The tradeoff for the large run made from electric poultry netting is knowing that I'd lose birds to hawks from time to time. Especially because we hear hawks frequently and often see them on the thermals overhead. The time has come.
Of course it was one of the female olive egger chicks (8 weeks), and not the crossbeak. We actually saw the hawk sitting on a nearby fence -- while my stupid birds, who are too used to both hawks and small aircraft overhead, ignored it.
So they're locked up for now.
How long does it normally take before a hawk loses interest and goes back to eating rabbits, squirrels, and the rest of the abundant garden-destroyers?
Of course it was one of the female olive egger chicks (8 weeks), and not the crossbeak. We actually saw the hawk sitting on a nearby fence -- while my stupid birds, who are too used to both hawks and small aircraft overhead, ignored it.
So they're locked up for now.
How long does it normally take before a hawk loses interest and goes back to eating rabbits, squirrels, and the rest of the abundant garden-destroyers?