INDIANA BYC'ers HERE!

[animallover2202]

im thinking about seting traps .... do they make hawk traps and can you trap hawks and rehome them far away???

 

[bradselig]

Trapping and killing raptor type birds can lead to huge fines and/or imprisionment. From my research, you need to try and deter it away from your property and document your attempts. If you are unsuccessful, you can apply for a permit to trap and relocate or kill. However the fee associated with apply for the permit is ridiculous. I'm thinking around $100. But all hawks, eagles, falcons, ect are federally protected.

 

[animallover2202]

that blubber could i call the DNR and ask them to catch it and relocate it?

 

[SallyinIndiana]

Stopped by

http://www.umbargerandsons.com/aboutus.html

17.85 per 50 lbs. for "layer" feed.

Pretty pricey if you ask me.

Thinking of doing meat birds this year. Anyone ever buy those Rainbow Rangers from Meyers? I am looking for a more robust meat bird. They are going into a chicken tractor.

I have gotten some of the chicken feed from there. I was told they don't make it, they just have it sent in. I prefer the name brand stuff from TSC. I thought about fermenting grains but right now I have nowhere to ferment. Between children and areas that are easy for mice to get to (back barn), there just is not a whole lot of space for a bucket of liquid.

im thinking about seting traps .... do they make hawk traps and can you trap hawks and rehome them far away???

They do make hawk traps. They are not cheap. It is much cheaper to replace the chickens and try to keep the hawks out by using netting or distractions like mirrors and cds.
Hawks are protected and a few are chipped and monitored. I have heard of at least one hawk in our area that was shot and nothing happened, but it really depends on who knows about the shooting, how much they know, and if the hawk had a chip to alert someone.
Also a hawk can fly over 100 miles per hour and easily find their way home from a hundred miles away so rehoming is not a great option. And since hawks are territorial, if you remove one hawk there is a good chance a new one will move in unless the mate is still protecting the territory, in which case you would still have a hawk problem. However once a hawk realizes that the food is not available, it typically moves away.

 

[bradselig]

Sorry to hear about he Tom, cluck acres!

Well, the quail are in lockdown! Can't wait to see what hatches.

 

[animallover2202]

ok ill try cds and put them all around the coop

 

[Chaneys Ranch]

Sorry to hear about he Tom, cluck acres!

Well, the quail are in lockdown! Can't wait to see what hatches.

wohoo! be sure to take pictures

 

[christybmom9802]

Hello I am located in NWI, Chesterton to be exact. We purchased our home last summer and the first thing I wanted to do is build a coop.





Tons of free wood from a haunted house on Craigslist, Windows from the side of the road, old door from our house and we ended up with this beauty! Order my first order of day olds(13) from MY Pet Chicken and they arrived healthy and are thriving Dec 10th. Second order (15) arrived earlier this week and even cuter than the first batch, also from My Pet Chicken. In addition I have 24 Catdance Silkie eggs in the incubator. ahhhh.

Chickens have been a welcome delight to my everyday. Even the early morning trips to the coop to say hello, give warm water and listen to their stories. I have become a chicken addict it's official! Definitely joining this group, look forward to seeing what everyone else is up to. Chickens I currently have are Australorps, Silver laced wynadottes, Blue laced wynadottes, Easter eggers, Buff brahmas, and blue splash marans. Later this month I will hopefully have tons of SQ silkies (which I will have to unload some once old enough to sex).

 

[Chaneys Ranch]

ok ill try cds and put them all around the coop

its a real pain, they are covered under federal law. Even buzzards are protected

it is called the "Migratory fowl act" I covered my coop run and plan to do the rest as they get built. If they are out free ranging, i am out with them, and my geese, rooster, guineas alarm the second they see something in the air. Shoulda seen them the day an air balloon went over

 

[bradselig]

ok ill try cds and put them all around the coop

I had an issue with a hawk attacking my chickens. I believe he got a d'uccle as well as a red sex link, however the sex link got away. She lived in the house for a couple weeks while her deep gashes on her side healed. The hawk would literally start swooping after the chickens while I was outside with them. After running in after the shotgun, and firing "warning shots" towards the ground, I haven't lost another chicken to the hawk.