Crows

[Motherof4]

Do we need to worried about a crow that is flying around the neighborhood

 

[DaughterOfEve]

If you have little babies out unattended, yes. crows will attack small birds, rodents and snakes. I would not be too concrned with full grown poultry. best of luck.

 

[mdbokc]

If you have hawks, you want crows.

 

[Burbs]

I've watched them take pigeons out of the air. I'd be careful.

 

[gritsar]

With small chicks, maybe. With grown chickens, no.
I saw several hawks on the way to our county road yesterday. The crows were out in force, chasing the hawks as far away as possible. The crows and my grown flock co-exist very peacefully and unlike my roo, crows can chase a hawk down when necessary.

 

[gsim]

I have crows here and have only seen one hawk ever land near my run. They do a good job of running them off. Nothing to see 8 or 10 hazing one hawk, even if he is only passing through.

 

[tdgill]

i like my crows too!

 

[Sequin]

They will also go after owls if they find them. Though an owl will just move and be inconvenienced rather than truly driven away.

 

[Miltonchix]

I used to chase them off. Not anymore. They are the best at keeping hawks away, won't tolerate a hawk anywhere near them. They mix with my chickens in the yard all the time. Once in a while one of the hens will feel spunky and chase them. I think its more of a game than a GET OUTTA HERE! chase.

 

[D'Angelo N Va.]

Crows can sometimes be a farmer's best friend if they have chicks...if any hawk, eagle, falcon etc...is around the hawks are sure to alarm you of it. I have seen crows torment a hawk in a tree so bad when he had his eyes on my chickens that he had to hot tail it out of there.