Hello Everyone!!! My name is Chrissie, and I am the proud mom to 2 boys, Caleb who is 9 and Ethan who is 4. We have a Tuxedo cat named Hunter and 2 Lizards named Lizzie and Albert. We also have a snake named Angel- (she got out of her cage 1 1/2 months ago, and my hubby was out cleaning the...
Thanks...we have a pen that is roofed with a door...we leave the door open so they can go into their outdoor pen which is 3 dog fences round...the one here must have just flew in..the chickens all hid the actual coop except for the one it got..it may not have even been this particular hawk that...
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yes...its out..thats what the last pic is. Its sitting in the tree.
Cool- I was not sure if the one in the tree was "IT" or another of the hawks in your neigborhood. For me we loose a couple every fall to what I assume is the same Sharpshinned Hawk migrating South. This spring I lost...
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Whatever you do...do NOT underestimate hawks..we lost a lot of our flock this summer from hawks. They even got our turkey (she was a little bigger than our full grown chickens) and our peacock (same size) and we never thought it could carry either one. But it did. Its a red tail hawk...
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it got in through the pen door that was only open wide enough for the chickens to get in and out...I have no idea how it manuevered itself in...must have been reaaaaallly hungry
Haha! Wow those guys are insatiable! I have issues with
them at my house.
Sucks for him he didn't even get...
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Lol...easier said than done...I am NOT touching it...I have seen the damage they can do...I am good with that..I am gonna dig out the door so it will open all the way and hope it works its way out. If it wasnt illegal...I would build a new a pen and leave it in there forever..its sooo...
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it got in through the pen door that was only open wide enough for the chickens to get in and out...I have no idea how it manuevered itself in...must have been reaaaaallly hungry
The chickens are fine...it didnt get to eat! Now to try and help it find its way out... its soo freaked out it cant seem to find its way..it keep on tryin to get out of the wire.
And this is why I trust NO-ONE with my kids except for my family..its a scary world out there nowadays...TOO scary! My kids are never alone with anyone...except at school and that scares the crap out of me. Sorry u had to go through this...but at least ur kids didnt get hurt and it was a lesson...
We butchered one of our pigs...she weighed in at around 300 lbs and we got 247lbs of good meat. My ?? is about how to cook it..I had my neighbor try it first and he cooked 2 chops...one wetter and one drier. Any advice on how to cook it??? I dont think i can eat it...but I would like to try.