This owl wont stop attacking my chickens and ducks!

[ackie]

lol dang

they're part American game. super intelligent. one of the hens will sleep on the storm door to the HOUSE (covered) if it's raining.

 

[ackie]

Do you happen to know if there's anyway to buy a trap for owls?or is that not allowed

I know how to trap birds of prey in theory but I assume it is not legal and/or you need a license/permit. You will have to look up ordinances for your area and, I suspect, for the type of owl.

 

[Horserider77364]

I know how to trap birds of prey in theory but I assume it is not legal and/or you need a license/permit. You will have to look up ordinances for your area and, I suspect, for the type of owl.

Oh,okay that makes sense then,and your lucky to have an american game,there are none of those breeds near me to buy, i mostly just have my silkies,serama,batams,and rode island red jus the small and simps lol

 

[cmom]

okay thanks!..i was just thinking of looking at eBay too

I looked on eBay but not in quite awhile.

 

[ackie]

I have tried to have some of the docile birds and they keep dying lol

 

[Horserider77364]

I have tried to have some of the docile birds and they keep dying lol

lol yes they are rlly hard to keep alive,chickens r way easier but when it comes to chicks most of the time they die because they had an infection or died for absolute no reason

 

[bobbi-j]

thats what i was thinking,i live surrounded by the woods,so many predators around here,ive even had a fox come in and take a chicken when it was out of its pen

This is where welded wire makes a good cover. I have never used netting because of the raccoons we have here. I don’t know if they would come through the netting.

I have several chickens who dont sleep in the coop at night, and I think they spread that coopist propaganda to the new birds because I always have some younger birds join them in the trees. Which is fine - less poop cleaning for me. I'm amazed with how late I can be letting them out sometimes that they havent all found elsewhere to sleep.

I used to have chickens that slept in trees... then the owls found them and I’d wake up in the morning to headless chickens under the trees, until they were finally all picked off and I no longer had chickens that roosted in trees.

Do you happen to know if there's anyway to buy a trap for owls?or is that not allowed

Owls are federally protected. You don’t want to trap them.

 

[LaFleche]

These 2 Owls come every night and try to take my chickens and ducks head off.

As they come at night I would keep my chicken and ducks locked up in their coop for the night.

 

[cmom]

I have seen coons on my cameras but they haven't bothered my birds that I'm aware of.

 

[Horserider77364]

I have seen coons on my cameras but they haven't bothered my birds that I'm aware of.
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Oh,I didn't think racoons would attack chickens....i thought they only wanted eggs