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Petra van Cronenburg

@Maleve @ct_bergstrom They even protect other animals from predators. My neighbour is happy having a flock of crows. They keep the chicken goshawk away from his chickens and even attack foxes when they try to sneak into the coop.

25 Dec 2022 at 11:11 | Wall-to-wall | Open on mastodon.online
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Mrinappropriate

@NatureMC @Maleve @ct_bergstrom Sadly, when I worked as a farm vet, I had to euthanise many lambs whose eyes, tongues, & navels had been pecked out by crows as they were being born. Corvids also pecked out the eyes of some ewes in labour as they couldn’t get away. I respect crows for their beauty & intelligence, but I’ll never be a fan.

25 Dec 2022 at 17:16 | Open on mastodonapp.uk
Petra van Cronenburg

@MrInappropriate @Maleve @ct_bergstrom Living in a region with sheep farming, I understand you completely! Here in the border area of E-France/SW-Germany, there is intensive cooperation between sheep farmers, nature conservation and hunters: biosphaerengebiet-alb.de/filea

Unfortunately, it seems to be a human-made problem, not a "bad character" of the birds. Flocks grow too fast because of warmer winters. And the problem seems to come only from the flocks of young males, never from couples.

@MrInappropriate @Maleve @ct_bergstrom Living in a region with sheep farming, I understand you completely! Here in the border area of E-France/SW-Germany, there is intensive cooperation between sheep farmers, nature conservation and hunters: biosphaerengebiet-alb.de/filea

26 Dec 2022 at 11:54 | Open on mastodon.online
Petra van Cronenburg

@MrInappropriate @Maleve @ct_bergstrom The bigger farmers here keep their lambs in stables. If the flock grows too quickly and the youngsters are aggressive, the hunters come.
My neighbour said, if you have only one couple of corvids, this will chase the flocks of young males, protecting their territory.And it would be important, not to leave the afterbirth or carrion.He doesn't keep sheep for meat, so they are more resistant with fewer lambs and he is always at the place during birth.

26 Dec 2022 at 12:04 | Open on mastodon.online
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