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[Beekissed]

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Don't sweat it!

We are all wiser looking back, so don't worry about it now. Just do whatever it takes to prevent it in the future, if possible.

Those of us who free range know that there is always the possibility of predation loss. I hear a hawk and I look out the window to see how close, watch my birds for appropriate evasive action, watch my dogs to see if they have noticed the threat and are alert. This is something I have learned to do instinctively when I am home. When I am not home, I trust to the dogs and the rooster, do a head count each evening and thank God for another day of no kills. Comes with the territory!

Just be careful when whipping out the gun, Annie Oakley!

 

[barney]

No ones coming to your door. Just be safe....no one's is perfect......... least of all me.

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[MayberrySaint]

Protected or not...I would SSS. A previous poster made a good point...it is funny how some of you would shoot a neighbor's dog if it was threatening your flock but not a hawk or eagle???
I love and value the live's of all animals, but when something is threatening one of my hen's, all bets are off.

 

[redoak]

it is funny how some of you would shoot a neighbor's dog if it was threatening your flock but not a hawk or eagle???

It's legal to shoot a neighbor's dog if it's in your yard attacking your chickens, but it's not legal to shoot a hawk or eagle attacking your chickens.​

 

[the1much]

we're in the "hawks" property, the dog is on ours and the hawks,,,,,low-man on totem pole stinks,,hehe

 

[Mom2Cool]

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I wouldn't worry about it all that much. Turkey vultures are the most disgusting bird I've ever seen in my life! Yes they do sit in wait of something that is dying & they will zero in on a *dead thing* faster than you can blink...... I missed the original post and so I do urge you to check around to see if they/it was seeing something already dead....? I know someone who had them in her back yard feasting on a dead fish inwith 2 hrs. of seeing it. When she realized it was actually eating something in her yard (one of her coi fish) she was so grossed out she couldn't bring herself to go out & clean up the fish but just shoo away the *huge bird* & it only shoo's to the tree & then will just wait to see what's coming at it etc. In the mean time there were more birds being attracted to her yard I guess by the callof the first bird! A neighbor finally came over and cleaned it up for her and then they finally left. There isone area of town here where they just all hang in the trees & there are SO many of themit's just digusting! I can't believe they could possibly be on an endangered list??? ewww

We have the hawks here too & my chickens don't know how close they came to the hawk getting one of them if not for the dogs bbarking & looking like they wanted wings to take flight after them. I do let mine free range the back yard which is really just like a quarter of an acre that is fenced in. I only let them out when I'm at home but seriously it could be in the blink of an eye. I've had the Hawk here many many times before and after we had the chickens and at least he/she is a majestic bird with a real purpose in life which would be to keep down the rodents etc. Thank GOD for the prey birds or the animal rights people would have us over run with chipmunks, mice & rats too....

 

[nnbreeder]

Vultures nest in the microwave towers of the local phone company and employees have actually been injured by lets say falling debris. Anyway they got in touch with Fish and Game for a solution and were told that there was nothing short of moving the towers that could be done. as far as other methods of dealing with birds of prey I can remember in the early sixties when you could go all summer and never see a Hawk or Vulture, DDT had almost wiped them completely out and they have made a nice comeback in the last 30 or so years. We humans move into the territories of wild critters, set up a buffet and then gripe when birds are lost to the original inhabitants. Keep you birds secure to the best of your ability and that should keep your losses way down.

 

[the1much]

there was a thing in the news a few months ago about a family that bought a house in california,or new mexico,(memory not so good,,hehe ) but they paid 300,000.00 for the house,, and because of all the turkey vultures and NOT being able to do anything about them,, couldnt find anyone to even take it for 100,000.00 . they've moved out, and are considering letting the bank have it,,,,, sad when it comes to that.
extra info.........dont EVER run over 1. theres almost NEW trucks around here that have hit them,, the vulture goes through window,,,and your poor truck will NEVER smell the same

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edited cause i kant spel smell..haha

 

[Ang]

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Turkey vultures are very common in IL.

 

[Mom2Cool]

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omg you're always making me roll with laughter when I read your posts.....

"edited cause i kant spel smell..haha

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you're too funny & not ALONE!

And I can't even *imagine* their smell! They are just too gross to me & I guess it's because I had seen them in horror movies or something or they're like this symbol of death or something. I dunno but all hunched like that ewww. As far as getting rid of them I have to wonder if there isn't some kind of home remedy from like back in the days??? I know they often would have just used some gun powder & lead as a remedy but they just seem to come in such numbers & they'll go as far away as the threat makes them & they'll sit in wait & so short of removing the attraction for them I wonder if there is a solution or method for scaring them off? Like they use to say that a plastic garbage bags tied high enough would scare off the Canadian Geese.... I know they use to have them in a particular parking lot on the one side of town here & I don't think they're there anymore. I don't know if perhaps they even just cut down the trees they use to sit in. They were errie all sitting there but it was like the old cartoons where they would be sitting in the trees in wait but the trees would be like Ifull of them*. Truly errie.