I can't be mad at the hawk, it's only doing what nature intended. If it weren't for predators around here I would be completely overrun with rabbits in a few months.
I have some short term netting up now. I kept the bird netting I'd used in my garden over summer but didn't have enough to cover the whole run so I sectioned off about 100 sq ft directly in front of the coop and completely netted the top plus wrapped around the coop. This way the birds won't...
As we don't have a roo my Welsummer was sounding the alarm (which put my male dog into a tizzy - again, if I'd only been home....) All I could do was drop the groceries and run over to see what was going on.
I just ordered some good quality aviary netting. All I have in the garage is the...
I was so happy this morning to have gotten my first post-molt egg of this season from Bumblebee, my little EE. Four hours later she was mortally wounded by a hawk and I had to put her down. :(
I feel terrible since it happened while I was out grocery shopping, because I hadn't done it...