This just got serious! D:<

[tacothechicken]

New birbs arrived from CA this morning @ 5:30!

 

[biophiliac]

New birbs arrived from CA this morning @ 5:30!
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[tacothechicken]

@biophiliac yup ordered nest bowls a few weeks back since they had been breeding more constantly and coffees now older so well see what happens new girls are all in good shape from what I saw and although only one of the three could be called remotely friendly at the moment they are curious ill need to think of names for what shall probably become the founding mothers of my pigeon loft in the future

 

[biophiliac]

@biophiliac yup ordered nest bowls a few weeks back since they had been breeding more constantly and coffees now older so well see what happens new girls are all in good shape from what I saw and although only one of the three could be called remotely friendly at the moment they are curious ill need to think of names for what shall probably become the founding mothers of my pigeon loft in the future

Re friendliness... just give them a chance to get to know you. If your other birds are friendly and tame the new girls will observe and adapt... bribing with treats is a motivator. From the pics they do look to have made the trip(from where??) in excellent condition! Best of luck naming the matriarchs!

 

[MissChick@dee]

Good for the chain link!!! I have a red tail hawk that I Promise You...taunts Me! So brazen. I hung up CD’s was willing to try anything. So far I have only seen her once. Truthfully she’s either sitting on another clutch of egg or my neighbor shot her.
Could the CD’s Really be working???? Hummm

 

[tacothechicken]

@biophiliac California

 

[tacothechicken]

Hmmm this is why we dont raise birbs inside...I left the door open while they were playing in a rain/windstorm and they wandered in to warm up rather than go back to the loft...they were very offended when I threw em back out -_-

 

[thinkyesi]

Id shoot it and kill it, but i live in the country so thats a different story haha
I have friends that live in the city that have neighbor's that will tell if they shoot any type of hawk or falcon. So what they do is they shoot it with a pump action rifle like a pellet gun or a BB gun. It wont kill the bird but will give it a nice little sting and keep the bird on a higher alert on coming by again. They will learn if you keep shooting at it. Or if you really wanna be discreet, get a sling shot. And hit it with that! My friend does that and it works well scaring them away.

 

[1 acre willows]

@1 acre willows im almost tempted by the idea but the bird is fine beyond the crazy morning ambushes (he knows he won't catch em in flight) I just want away to let my birds out without losing them for 9 hours cause a hawk spook :/ (plus, although I live out of town, our game &wildlife is out here ALL the time o.o shooting would be veeery risky) I know of one set of niebhors who'd tattle if it came to shooting simply of spite. -_-)

So........ kinda sorta along the same lines of shoot it..... why not use a paint ball gun or a red rider bb gun? Both are pretty much nonlethal unless the perfect storm but enough of a harassing nature to run it off.... just thoughts

 

[LamarshFish]

The hawk has seemingly patterned you. That is their instinct, otherwise they'd have a tough time surviving. You need to lock them down for at least a week, allow the hawk to learn this restaurant is out of business and he'll have to find food elsewhere. Then, when you start back up (if you choose to this season), mix things up and don't let them pattern you again. Stagger the times you fly your birds. Consider only flying 2-4 at a time. Consider getting them exercise by training tosses miles away, rather than loft flying, and train them to trap fast upon arrival using hunger (withhold food for 12 hours prior to flying). The days of being able to just shoot the hawk are long gone, but you can still make life hard for it!