Little Things You Love

[mark22]

Crows and ravens rock.
One of my favourites.

All good until you see one peck the eyes out of a weak lambing ewe. Good to see em redeeming themselves here.

 

[moorey]

All good until you see one peck the eyes out of a weak lambing ewe. Good to see em redeeming themselves here.

I’m not sayin they aren’t ruthless...and as someone dead against any animal cruelty, that stuff is hard watch...but it’s narural, no malice, not gratuitous. Grew up on a farm, some things I saw (and did) still haunt me.
I used to follow @natureismetal on Instagram, but some stuff was just to upsetting to watch.

 

[Flow-Rider]

All good until you see one peck the eyes out of a weak lambing ewe. Good to see em redeeming themselves here.

And destroy food crops in a matter of minutes.

 

[moorey]

And destroy food crops in a matter of minutes.

Yeah, that's not really crows/ravens. Are you thinking of corellas et al? (at least in personal experience).
Sure, in some countries big flocks of crows are damaging, but I wouldn't say here in aus, by any stretch, particularly compared to other animals.

 

[Haakon]

 

[Flow-Rider]

Yeah, that's not really crows/ravens. Are you thinking of corellas et al? (at least in personal experience).
Sure, in some countries big flocks of crows are damaging, but I wouldn't say here in aus, by any stretch, particularly compared to other animals.

Crows/Ravens in large numbers do damage too, I grew up on a fruit farm. We used to shoot them back then, they eat anything from grapes to tomatoes and just make a mess of everything. They're a bastard of a bird, they steal chicken eggs and even take hatchlings from other native birds. The little brown sparrows were bad back then too, which you don't see a lot of around Brisbane anymore.

 

[moorey]

Crows/Ravens in large numbers do damage too, I grew up on a fruit farm. We used to shoot them back then, they eat anything from grapes to tomatoes and just make a mess of everything. They're a bastard of a bird, they steal chicken eggs and even take hatchlings from other native birds. The little brown sparrows were bad back then too, which you don't see a lot of around Brisbane anymore.

Fair enough. I’m from a cereal crop background. Different world.

 

[ausdb]

All good until you see one peck the eyes out of a weak lambing ewe. Good to see em redeeming themselves here.

So my kids have pet chickens in our backyard, and lately a few ravens/crows have decided to frequent our yard more than normal. Does this mean I should be worried the black birds are stalking the chickens when they get let out? It's bad enough with all bloody neighbourhood cats having them on their hit list as well?

 

[indica]

Does this mean I should be worried the black birds are stalking the chickens when they get let out?

Not stalking...

'Really nasty' brush turkeys violently trying to breed with backyard chooks

Native brush turkeys are attacking and forcefully trying to mate with domestic hens and there is very little that can be done to stop them.

www.abc.net.au

 

[Ultra Lord]

Not stalking...

'Really nasty' brush turkeys violently trying to breed with backyard chooks

Native brush turkeys are attacking and forcefully trying to mate with domestic hens and there is very little that can be done to stop them.

www.abc.net.au

Ahaha!
GOBBLE GOBBLE MOTHERCLUCKERS

Rapey turkeys is not something I expected

 

[pink poodle]

Not stalking...

'Really nasty' brush turkeys violently trying to breed with backyard chooks

Native brush turkeys are attacking and forcefully trying to mate with domestic hens and there is very little that can be done to stop them.

www.abc.net.au

They're sick of going the nasty with the rough birds...want some of that fine soft plump yard flesh.

 

[mark22]

So my kids have pet chickens in our backyard, and lately a few ravens/crows have decided to frequent our yard more than normal. Does this mean I should be worried the black birds are stalking the chickens when they get let out? It's bad enough with all bloody neighbourhood cats having them on their hit list as well?

Never seen them worry chooks, chicks if you have em would be a target though.

 

[Cardy George]

Never seen them worry chooks, chicks if you have em would be a target though.

And before they hatch. We had one visit our chook yard at 10.30 every morning to steal the eggs.

 

[hifiandmtb]

Oh please I would love to be riding with these guys!

 

[pink poodle]

Put a goose in with your chooks and the crow/ravens will stop being a concern.

 

[Dales Cannon]

 

[moorey]

Put a goose in with your chooks and the crow/ravens will stop being a concern.

Or a fox. Ravens hate foxes.

 

[Cardy George]

Classic case of never judge a book by it's cover. Very intelligent man.

 

[Freediver]

Classic case of never judge a book by it's cover. Very intelligent man.

Look for his doco on Alfred Russell Wallace.

 

[Tubbsy]

Brilliant @Dales Cannon - have you got a link to the whole show?