Janet, A crow can have a wing span up to 39 inches and a length of 21 inches. How can you know when you do not have crows, and those of who do have them, know how to ID crows and ravens? I find it astounding that you know what I have in my backyard, in my pasture, in my gardens, and that you know what Lori had in her backyard. An individual crow will attack and eat a bunny or kill a chicken who has food and water the crow wants, while the rest of the flock is not far, keeping an outlook and after other food.
Cathryn rainbowsilkiesTM in Michigan
From: jajeanpierre <jajeanpierre@yahoo.com>
To: CHICKENS-101@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Friday, April 19, 2013 3:04 PM
Subject: [CHICKENS-101] Re: Crows
To: CHICKENS-101@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Friday, April 19, 2013 3:04 PM
Subject: [CHICKENS-101] Re: Crows
If it was a solitary bird, it was likely a raven. Crows have large flocks. Crows and ravens are often difficult to distinguish between. Ravens are often huge and are dangerous.
Crows won't protect your chickens--they will protect their territory. They'll eat your small chickens. If your property encompasses a flock of crows' territory, they will drive off other potential predator birds such as hawks.
A crow is not a big bird, only the size of a pigeon. Ravens are a lot bigger. They aren't the same birds at all.
A black bird could be anything including a hawk.
I had a huge bird really aggressively chasing one of my 500 gram macaws. I watched the whole attack, got a decent gauge of its size and still don't know what it was. It could have been a Zone-tailed hawk, a Caracara, a vulture if vultures ever protect their nesting territory or even a raven. I work really hard at identifying potential predators. It's not easy.
Janet
Crows won't protect your chickens--they will protect their territory. They'll eat your small chickens. If your property encompasses a flock of crows' territory, they will drive off other potential predator birds such as hawks.
A crow is not a big bird, only the size of a pigeon. Ravens are a lot bigger. They aren't the same birds at all.
A black bird could be anything including a hawk.
I had a huge bird really aggressively chasing one of my 500 gram macaws. I watched the whole attack, got a decent gauge of its size and still don't know what it was. It could have been a Zone-tailed hawk, a Caracara, a vulture if vultures ever protect their nesting territory or even a raven. I work really hard at identifying potential predators. It's not easy.
Janet
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