2007-08-26 10:23:16 · 7 answers · asked by faro the architect 2 in Pets ➔ Birds
Wanted to give you a little info about crows that I have learned since moving out here in the country in Washington state. We found a crow with a broken collarbone and tried to help it heal. We found it was illegal to keep it in captivity so we took it to a bird hospital. I learned a lot from them. For instance, the parents toss the babies out of the nest or they'd never leave it. The parents and every other adult in their group will feed that baby - not just the parents. The baby is fed for a year. They told me they would keep our bird until it was well and bring it back to rejoin it's group. There is a pecking order in the group. We watched one crew chew out another - the one "in trouble" because it did something wrong, rolled over on it's back with it's wings tucked in (kind of like a dog will do - submissive) while the other crow stood over it and "told it off". Once that other crow was finished, the bird on the ground flipped over and went about it's business. They bury food under tufts of grass and will let you know if there is a predator bird, cat, or whatever predator in the area. If it is a bird predator, they will dive bomb it and harass it until it goes away. At our place, the crows keep the hawks and eagles away from our chickens. If they go caw twice, it means there's food. Three times is an alert. I haven't figured out what 5 is yet. The leader will caw twice and then caw once to tell the others it's OK to go down and get food on the ground.
If you took a crow away from it's family, you can see they have a close bond.
2007-09-01 16:10:09 · answer #1 · answered by Rli R 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, they do.
That said, in the US, it is illegal to capture and keep any native migratory bird as a pet. You need state and federal licenses to keep one, and even the wildlife rehabilitators who have these licenses can not keep the animals once they are healthy enough to be released. If they did, they would have their licenses revoked.
However, there are reputable breeders of non-native corvids (crows and ravens) here in the US. Here is one you could check out: http://corvitude.com/corvidranch.html
They are not cheap. They sell for $1500-2000 apiece.
2007-08-26 18:04:22 · answer #2 · answered by margecutter 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
These are wild birds. You would need a special license to tend to wounded ones. It is illegal to own one of these birds. If you want an affectionate bird companion, may I suggest a quaker parrot, if it's legal in your state to own one?
Quakers love to be with their human and are convinced that there's no difference between themselves and us. In fact, they're convinced they're little green people with feathers.
2007-09-02 12:20:15 · answer #3 · answered by valgerdgydhja 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ravens and Crows are wildlife, and are not legal to own as a domesticated pet.
2007-08-26 10:28:40 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 6⤊ 2⤋
no!!!there wild animals. just leave them alone!
BTW- isnt kinda illegal to hold a wild animal as a pet? even if u get it from a pet store, they r not good pets.
2007-08-26 10:32:34 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 1⤋
NO, they are wild birds.
my advice is to avoid them, and leave them in their natural envionment.
Michelle
2007-08-26 10:33:14 · answer #6 · answered by Just Dobies 1 · 4⤊ 1⤋
no, but they do make great targets
2007-08-26 10:31:05 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 7⤋