What a beautiful bird!This one was rescued by Three Rivers Avian Center (TRAC) on June 7 and released near its original nest in Gauley Bridge recently. They're growing in numbers but they prefer fish so as long as you supervise your chickens you should be able to prevent them killing your chickens.I limit how many hrs my chickens are out so predators have to hunt.My chickens are in and out a lot and don't even put up a fuss.
