Fermenting Feed for Meat Birds

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ChocolateMouse said:
Speaking of flying predators you guys... Look who I found today. INSIDE OF MY ****IN' CHICKEN TRACTOR!!! D<



WHAT THE HELL, WILDLIFE!? WHAT THE HELL!?

Now I have to check for major injuries on my meat chickens who are currently loose in the yard but I can't right now. I literally JUST woke up and they are scattered now of course.

Did I mention our city doesn't handle wild animals calls? :p Ever? Yeah....
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WHAT an adventure!! I bet you'll never see that sucker again. Beat up by CX's. Love it.
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Oh my god!
ChocolateMouse said:
Speaking of flying predators you guys... Look who I found today. INSIDE OF MY ****IN' CHICKEN TRACTOR!!! D< WHAT THE HELL, WILDLIFE!? WHAT THE HELL!? Now I have to check for major injuries on my meat chickens who are currently loose in the yard but I can't right now. I literally JUST woke up and they are scattered now of course. Did I mention our city doesn't handle wild animals calls? :p Ever? Yeah....
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ChocolateMouse said:
Look at how wigged out he looks! This was the only way I could pick him up, he kept sticking his claws out and falling on his back.
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I hope your CX are okay. Love the jammies.
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Flipping over on their backs and footing is their last ditch effort to save themselves. At that point, they're convinced they will be eaten. If you ever have to catch another, you can use that to your advantage. Roll a towel tightly, and hand that to him to grab with those feet. Then quickly use your gloved hands to grab those feet and render them ineffective against your tender skin.
My friend the fist dragon (cooper's hawk) demonstrates how to be held without harm to person or bird, while giving one heck of a stink eye.


If you can hold them tight to your body, fold those wings in so they don't beat them around and break them. Place bird into a cardboard box with some hay so they'll stay quiet and not break flight feathers. Call nearby raptor rehab or vet clinic to find out where to take the bird. They're federally protected and to possess one without a permit is against the law.

Yes, I'm raptor crazy.
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Bitteroot, prior to jumping into agriculture I was planning on being an exotics vet. I did a fair bit of research on how to handle these animals and had pretty much done that exact thing... But my leather gloves disintegrated into mud over the summer and so I resorted to a pair of blue jeans. He was kinda flipped out and so was I and he wasn't moving so I decided it would be best to not try pinning his wings down or putting his face anywhere near my mere jammy-covered skin.... I only had to move him about 100 feet to get him out of my yard so I just got him out of there quick instead.

I tried to find my archery gear before handling him... I have some lovely custom-made full length arm and wrist guards that come from my wrist up past my elbows and if I was wearing those and were fully dressed I would have felt much more confident handling him enough to put him in a comfier position. As it was my mind was not clear enough for that and this is not my first encounter with a bird of prey this close... I have seen what they can do. So I just kinda wanted him gone. XD

Now I feel all run down. I can't imagine how those poor birdies feel!
 
Not a criticism of your technique, you gotta do what you gotta do. I was just putting the info up there for anyone else who might find themselves in a similar situation, wondering what to do. I've been a rehabber for about ten years, and have been hanging around with breeders and falconers for almost as long. I always hope the people raptors come in contact with will be kind hearted and give them a chance. Like I said via PM, I've seen the worst of what man does to these amazing animals. I got nothin' but love for ya!
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Many moons ago, I witnessed a young red-tailed hawk fly across the highway and get clipped by a vehicle. He was sitting on the side of the road, stunned. My husband took his jacket and put it over him to collect him. We had an empty building where he could be kept safe for the night so we put him in there. In the morning he had gogtten out of the box and was flying around that little room. Caught him again using a coat and he used that same technique to defend himself... flipped on his back and offered his feet to me. I figured since he could fly that I would release him. He probably could have found his way home but I drove him back out to the spot (close anyway) where he had been hit. I drove off the road a couple hundred feet, opened the box, and stood back with camera in hand. He poked his head out of the box and took a look around and with one jump and a few flaps of those wings, he was gone. As I watched, I saw him rejoined by his mate who was evidently out looking for him. All he had suffered was a couple of broken flight feathers. My puny little camera couldn't take pictures fast enough to really catch his departure but I remember it well and how sweet it was when his mate came flying over to him.
 
@Chocolate Mouse... Now that would wake you up... sorta! LOL I saw one of those splattered on the highway a couple miles from my house this morning. I've had two ran over in front of my house. They're not too car smart ...or chicken tractor/meat bird smart either huh? LOL
 

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