A crow has befriended my chickens

[ThinkingChickens]

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!

 

[wood&feathers]

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!

 

[ThinkingChickens]

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.

 

[wvfoxhunter]

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

 

[harveyhorses]

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.

 

[wvfoxhunter]

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

 

[ChickiesInUtah]

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

 

[dainerra]

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.

 

[Hamstery]

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

 

[Redcatcher]

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.