North Carolina

[ApiaryandAviary]

Parks dept raises and releases them along the Blue Ridge Parkway and all National Forrests and Parks.

 

[cwhittington]

Oh, wow! What did you do with the hawk? I think all raptors are protected though.

Uh, let it go, of course?

 

[CuzChickens]

Uh, let it go, of course?

Ok! I did not know if you tried to relocate it or anything like that!

 

[Tikkijane]

I am so sorry!  I feel for you!  After the last predator attack, I made a resolution to give the remaining ones as good a life as possible and make sure that if any more die it will NOT be my fault.  I kinda held myself responsible for the first time.

This was the boldest snatch-n-grab I've heard about. There's always the risk, of course. Some things you can't actually prevent unless you hover 100% of the time with a shot gun. Other things {like chicken wire instead of hardware cloth} you can.

 

[DUWBACC]

All of these predator attacks are so sad! I can't imagine I don't even have my chicks yet and I'm already attached

 

[CuzChickens]

This was the boldest snatch-n-grab I've heard about. There's always the risk, of course. Some things you can't actually prevent unless you hover 100% of the time with a shot gun. Other things {like chicken wire instead of hardware cloth} you can.

Yeah, I can not exactly hover over my chickens 24/7 with a shot gun, but I have moved them to a safer coop.

 

[CuzChickens]

All of these predator attacks are so sad! I can't imagine

I don't even have my chicks yet and I'm already attached.

I was devastated. It is sad. But it is the circle of life, and I got over it.

 

[moomoodiddy]

I have really bad fox problems here, they always seem to get my favorite duck on my pond especially when they are nesting. We try to kill off new litters every year.

 

[Tikkijane]

Yeah, I can not exactly hover over my chickens 24/7 with a shot gun, but I have moved them to a safer coop.

 

[GLWDaddy]

So you are located in Charlotte? How old is a few weeks old? Mine are about 9 weeks old.

I am in Mint Hill. My flock is around 23 weeks old now. My hens are laying their smallish eggs still.