Edge Report post Posted September 11, 2014 Might give the chickens some cover they can get under quickly. Hawks have to be able to swiftly land on their prey. My chickens know when there's a hawk over head and they go under cover till the hawk leaves. On the ground the chicken is swift and lite of foot leaving a grounded hawk in its dust. I've never lost a chicken to a hawk. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
5guyshunting Report post Posted September 11, 2014 Might give the chickens some cover they can get under quickly. Hawks have to be able to swiftly land on their prey. My chickens know when there's a hawk over head and they go under cover till the hawk leaves. On the ground the chicken is swift and lite of foot leaving a grounded hawk in its dust. I've never lost a chicken to a hawk. you are Foghorn Leghorn in disgsuise. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
m77 Report post Posted September 11, 2014 Put the chickens in a Plexiglass Cage and setup a GoPro Camera. Could be a money making video. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
countrykid Report post Posted September 19, 2014 Bro, you can't even shoot a sparrow in this country without getting charged ! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Non-Typical Solutions Report post Posted September 19, 2014 Going out to take care of chickens late one night......as I approach the coop I can tell from the noise that something not right is going on inside so I pan the door open really slow with my flashlight pointed to the floor.....i figured a fox or a skunk or something was in there stirring things up. Nothing on the floor but the chickens are still going crazy so I start scanning the lower roosts....nothing......get up to the 3rd rung and sitting there calm as can be eyes wide open a huge barn owl......scared the poop right out of me. That was not fun trying to get that guy out of the coop.......hawks and owls are awesome animals til they start messing with the chickens........ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Edge Report post Posted September 19, 2014 I must speak chicken too, cuz I thought it was strange one morning none were in the coop laying, not even the brooders... Walked into the coop to collect eggs and there was a rattler coiled up in a nesting box. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
yotebuster Report post Posted September 20, 2014 I may or may not know of a way of placing a leghorns trap with extremely sharp jaws on top of a wood post near the chickens. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AntlerObsession Report post Posted September 21, 2014 I like the creative genius being manifest here! I think I will go ahead and try the plexiglass deal! That sounds downright hee-larious!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
m77 Report post Posted September 21, 2014 I hear barn owls taste like chicken. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
