That's so sad.I think a neighbor of mine lost a Maltese puppy to some kind of raptor in the Tucson area many years ago.
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That's so sad.I think a neighbor of mine lost a Maltese puppy to some kind of raptor in the Tucson area many years ago.
Coyotes, skunks, raccoons can be hunted, trapped, and killed in many areas (check your local laws). But all predatory birds are federally protected under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act, with a penalty of $15,000 and/or six months in prison for harming, killing, or merely harassing them. It's illegal to do anything to deter them, even when they are attacking your chickens, except make noise, which is worthless. Is squirting them with the hose "harassing"? Don't know, but I read about an old lady who used her umbrella to hit a hawk attacking her little dog. Someone else saw it and took the injured hawk to the vet. The old lady saved her little dog but got charged with harming the hawk.Problem is hunting, trapping and shooting predators is about the only way you'll stop them
Never lost a chicken in my life to a predator nor do I hunt,trap or kill anything. Mine live in enclosed pens so I can live in peace among predators. I specifically said predators and didn't mention a word about a raptor.Raptors can be trapped by individuals with permits.Coyotes, skunks, raccoons can be hunted, trapped, and killed in many areas (check your local laws). But all predatory birds are federally protected under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act, with a penalty of $15,000 and/or six months in prison for harming, killing, or merely harassing them. It's illegal to do anything to deter them, even when they are attacking your chickens, except make noise, which is worthless. Is squirting them with the hose "harassing"? Don't know, but I read about an old lady who used her umbrella to hit a hawk attacking her little dog. Someone else saw it and took the injured hawk to the vet. The old lady saved her little dog but got charged with harming the hawk.
Good to know. It’s hard to tell sometimes through text. But I will google that. I didn’t know they could be so gross.I am not pulling your leg, I don't do that. You can google it for yourself.
Would have been cheaper to put his birds in covered pens!Have you read about the farmer who lost 160,000 pasture-raised chickens, 100 a day, to bald eagles? Cost him $2,200,000 until he finally won a plea for compensation. There were 80 eagles feasting on his flock daily!
"Harris obtained a non-lethal permit to scare away the raptor population (killing a bald eagle carries a $100,000 fine and potential incarceration), but after cannons, flares, sparklers, carwash scarecrows, netting, tarps and 15 dogs, nothing has worked long term."
https://blog.whiteoakpastures.com/blog/a-big-win-for-a-small-farm
Seems like it would--and if the cover were mesh, it would still be pasture raising them....Would have been cheaper to put his birds in covered pens!