Crows????

[pattee]

I was just wondering if anyone knows if Crows will pick off a chicken?

 

[silkiechicken]

Yep, sure will given the chance. Had a friend say they had crows harassing their chicks outside and would have pulled them though the wire given the chance. They are in Seattle too.

 

[bluey]

We have many crows who mainly look to the feeder for a quick meal. My full grown chicken chases off our crows by charging them like a rhino. The crows did not bother with my pullets at 8 weeks plus although I would hesitate putting younger chicks out there with them.

Someone told me (Nautical Buoy?) that the crows actually have a protective effect as they ward off larger aerial predators such as hawks, etc... This sounded feasible to me since they are such a nuisance to many other species of birds.

However, i am no expert...just reporting my observations.

 

[LynneP]

Crows will take any kind of egg, small bird or mammal. That's why the smalled wild birds hate them so.

 

[pattee]

We have so many crows this year! And they love to hang in my trees.

And squirrels! Black one and brown ones.

Yesterday I drove past our park and there was a black squirrel with a brown tail... actually kinda cute for a varmint.