owl just got a hen UPDATED

[ARB]

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Interesting notion until your neighbor decides what's best for him/her is to get rid of you. Can't have a populous armed to the teeth deciding what's best for themselves to the detriment of others.

Regarding the owl/chicken conflict the rule of law should be followed. Everything else is just interesting. If you don't like the law, change it. If you can't change it move.

I find it facinating that people who are so gentle and kind with chickens can so blythly kill anything that gets in their way.

I live in New Jersey and have taken a lot of heat from those out of state but based on the comments and pictures from some of the people on this forum I think I'll stay right here. It's safer. And cleaner.

 

[FortWorthChicks]

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But what does the fine print or all the exceptions say?

Well here fine print says you can defend your property (neighbors property as well) and that includes shooting to kill. I know where my property lines are

shoot this is the wild west lol

 

[FortWorthChicks]

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I believe my first question was how did you get him....

I never said you killed anything

 

[fancbrd4me02]

Sorry, but your property rights & rights to protect livestock don't extend to raptors. If you check with US Dept. Fish & Wildlife they can issue a special permit in certain circumstances or they will remove the raptor. You are not allowed to kill it for threatening, harassing or killing chickens. I just checked. If a raptor is causing a problem, you should call US Dept Fish & Wildlife or go to this site to obtain permit: http://www.fws.gov/migratorybirds/mbpermits.html

 

[Sjisty]

I am always amazed at how long and convoluted these threads get whenever anyone "gets" a predator. I'm a softie when it comes to killing, but mess with my chickens and it's a different story! I know all the stuff about how "we have depleted their hunting grounds." A couple of years ago when I was new to chickens I lost my favorite "Jolly" (light Brahma) to a hawk. If I could have I would have wrung his scrawny neck with my bare hands! Needless to say, I didn't. Recently a hawk landed on the ground in front of my Jersey Giant hen - she fluffed her feathers up and charged him! He left straight away.

Anyway, we all know what's legal and what isn't, but in the heat of the moment when your beloved pet is getting murdered, or if you prefer, hunted and harvested for the good of the wild population, it's human nature to want to protect them. However the OP protected his birds, I don't know if it is legal or not, but I understand exactly his reasons for "getting" the owl.

 

[FortWorthChicks]

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I stand corrected!!

 

[LizFM]

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Actually...I think the problem is that some people don't know what's legal and what isn't.

Because I haven't been on the forums long at all and I have seen many posts where people are essentially admitting, advocating, and justifying breaking a federal law. I think for the good of new people who may be somewhat naive about this topic, it's very important to point out that:

raptors are protected by federal law from even harassment, much less killing
owls are raptors just like hawks and eagles
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this is true even when you find the thing in the act of killing your animals.

This is federal law and, while it's true that people have trapped, killed and transported raptors without being caught and prosecuted by the feds...it's still illegal and the next person to go to jail or get an enormous fine might be someone who reads this board.

 

[Julie_A]

http://www.fws.gov/permits/ltr/ltr.shtml

 

[Eagle2026]

Owl's taste just like chicken!
Mess with my birds and I will EAT.........YOU!!!

 

[dacjohns]

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At least it won't be going to waste and most of the evidence is consumed.