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Rural/Farm Life

hedgehog

(36,286 posts) Wed Oct 3, 2012, 10:56 AM Oct 2012

I love my crows!

I'm hoping the presence of a small murder of crows will be enough to keep the hawks out of the chicken yard during this fall's migration. I already saw a small bird out back mobbing a hawk about 4 times its size!

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I love my crows! (Original Post) hedgehog Oct 2012 OP

Stellar Jay's are even better Viva_La_Revolution Oct 2012 #1

Subscribed because of your headline! n/t Mike__M Nov 2015 #2

someone told me that crows protect the squirrels from hawks -- and it's true, i saw it! 4ricksren Apr 2016 #3

Viva_La_Revolution

(28,791 posts)

1. Stellar Jay's are even better

Reply to hedgehog (Original post)

Wed Oct 3, 2012, 11:20 AM

Oct 2012

Mine even keep the crows away

Mike__M

(1,052 posts)

2. Subscribed because of your headline! n/t

Reply to hedgehog (Original post)

Mon Nov 2, 2015, 07:06 PM

Nov 2015

4ricksren

(72 posts)

3. someone told me that crows protect the squirrels from hawks -- and it's true, i saw it!