Help--Not sure what this is.

[BrahmaBrock]

Don't think I've ever seen these around here before. Not sure what they are or if they pose a threat to chickens. Does anybody know what they are? Sorry, this is the best pic I could get before they would fly off.

 

[Okie Amazon]

Look like cattle egrets. They are everywhere here in OK. Health threats are probably about the same as any wild birds, they aren't predators if that's what you mean - they eat ticks off cattle and other bugs cattle stir up while grazing. They can form huge colonies.

 

[chicmom]

Um.......they look like ducks......and a log.......

 

[BrahmaBrock]

Thanks Okie, guess that explains why they were following the cows around the field. I have ducks and these are definitely not ducks.

 

[Okie Amazon]

Here's some more info about them.

 

[Josh45640]

deffinately egrets.