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<blockquote data-quote="Ky hills" data-source="post: 1800525" data-attributes="member: 24816"><p>Turkey vultures are scavengers and eat carrion. The black vultures are opportunistic and predatory they will absolutely kill young calves and not inconceivable that they could kill a larger animal in a compromised condition. </p><p>I have seen 20-40+ surrounding a calf, both here and in other peoples pastures. </p><p>The first time I saw it, many years ago, I was naive and thought oh they are just after the afterbirth, and went on to wherever I was going. The calf was up and the cow was agitated, thought it was just her being protective and it was but I didn't have enough sense to that the threat was real at the time. Never saw that calf again. </p><p>Many times since have found the same scene and ran them away. With those numbers they can easily surround and overtake a calf. They would do the same to downed cow they could not defend themselves.</p><p>We have to keep a close watch on our cows when calving. Doesn't matter what time of year as they are just as bad in the winter as in warm weather. </p><p>The black buzzards have also seemed to crowded out the red headed turkey buzzards, I don't see near as many of red headed ones anymore..</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ky hills, post: 1800525, member: 24816"] Turkey vultures are scavengers and eat carrion. The black vultures are opportunistic and predatory they will absolutely kill young calves and not inconceivable that they could kill a larger animal in a compromised condition. I have seen 20-40+ surrounding a calf, both here and in other peoples pastures. The first time I saw it, many years ago, I was naive and thought oh they are just after the afterbirth, and went on to wherever I was going. The calf was up and the cow was agitated, thought it was just her being protective and it was but I didn’t have enough sense to that the threat was real at the time. Never saw that calf again. Many times since have found the same scene and ran them away. With those numbers they can easily surround and overtake a calf. They would do the same to downed cow they could not defend themselves. We have to keep a close watch on our cows when calving. Doesn’t matter what time of year as they are just as bad in the winter as in warm weather. The black buzzards have also seemed to crowded out the red headed turkey buzzards, I don’t see near as many of red headed ones anymore.. [/QUOTE]
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