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[ErinMartin927]

I'd consider putting them in the dog crate (which is an xlarge wire dog crate) on the deck, but I'd be worried animals (cats, racoons, etc...) might try and get to my baby chickies :bitesnails:

 

[justbugged]

Quote: The Red Tailed Hawked used to get some of the flock that we kept back in 1997 to 2000. The kids would find a carcass of one of the chickens. The hawks would just leave a ripped up body behind. My DD would get so mad at the hawks. She didn't mind the coyotes as much, because they would simply take the whole bird and disappear. She didn't have to deal with the body when the coyotes were on the hunt. We were free ranging back then. We didn't have a lot of losses, but there were a few. We were living east of Vancouver WA, on 5 acres, and we were surrounded by undeveloped acreages. We loved it there.

 

[ErinMartin927]

Um, and I think I want that multilevel animal cage now just because it's free LOL I'm sure I could find some friendly critter to inhabit it... hell, I bet the rats aren't all that bad actually. My boys would find them amusing I'm sure. I can't guarantee my cats wouldn't be a little more than interested either though....

 

[itsren]

chicken hawk --- aka, Coopers Hawk / Sharp Shined Hawk

Maybe a coopers. It was distinctly light grey. Some of the pictures are coming up looking brown. I wonder if they change color due to age.

 

[Ixyavi]

I have two barred rock and two RIR reserved for me to bring home in the next few days. I've been trying to find two golden sex link that are roughly the same age (1 week) with no luck :cry:

I was at the Urban Farm Store in Portland a couple days ago and I seem to remember them having t[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]he golden sex links. It's (quite) a bit of a drive, but if you're like us, we love mini road trips. [/FONT]

This is their phone number if you're interested (503) 234-7733. I can't remember how old they were though, but they open at 11am today if you wanna ask.

 

[justbugged]

I had a great time to day! I got to see very briefly my BYC friends. I just wish that I had more time with all of the people that showed up today. I don't think I got to say goodbye to anyone except RainWolf, and MamaWolf. Maybe next time.....

As for setting up potluck, just let me know where, and I will start figuring out the food part.

 

[itsren]

Yes, it did. I figured I could find them a home So you don't think 4+ week old chicks would be able to utilize the different levels??

Probably not. But, you never know. My chicks had to be taught to get up on a very low roost that was about 3" off the ground. And, when they went to the outside coop - good grief, those girls could not figure out how to walk up the silly ramp.

 

[justbugged]

Um, and I think I want that multilevel animal cage now just because it's free LOL I'm sure I could find some friendly critter to inhabit it... hell, I bet the rats aren't all that bad actually. My boys would find them amusing I'm sure. I can't guarantee my cats wouldn't be a little more than interested either though....

I must say that it is a very cool cage. I would grab it if you don't. lol So go get it...

 

[itsren]

I'd consider putting them in the dog crate (which is an xlarge wire dog crate) on the deck, but I'd be worried animals (cats, racoons, etc...) might try and get to my baby chickies :bitesnails:

It would be too cold for them on the deck. And they'd definitely be preyed upon at 4 weeks.

 

[justbugged]

Okay this is it for me tonight. I am done in for sure tonight.