Show Off Your American Gamefowl and Chat Thread!!!

[roosterhavoc]

.22 stingers, I mean a nice digital camera to get nice pics

 

[sdm111]

You should see the amount of Fed game wardens around lol not so much in summer. The eagles should learn how to gang up on the hogs. Then They'd be doing some good. I wonder if they ever get young hogs

 

[roosterhavoc]

I have all kinds of hawks and eagles but coopers are really the only hawks that cause me any problems. I might have a red tail get a bird every few years if that. Eagles fly around but never came after anything.

 

[centrarchid]

You should see the amount of Fed game wardens around lol not so much in summer. The eagles should learn how to gang up on the hogs. Then They'd be doing some good. I wonder if they ever get young hogs

I bet they could get a piglet if momma did not come to help quick. Momma can handle even a flock and I would be extremely surprised if she would not eat them. They processed deer carcasses and chickens for us and would eat lightning struck cows.

About 15 years ago I was working with a farmer in southern Illinois that had raccoons that would come into his farrowing house to grab 20 lb pigs, pull one out of pen, down a hallway, out a low window and into lot where they would kill and eat it. More than one raccoon involved with those efforts. Took farmer a while to figure out what was going on because had trouble believing it. He kept looking for a dog or Coyote to trap.

 

[centrarchid]

I have all kinds of hawks and eagles but coopers are really the only hawks that cause me any problems. I might have a red tail get a bird every few years if that. Eagles fly around but never came after anything.

Until this year I never had trouble with Coopers. When I was younger they were still sparse from DDT use. My grandfather related to me they were a problem in cockyard setting prior to DDT where even hens were penned and chicks could run about as they pleased. As of the 1990's we still used walks and having a cock would shut the hawks down. Now I am set up so as to have excellent wild bird habitat and all cocks / stags are penned up. Chicks with hens are fine but juveniles up to about 10 weeks old are at risk. When I run the games as yard ornaments around the the house the Coopers come in but get nothing because the cock gets in hawks face quickly. Dogs help greatly but not so much when hawk in in yard almost continuously and in reality mostly catching song birds.

 

[centrarchid]

This dude finally roosting up. He has not molted out of those feathers yet so looks as shown although not as heavy. Need to check his weight.

 

[JShubin]

Just kidding. I sense panties in a bunch.

yep. mine...

 

[roosterhavoc]

yep. mine... 

I think it will make you feel better knowing the fox is going to good use.

If you don't agree. Let me know I'll take a peek in my gentlemans tactical satchel to see if I can find a Kleenex for you.

 

[sdm111]

Ain't got no extras to be feeding animals or the neighborhood dogs. I do have some 3" #4 buck (for the dogs)

 

[sdm111]

I think it will make you feel better knowing the fox is going to good use.

If you don't agree. Let me know I'll take a peek in my gentlemans tactical satchel to see if I can find a Kleenex for you.

I bet u can work off one Fox for a while