The 6th Annual BYC Easter Hatch-a-long!

[JoyfulPromise]

I watched a hawk fly away with one of my OEGB's and it broke my heart. I went outside about a half hour later and there she was hopping back from up the road. No feathers on one wing and most of her tail feathers were gone but no real injuries. I tried to bring her in and put her in the chicken hospital but she wouldn't have it. She went back outside about an hour later and acted completely normal. Her feathers grew back and she's fine now.

Aww, what a wonderful ending to that story!

And what a brave little hen!

 

[Chickasaw82]

I am in!

 

[ronott1]

Oh no, my rooster Dixon died

. He never even got to see his first spring

.

I am so sorry!

Do you know how he died?

 

[AmyLynn2374]

I watched a hawk fly away with one of my OEGB's and it broke my heart. I went outside about a half hour later and there she was hopping back from up the road. No feathers on one wing and most of her tail feathers were gone but no real injuries. I tried to bring her in and put her in the chicken hospital but she wouldn't have it. She went back outside about an hour later and acted completely normal. Her feathers grew back and she's fine now.

Oh wow!! Now there's a miracle. Little fighter. Hopefully she gave that hawk a what for! That's my biggest concern for this coming spring/summer. There's a good chance I might have to cover the run. A good share of it is on the tree line, so I am hoping there is enough coverage from the trees, but we shall see.

 

[mlm Mike]

Oh no, my rooster Dixon died

. He never even got to see his first spring

.

I'm sorry.

 

[Sambi89]

Oh wow!! Now there's a miracle. Little fighter. Hopefully she gave that hawk a what for! That's my biggest concern for this coming spring/summer. There's a good chance I might have to cover the run. A good share of it is on the tree line, so I am hoping there is enough coverage from the trees, but we shall see.

I told my husband about it and he started laughing and then said how is that hawk still alive? It can't even kill a tiny bird! But I give my girl most of the credit she a little survivor.

 

[chicken pickin]

Oh no, my rooster Dixon died

. He never even got to see his first spring

.

So sorry for your loss

 

[chicken pickin]

I watched a hawk fly away with one of my OEGB's and it broke my heart. I went outside about a half hour later and there she was hopping back from up the road. No feathers on one wing and most of her tail feathers were gone but no real injuries. I tried to bring her in and put her in the chicken hospital but she wouldn't have it. She went back outside about an hour later and acted completely normal. Her feathers grew back and she's fine now.

Oh wow that is a crazy story with a happy ending! So glad your little survivor was a fighter and made her way back home.

 

[jbkirk]

Oh my DH was outside one night this past summer and an opossum walked just about right up to him

creepy.

I have also seen a fisher cat run through my front yard

and coyotes in my back woods

we hve lots more predators but those are what we have seen with our own eyes.

What's a fisher cat?

 

[chicken pickin]

What's a fisher cat?

http://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Fisher_(animal)