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2 Acres said:
And where I live... you never know who is going to show up. Just went out to the coop... and found this...
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View attachment 4242332YES... That is a baby Screech Owl. I held a baby Screech Owl in my (gloved) hands. How cool is that.


It was 4, maybe 5 inches tall
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Its very cute, but if it can get into your coop, you need to repair and secure openings because your flock is in danger.
 
janiedoe said:
Its very cute, but if it can get into your coop, you need to repair and secure openings because your flock is in danger.
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Well... It's my fault because I left the coop open ajar last night. It won't happen again. My guess it was looking for mice in the coop.

It wasn't bothering the chickens.
 
2 Acres said:
Well... It's my fault because I left the coop open ajar last night. It won't happen again. My guess it was looking for mice in the coop.

It wasn't bothering the chickens.
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When I first saw it, it looked like a little statue. It didn't move. It was bitter cold last night. It probably wanted to warm up.
 
2 Acres said:
And where I live... you never know who is going to show up. Just went out to the coop... and found this...
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View attachment 4242332YES... That is a baby Screech Owl. I held a baby Screech Owl in my (gloved) hands. How cool is that.


It was 4, maybe 5 inches tall
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I've had other incidents from leaving the coop door open. I once walked into the coop... and saw a skunk eating an egg. It didn't even know I was there. I backed out slowly and got my .22 rifle

There was very little "release". I got lucky that time. 🙄
 
2 Acres said:
When I first saw it, it looked like a little statue. It didn't move. It was bitter cold last night. It probably wanted to warm up.
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My daughter & I rescued an owl with a broken wing from the turn lane on a busy street a few years ago. It was a great horned owl. We had him for almost 24 hours while we waited for the dept of wildlife to come and take him off our hands. He was a gorgeous creature.
 
2 Acres said:
I've had other incidents from leaving the coop door open. I once walked into the coop... and saw a skunk eating an egg. It didn't even know I was there. I backed out slowly and got my .22 rifle

There was very little "release". I got lucky that time. 🙄
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And about the baby Screech Owl... my cousin and I agree about the owl. It was cold, so it probably sought refuse in my coop.

Guess I played "Motel 6" for a brief moment. I did find a couple of dead mice in the coop afterwards.
 

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