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A crow has befriended my chickens

post #1 of 12
6/12/12 at 7:13pm
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So, yesterday I noticed a crow watching the chickens. I figured they were safe as I don't think a crow will go after a chicken. Today, he's hopping all around foraging with them. If I go out, he flies off, but he comes right back. I locked them up for part of the day and he sat (on the ground) next to their run and just squawked. I've tried to get a picture but he flies off. SO odd! 

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post #2 of 12
6/12/12 at 7:19pm

Sounds great to me. Crows alert on predators and will gang up and drive off raptors.  Unless it is entering the coop and sucking eggs, no problem!

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post #3 of 12
6/12/12 at 7:21pm
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Nope, he oddly won't even go in the run though there's food and water. He has taken some water from the outside the run dish. I ended up emptying to prevent germs. He's pretty huge, but seems harmless. 

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post #4 of 12
6/13/12 at 1:34pm

Hey keep him around, as said above they are great for running off any unwanted predators like hawks and such.

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post #5 of 12
6/13/12 at 8:52pm

They WILL go after chicks. and cats. and gardens. and eat eggs. 

I am in the minority of crow haters. The ones in my area do nothing about hawks. 

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post #6 of 12
6/14/12 at 8:45am

Thats weird harveyhorses. I used to hate crows until we got chickens and then they finally became of use lol.

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post #7 of 12
6/14/12 at 9:04am

That's sweet. I hope things continue to be peaceful for everyone!

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post #8 of 12
6/14/12 at 9:06am

here the crows are a mixed bag.   They will definitely eat small chicks and, if in a murder, will attack larger birds.     They DO earn their keep by alerting to hawks, but so do blue jays and even the barn swallows.  

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post #9 of 12
6/14/12 at 9:07am

How cool!!  Great story.  Please post a pic if you get one.

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post #10 of 12
6/17/12 at 4:51pm

Yes!...They will indeed do that. I even had a crow that walked into the chicken house at night to roost with them. Though sometimes it would roost on the roof rather than inside. I always welcome crows as they will chase hawks off and attempt to warn the chickens of any ground predators. The crows are grateful for any eggs that I leave out for them to take and I've never had a problem with them stealing any.
 

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