I HAD THE SAME PROBLEM 2YR OR SO AGO WITH 2 OF MY SPARE PENS... HAVE ALL THE PENS "LAND MINED" WITH TRAPS UNDERNEATH... COULDNT FIGURE OUT WHY I KEPT LOOSING BIRDS AND NO COONS IN THE TRAPS, SO I FIRED UP THE TRUSTY OLD GAME CAMERA...~~~ OWLS! I HAD 3 DIFFERENT OWLS THAT WOULD ASSAULT THE PEN MULTIPLE TIMES EACH NIGHT... SOME STEALTH ATTACKS SNEAK UP AND GRAB A BIRD THRU THE WIRE.... SOME TERROR ATTACKS WHERE THEY WOULD VICIOUSLY ATTACK AND PANIC THE BIRDS THEM GRAB 1 AS THEY ALL RUN AROUND LIKE THE WORLD WAS ON FIRE... THEN AN HOUR OR 2 LATER BACK TO STEALTH MODE ~ THEY WERE QUITE ADEPT AT CHANGING THINGS TO GET THE FOOD. THE ONLY FINAL SOLUTION WAS TO COMPLETELY COVER ALL SIDES OF THE PEN WITH POLY TARP AND FENCE IN THE ENTIRE AREA UNDER THE PEN~ VIRTUALLY CREATING A QUAIL FORT KNOX.. (YES THEY CAN FLY UPSIDE DOWN) SO NOTHING COULD GET ANYWHERE CLOSE TO THE BIRDS OTHER THAN THE FRONT WALL. STILL OCCAISIONALLY HAVE TROUBLES WITH A LOSS EVERY SO OFTEN... USUALLY FROM ABOUT AUGUST THRU DECEMBER (ONCE THE FLEDGLING OWLS HAVE BEEN KICKED OUT BY MOM AND DAD AND NOW HAVE TO FEND FOR THEMSELVES) COMMON INJURIES FROM THIS WERE MISSING FEET, LEGS PULLED COMPLETELY OFF, AND MISSING HEADS, OCCAISIONALLY YOU'LL FIND A BODY THAT WAS PULLED UP TO THE FENCE AND AS MUCH MEAT EATEN OFF AS THEY COULD GET THEIR BEAKS INTO, BUT MOSTLY LEGS AND HEADS...
SORRY FRANK I KNOW HOW INFURIATING IT CAN BE
SORRY FRANK I KNOW HOW INFURIATING IT CAN BE
