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    Giving chicks away after hatching

    You better be prepared to have 50 percent roosters which are harder to unload. I wouldn't do it for the reason you describe. They're animals. Not teaching aides. Would you do that with kittens?
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    How to get rid of Andrey the goshawk?

    He is beautiful Axel.... how is his wing? Do you think it is broken? It looks alright in the pics. He is really something. I would keep him. If you let him loose he will resume killing your chickens. And he is too nice to kill. Looks like he is pretty tame. Maybe he likes you?
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    How to get rid of Andrey the goshawk?

    Wow Axel... you are the man..... he is really nice..... I doubt I could kill him once he is just sitting like that. Hope you didn't break his wing. That is amazing.... here in the USA, you would be in a heap o trouble possessing that bird..... Whatever you wind up doing, you don't want him...
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    Concerned About the Time Change

    Years ago I had a home made guillotine style automatic door.... I had a diamond steel door and a drapery puller motor.I built it on a board, with tracks and a steel cable with lead sinker counterweights and I put the board up vertically in the hole where the door was. I had no run, just a box...
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    Young rooster with tuff meat

    I don't know... I think those frankenbirds are very fast growers.... I am sure they would be better the sooner the better. Some others on here will surely know better.
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    How to get rid of Andrey the goshawk?

    here in the US, blindness itself would not stop you from getting a gun.... A slingshot eh? Get good at it before you take him on... they are dangerous when wounded. Good luck.
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    How to get rid of Andrey the goshawk?

    I think people do not appreciate the abilities of a goshawk. If you get rid of this one, and another one immediately takes it's place, I too would be advocating a covered run because there is no way to defend against them. They fly like scythes and are deadly. But I am assuming that chickens are...
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    How to get rid of Andrey the goshawk?

    Axel I and many others would have told you to do it yourself and tell no one even if it is legal. A team of hunters is like killing a baby chick with a shotgun..... You could probably reach out and choke that thing yourself and save yourself alot of bureacracy..... Never ask a question if you do...
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    Young rooster with tuff meat

    Yes... the first one I tried, it looked like a dead crow after I plucked it. Now, I just split the breast and take the meat, take the thighs and legs and skin them because they are going into the crock pot. Also if I know I am going to cull one I will do it as soon as I know because as you...
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    Young rooster with tuff meat

    Roosters toughen up pretty impressively. the bird you get at the store, wrapped in plastic is delicious, but it is generally between 6 and 7 weeks old. I think once chicken puberty sets in, they toughen up. I remember finding that out myself..... (the chewy way). We put it in chicken with rice...
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    This one is supposed to be a girl? He or she?

    I am glad to hear that because the roos are fun. My rooster became very tame.... although just with me. LOL. My wife hated that bird. He was mean as a snake to any intruders, but he was actually my pet. He was a good bird.
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    This one is supposed to be a girl? He or she?

    He is a cockerel... the first chickens I got were RIR and the rooster was apparent early. He was tamer and more fun than the hens as he was very bold and inquisitive. He used to follow me when he saw the shovel because he would eat the bugs when I dug. He was smart. I think birds bought in...
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    Will rat poison kill mongoose?

    You will know more about it than we. Is it the blood thinner type poison or the other one.... the heavy metal. I would think either one would be fatal if he ate enough of it. It might take a day or two. They are slow acting to allow the victim to leave the area.
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    How to get rid of Andrey the goshawk?

    Did you read what he wrote? Do you have chickens (or are they pets like many keep them). If you have real chickens, you do not let hawks treat them like a buffet. You protect your flock. If you have 200 free ranging birds, you are not going to build a run when one shotgun shell might alleviate a...
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    How to get rid of Andrey the goshawk?

    I think the motivation to take it's life is because it is killing multiple chickens every week. Nets was something suggested by some other third party. People say "nets" like it is a realistic option. What is with that? Besides, this raptor takes multiple lives routinely.... why are you so...
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