Okay how to put this................

[4 Love of Baby Chickens]

This is a pretty delicate subject but................ ummmmmmmmm............. wellllllllllllllllllll..............

Okay let me bring this out directly......................... Koda brought down a Hawk that was buzzing the chickens.

The top half of it's head is missing but from the bottom half of it's beak and it's wickedly sharp talons I could tell that it was a raptor of some sort. I looked it up in our bird ID book and found that it was a inmature Coopers Hawk.

I know that it's illegal to shoot or bother a hawk but what can a person do if their LGD brings one down while protecting their flock?

Now I know why the chickens were sqwacking and Koda and Blackie were barking like crazy about just a few minutes after I put the chickens up (I was back at the house by that time).

I just discovered it when I was coming back from feeding the dogs and chickens. It's pretty Graphic which is why I didn't post a picture.

All that I can tell you is that I'm pretty freaked out about this and am hoping that I will not get in trouble.

 

[Marlinchaser]

Get the burn barrel going and toss it in. I dont think it would be Illegal if an animal gets one, BUT, why risk having to prove whether you did it or the dog did.

Natures version of SSS

 

[Camelot Farms]

I would call it 'An act of God', bury it, give Koda a treat for doing a great job and never mention it again...

 

[Boyd]

 

[95yj]

i'm assuming koda is a dog... if i were in your situation i'd bury it and keep quiet, kinda like the rural three s's- shoot, shovel and shut up. besides, it was your dogs fault so they can't really blame you, i'm kind of amazed that anything managed to take a hawk down w/o a gun

 

[Sir Birdaholic]

The first thing I would have done is put it out of it's misery. That would have ended his suffering & kept it from feeding on your flock. Now, since the world knows about it, call the authorities for a solution.That is the safest thing to do.

 

[4 Love of Baby Chickens]

Well the only treat I can give Koda is the last of her Christmas present and she still is chewing on the one that I gave her Christmas Day!! A Milkbone shaped like a Candy Cane and it lasts her about 1 to 2 weeks tops. I usually buy her regular dog treats but this was a special for Christmas.

But I can give her some well deserved loving.

Koda is my 8 almost 9 month old Great Pryenees female whom I just bought back in September for only $45.00 dollars to protect my chickens. She's been doing terrific with the chickens and she's only been with them for the 3 1/2 months!!!

And the hawk was already dead. The top half of it's head was missing.

 

[Sir Birdaholic]

Just bury the hawk & change your name!

 

[GaNewChick]

Just bury it and put something heavy on it so the dogs won't dig it up. You didn't kill it and I wouldn't worry about it.


Can't spell ...

 

[Kennyog]

I wouldn't be posting about doing something like that.

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