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O MY
Injured black vulture on my deck!
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You will need to sneak up and grab him from behind
You will need to sneak up and grab him from behind
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I never saw that in any Disney cartoon or movie!
I never saw that in any Disney cartoon or movie!
Kill it, they will kill and eat your chickens. I lost 2 speckled Sussex pullets to them in one day.
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Most vultures are harmless to chickens, most scavenge - we don't even know for sure what kind this one is. If its hurt, its no threat to the OP's chickens anyway.
Most vultures are harmless to chickens, most scavenge - we don't even know for sure what kind this one is. If its hurt, its no threat to the OP's chickens anyway.
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Vultures do not kill something unless it is an animal that is already sick or wounded. They eat carrion and are scavengers.
Vultures do not kill something unless it is an animal that is already sick or wounded. They eat carrion and are scavengers.
Vultures are some of my favorite wild birds
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Vultures do not kill something unless it is an animal that is already sick or wounded. They eat carrion and are scavengers.
Not 100% true, sorry.
Had one "almost" get one of my little silkie girls right in my back yard....
Hubby came outside and scared it off though... but it was "on her"..and she had feathers missing on her chest.... so it was going to eat her...
Vultures do not kill something unless it is an animal that is already sick or wounded. They eat carrion and are scavengers.
Not 100% true, sorry.
Had one "almost" get one of my little silkie girls right in my back yard....
Hubby came outside and scared it off though... but it was "on her"..and she had feathers missing on her chest.... so it was going to eat her...
Black vultures will kill and eat newborn CALVES! And they also killed my chickens. They do NOT only eat carrion.
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Vultures do not kill something unless it is an animal that is already sick or wounded. They eat carrion and are scavengers.
Not 100% true, sorry.
Had one "almost" get one of my little silkie girls right in my back yard....
Hubby came outside and scared it off though... but it was "on her"..and she had feathers missing on her chest.... so it was going to eat her...
Red - it was on your silkie - probably thought it was already sick and wounded
Glad the silkie is ok.
We have some large turkey vultures here - never had a problem with them and all the chickens. They do get down on the ground here - hoping and looking around, but never hurt a chick.
eta: just looked up black vultures and they do appear to have a "hunting" and "killing" mentality about them. But not turkey vultures.
Vultures do not kill something unless it is an animal that is already sick or wounded. They eat carrion and are scavengers.
Not 100% true, sorry.
Had one "almost" get one of my little silkie girls right in my back yard....
Hubby came outside and scared it off though... but it was "on her"..and she had feathers missing on her chest.... so it was going to eat her...
Red - it was on your silkie - probably thought it was already sick and wounded
We have some large turkey vultures here - never had a problem with them and all the chickens. They do get down on the ground here - hoping and looking around, but never hurt a chick.
eta: just looked up black vultures and they do appear to have a "hunting" and "killing" mentality about them. But not turkey vultures.
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