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motociclista t1_j5nhtyp wrote

This reminds me of two stories. Once I was called out to give an estimate to some folks to fence in their yard. It was squirrel hill, I believe. They had just jumped on the urban chicken bandwagon and wanted a 6’ high fence to keep the deer from eating their chickens. Once while working in a car dealership a young guy came and told me there was a hummingbird trapped in the showroom. He took me to where it landed and was still perched. It was a dragonfly.

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EvetsYenoham t1_j5ocdmg wrote

I mean deer are herbivores but ok…

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heili t1_j5ofbj5 wrote

Deer like many other herbivores are opportunistic carnivores as well.

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alwaysboopthesnoot t1_j5oe1x2 wrote

They will eat birds, mice, etc. So will cows.

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EvetsYenoham t1_j5oeqgu wrote

Chickens?

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alwaysboopthesnoot t1_j5p3yrw wrote

They will eat Turkey polts and smaller chicks. Yes. Grown ones/adults? No. They’d be more likely to stamp or kick them to death. But a cow or deer will attack/bite and kill a young kitten, or puppy. Eat them, afterwards? No, probably not.

I have seen them eat carrion, things like dead rabbits, crows, and squirrels. They’re opportunistic feeders for those things. They don’t hunt them to eat them like predators will—but will enthusiastically eat another animal’s leftovers.

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tulipz10 t1_j5ofppk wrote

Uh no. Google that. They've even been caught on camera at the body farm eating human bones.

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lydriseabove t1_j5q5igs wrote

There are numerous videos on the internet of deer eating birds, but I don’t think there are any of chickens.

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motociclista t1_j5qh8wf wrote

They may eat a small bird if they find one that can’t fly. But they’re not chicken predators.

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