* Added Video of Owl v. Peacock** What to do about a predator you can't shoot, you can't catch and i

[furbabymum]

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[Wishing4Wings]

(The video link is on the first post.) The owl looked much more stressed than the peacock! Hope he's learned his lesson.

 

[furbabymum]

(The video link is on the first post.) The owl looked much more stressed than the peacock! Hope he's learned his lesson.

Yes sorry. Will post it again right now.

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=10151287002178633

We hope he learned his lesson too. Really hoping he's afraid of humans now. Might help us out in the future. You can hear my husband in the background nailing fencing over any place we thought the owl might have gotten in.

 

[cracked egg]

Dont know what the law states exactly, I know you can't kill it. If they are not showing fear,net it with a large fish net, put in a box and drive a few hours and release. Dont know if this can be done,seems to be all I can think to do. I wouldn't want my dog tangling with their talons either. If it was me it would have been the three S's. With the job you have,I definatly understand your position.
Good luck.

 

[Bear Foot Farm]

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Eagles, ospreys, hawks, falcons, kites, owls, vultures and all other native North American birds of prey are strictly protected, to include a prohibition against the taking or possession of their parts such as feathers or talons.

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[centrarchid]

Furybabymum,

Very informative video! Owl, despite lesser size is the aggressor and outcome may have been greatly influenced by your presence and lights being on allowing peafowl to see. Owl's motivation may not be single minded pursuit of food, rather it may also interested in ejecting any large birds from core of its breeding territory as they will be a threat to its offspring. That peafowl is likely a ramped up threat to fledging GHO's that my game chickens pose. I know from direct observation that during daytime my adult game chickens will attack grounded juvenile raptors like a red-tailed hawk and in that case would have killed raptor without my intervention. GHO's may be a little tougher but that may not make much of a difference when peafowl flogs you. An aggressive peacock can kill even my toughest gamecock very quickly and the owl is probably not as resiliant as my games to such treatment.

Your setup as appears in video is in my opinion in the owls favor. Either owl must be denied access to barn or you will need to effectively create a covered run / coop inside barn. If my dogs where in your video they would have been climbing up on things and trying run up wall to get at owl. They certainly got riled when I played video and turned up sound. Your video also allowed to hear peafowl alarm call for all which I have heard and my dog's seem to know with respect to neighbors flock of peafowl. The peafowl folks in their respective subforum should be made aware of the peafowls vocalization as when I asked about alarm calls none indicated awareness of such.

Sounds like you have a little one with you during video. My son may be about same age and being forced to participate in similar situations. We had a fox simply pass through at about 0400 this morning and son had dogs trying to recruit him for chase. The dogs like having everybody on board for Mr. Fox because it is like a big party for them; timing for such parties could be better.

 

[chickortreat]

It would make a great prison comedy to show an interview of inmates. First guy says, "I'm in here for murder one, six counts." Second guy says. "Embezzlement." Third guy, "Rape and armed robbery." Fourth guy, "I killed a raptor that was killing my chickens."

Yeah, we're talking about a highly intelligent legal system here......

 

[centrarchid]

It would make a great prison comedy to show an interview of inmates. First guy says, "I'm in here for murder one, six counts." Second guy says. "Embezzlement." Third guy, "Rape and armed robbery." Fourth guy, "I killed a raptor that was killing my chickens."

Yeah, we're talking about a highly intelligent legal system here......

Chick,

I see the potential for comedy. Especially if you were the fourth guy and to relate to audience despite having very few birds and always out and about shooting birds of prey, you kept loosing birds anyway.

 

[3 NH reds]

I still think a sling shot loaded with dried kidney beans will sting but not kill. Can't see the Owl sticking around after a good peppering like that.

“Unless and except as permitted by regulations This makes it sound as if there is some legal way to move it. Have you called any local college to see if they have any wildlife experts? I can't remember what post but someone in NJ had a licensed falconer come and remove a hawk for them.

 

[centrarchid]

I still think a sling shot loaded with dried kidney beans will sting but not kill. Can't see the Owl sticking around after a good peppering like that.

“Unless and except as permitted by regulations This makes it sound as if there is some legal way to move it. Have you called any local college to see if they have any wildlife experts? I can't remember what post but someone in NJ had a licensed falconer come and remove a hawk for them.

In this case you would be removing a breeding pair which may make things more complicated.

The state biologist might actually provide options, possibly of material sort to enable keeping poultry even with owls about.