Hawk Attack #2 GRAPHIC

[cmom]

I would put a game camera up because most likely the predator has been there before and will probably be back then they will know what they are dealing with.

 

[cmom]

Since I put the game cameras up on my property I see a lot of predators roaming especially at night. I can actually identify some. Many are regular visitors. For the most part they have route and routines. A coyote

 

[Manhen]

i free range and loose a chicken here or there. i think i lost 6 hens this last year. mostly to a sneeky bob cat. i have quite a few pictures of him on my trail cam.

It seems you actually have a pet bobcat...

 

[50-45-1]

It seems you actually have a pet bobcat...

well i am the type of person who enjoy and love my chickens, but also love my wildlife. i try to co-exist with them.
the main diet of a bobcat is rabbits, mice and squirrels. all of which can become overpopulated easily. i know i see plenty of them here.
i love to see my flock free ranging and enjoying life. with my dogs and guineas i have only a few losses. the smart chickens are the survivors. i have had chickens die of old age. i have a hen now who is eight years old. i always let a couple of my broody hens hatch chicks each year to give me young hens as replacements.
its a crime to kill hawks and owls. some folks do it anyway. the fine can be jail time and a fine up to 15,000.00.
i can always order more chicks from the hatcheries, but what do we do if we run out of eagles or owls?
the answer is not to kill all predators...instead put a system in place to protect your flock.

 

[Manhen]

well i am the type of person who enjoy and love my chickens, but also love my wildlife. i try to co-exist with them.
the main diet of a bobcat is rabbits, mice and squirrels. all of which can become overpopulated easily. i know i see plenty of them here.
i love to see my flock free ranging and enjoying life. with my dogs and guineas i have only a few losses. the smart chickens are the survivors. i have had chickens die of old age. i have a hen now who is eight years old. i always let a couple of my broody hens hatch chicks each year to give me young hens as replacements.
its a crime to kill hawks and owls. some folks do it anyway. the fine can be jail time and a fine up to 15,000.00.
i can always order more chicks from the hatcheries, but what do we do if we run out of eagles or owls?
the answer is not to kill all predators...instead put a system in place to protect your flock.

Nature does this. It is well known that if you kill off your coyotes, coons will eat your birds. I don't know if you can kill off all the hawks or owls (shame on you if you did) but mice and rats would eat all your feed. We have been protecting our birds simply by keeping them within 100 yards of the coop/barn, which is 100 ft. from our house. I trap coons within this area in the spring, but not much else.

 

[Manhen]

will a mink climb a coop wall to find a hole?