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[Akrnaf2]

 
We wouldn't want that to happen.

She could always use a coffee shampoo.

There is ALWAYS this option!
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coffee_enema

 

[Chaos18]

Smaller than an adult chicken, but bigger than, say, a 10 week old chick.

Anything it can't carry off it will sit there and eat. I would think they could carry off about 25-30% of there body weight.

 

[DuckGirl77]

never

Really? They look pretty small.

The hen harrier is 41–52 cm (16–20 in)[3] long with a 97–122 cm (38–48 in) wingspan.[5][6] It resembles other harriers in having distinct male and female plumages. The sexes also differ in weight, with males weighing 290 to 400 g (10 to 14 oz), with an average of 350 g (12 oz), and females weighing 390 to 750 g (14 to 26 oz), with an average of 530 g (19 oz).[3][6] Among standard measurements, the wing chord is 32.8 to 40.6 cm (12.9 to 16.0 in), the tail is 19.3 to 25.8 cm (7.6 to 10.2 in) and the tarsus is 7.1 to 8.9 cm (2.8 to 3.5 in).[6] It is relatively long winged and long tailed, having the longest wing and tail relative to its body size of any raptor occurring in North America.[6]

Maybe they're not actually marsh hawks .... everybody around here calls them that, but I've never seen them that big.

 

[DuckGirl77]

Anything it can't carry off it will sit there and eat. I would think they could carry off about 25-30% of there body weight.

Ok, thx. I guess the chicks have some growing to do. Ugh I hate predators!

 

[kajira]

my daughters favorite chicken went missing yesterday

this one was also named pretzel
it was a white polish, i kept its crest trimmed and yet it was still stupid
her other was a white sultan

i wonder what she'll want this time
though i am hoping it comes back

Any tips to trimming polish crested trimmed? We have 3... and I have a feeling i'll need to trim them... and maybe it went broody and went to hide somewhere? Maybe it will surprise you and come back in a couple of weeks with some babies? LOL

 

[DuckGirl77]

One more question (

): Are roos the best protection against hawks?

 

[BullChick]

my daughters favorite chicken went missing yesterday

this one was also named pretzel
it was a white polish, i kept its crest trimmed and yet it was still stupid
her other was a white sultan

i wonder what she'll want this time
though i am hoping it comes back

There is ALWAYS this option!

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coffee_enema

 

[BullChick]

One more question (

): Are roos the best protection against hawks?

Yes and no. They make saddles that have an eye on them. It makes the hawk think there is a predator bigger than it.

 

[Akrnaf2]

 
yes

Nets are the best protection against hawks!

 

[DwayneNLiz]

The old folks still speak French to each other, but it's largely died out. They didn't teach their kids because it was seen as low class and poor. The kids know a few things, but not enough for conversation.

The worst part about Cajun French is it's so garbled that even their English is impossible to understand. I get so caught up in the cadence I don't even noticed they've switched and I still can't understand a thing.

so true!

We've had two cockerels named Kevin. We ate them both. No more cockerels will be named Kevin.

lol

Really? They look pretty small.

Maybe they're not actually marsh hawks .... everybody around here calls them that, but I've never seen them that big.

depends on how determined they are, just give them lots of places to hide

Any tips to trimming polish crested trimmed? We have 3... and I have a feeling i'll need to trim them... and maybe it went broody and went to hide somewhere? Maybe it will surprise you and come back in a couple of weeks with some babies? LOL

i just do around the eyes, just watch for blood feathers

One more question (

): Are roos the best protection against hawks?

cd's on strings
and those hawk target things

owl
disco ball