This is why I need a really good run,he looks quite content eh?

[wannabchick]

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[Reg]

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If only she picked up the feathers after

 

[wannabchick]

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I see her boyfriend is over at your place..hehehhe

Now that is a tuff looking guy

 

[Reg]

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I see her boyfriend is over at your place..hehehhe

Now that is a tuff looking guy

Its just part of nature. We have to learn to live with them.

But if it make one more mess in my garden i'll blow its head off

Then again I do have the nicest pillows

 

[jenesis536]

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I disagree - it's legs are yellow.

HAHAHA!

 

[moetrout]

Looks like a coopers hawk to me. The striping on the tail is more pronouced than a red shouldered.

 

[secuono]

"These are definitely Red-shouldered Hawk shots. There are many clues that help you. The RS Hawk is in the buteo (sp) family. It's a fatter chest with a shorter tail. In other words, it looks like the typical hawk. The Cooper's is in the accipiter (sp) family. While it is not a falcon, it's body shape, tail length and stream-lined wings make you think it's a falcon like bird. The tail and underwing of the RS Hawk are striking in the contrast. The Cooper's is muted, but obvious. The length of the tail is a key factor for these two birds. Last, a Cooper's Hawk has a scowl on it's face that comes from the cap."

 

[ChickensAreSweet]

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In my foyer..lol
Sikies, Cochins, , bantam amerecaunas
In bator, marans, favorelles and standard amerecaunas
No big run yet
I have a post now going for that

I will actually have 3 coops all somehow sharing a 200 square foot run

This run doesn't count

http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n225/owataqt/2011-02-25150253.jpg

And here is my chicken village coming along

http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n225/owataqt/2011-02-18164724.jpg

I also have a dog house iam converting to a coop for two or three when I breed? Or need extra space..not sure
Lol


I can free range too..but so afraid they will land in our swim pond

Oh what beautiful coops! I love the colors.

 

[Sinfonian]

You could always just build arks/tractors like I'm planning. simple triangular ones are easy and cheap to build and if covered with welded wire, they're fairly predator proof if only used as day tractors.

 

[elmo]

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Yes, day tractors are what I use. They're pretty much completely effective as protection against hawks. In the winter here we have many hawk hanging around our neighborhood. The day before yesterday, I was bringing a chicken indoors to trim her toenails when my daughter pointed out there was a huge redtail just hovering in the wind right above our yard. Yikes! As we watched it, it decided to perch in one of the oak trees in our front yard.

Fortunately, I had not moved the flock into the tractor that day, so I didn't have to worry about herding them back into their stationary coop with a big ole redtail eyeing them.