Crows...

[RodNTN]

Oh, yes! I forgot to mention that they will chase hawks off as well! It's hilarious! Once I heard this awful racket when I was with my chickens, and I quickly looked up to see what it was.
I caught a glance of a hawk above the trees, and at least 20+ crows chasing the poor thing. Well, not exactly "poor thing", I have had many hawks that try to get my girls, thankfully with no successful attacks yet

 

[lazy gardener]

I have robins nesting under my deck every season. Last summer, they hatched 3 broods of chicks. Of all those chicks, not a single one was fledged successfully. The crows ate the babies as they came off the nest, and the few the crows didn't get, my chickens did. I was absolutely disgusted by such behavior. Yeah, they're just doing what they do... but I was so not impressed.

 

[Akrnaf2]

I have so many crows around here you wouldn't believe it, but they will eat and forage with my flock. And I haven't had a problem with them in the 5 years that I have been keeping chickens. They'll hang out with roosters, hens, pullets, cockerels, etc.

They will mob and chase away any Aerial predators coming near your flock , they are an asset to you!

 

[Akrnaf2]

Oh, yes! I forgot to mention that they will chase hawks off as well! It's hilarious! Once I heard this awful racket when I was with my chickens, and I quickly looked up to see what it was.
I caught a glance of a hawk above the trees, and at least 20+ crows chasing the poor thing. Well, not exactly "poor thing", I have had many hawks that try to get my girls, thankfully with no successful attacks yet

Exactly! I didn't see your post, but I completely agree!

 

[Akrnaf2]

I have robins nesting under my deck every season. Last summer, they hatched 3 broods of chicks. Of all those chicks, not a single one was fledged successfully. The crows ate the babies as they came off the nest, and the few the crows didn't get, my chickens did. I was absolutely disgusted by such behavior. Yeah, they're just doing what they do... but I was so not impressed.

H. They are what they are! You can't judge them by Human morality standards.
We ones had a couple of Sunbird Nectarina osea

nesting in our garden until a carrion crow Corvus corone cornix

devastated the nest

 

[lazy gardener]

Yeah, I know. And I do appreciate their early warning system and occasionally giving chase to the hawks that hang out in the woods line behind my coops. But, they have a huge devastating effect on the song birds in my yard.

 

[BantyChooks]

Scary! This crow was massive and pretty close to my ducks..

Would they try and eat their food?

I have a bunch of crows that hang around all summers. I had problems with them scarfing up half a bowl of feed at a time until I started feeding the chickens in portions. I like them around, though, because I also have hawk issues.

I have never had a crow go after any bird of mine.

 

[Akrnaf2]

Yeah, I know. And I do appreciate their early warning system and occasionally giving chase to the hawks that hang out in the woods line behind my coops. But, they have a huge devastating effect on the song birds in my yard.

Yes, but it is the natural way, on the other hand feral cats aren't and they really HAVE A HUGE effect on wildlife.
https://www.usatoday.com

 

[lazy gardener]

No feral cats here. The fishers, coyotes, and fox keep them in check. Dealing with rats since last summer. Haven't had issue with them for over 30 years! There's a couple of small horse farms within 1/4 mile of me, so where there's food, the rats will come. You have rats in Israel???

 

[Akrnaf2]

No feral cats here. The fishers, coyotes, and fox keep them in check. Dealing with rats since last summer. Haven't had issue with them for over 30 years! There's a couple of small horse farms within 1/4 mile of me, so where there's food, the rats will come. You have rats in Israel???

Ofcorse! Rats are synanthropic animals, where ever you find humans you will find Rats!