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So glad I found this old post. I heard a weird noise out back and looked out the window to see all of the chickens in the protected area of the coop and the ducks just swimming away without a care in the world. Since the chickens looked so alarmed I raced out the door and headed towards the pen, and in the process I upset all of the birds in the pond and saw a Blue Heron fly up and away. I guess the ducks really didn't mind their visitor.
 
FenikT said:
I live within 75ft of a lake and adjoining pine forest in SE Virginia and have plenty of herons and egrets around. Most folks around here complain about snakes (e.g., racers, copperheads, canebrake rattlers, and rat snakes) in their flower beds, sunning on the back porch, and around/in the coops. In the past 15 years I've only seen one snake, and it was actually over the fence in the woods. I think herons have a great deal to do w/ it. GB herons look like small pterodactyls and squawk obnoxiously loud when startled. My hens will sound their alert and run for cover when herons fly over or roost within eye shot of the backyard. Plus, I've never seen them predate a small bird. I suspect they are simply curious or looking for a handout.
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