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[bhawk-23]

I will lock them in. I'm still a little out of it so I will be slow to react to anything I'm sure.
And I know there are risks with free ranging. And I know we have a lot of predators lurking. But it's still hard to let go of the fact that the one day I'm sleeping I lose a bird. I will definitely be making a lot of modifications this spring.

 

[bhawk-23]

It's illegal to shoot a hawk or any bird of prey. They are federally protected. You can get a special permit.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Migratory_Bird_Treaty_Act_of_1918
https://fws.gov/forms/3-200-10c.pdf

No shooting of any animals (but especially native species!!) here at this Master Naturalist's home!! Lol

 

[VeryHappyHens]

It's illegal to shoot a hawk or any bird of prey. They are federally protected. You can get a special permit.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Migratory_Bird_Treaty_Act_of_1918
https://fws.gov/forms/3-200-10c.pdf

YES GET A PERMIT AND SHOOT!!! Disclaimer if your able to. If your not I would keep them in the run and let them out in a specif time were you can watch them and than put them back when there done run free ranging.

 

[cmom]

I had issues with hawks and owls. I covered my pens with good heavy duty netting. I had ran short and put some other netting up I ordered but it wasn't what I thought it was but I put it anyway thinking it would still deter any aerial predator, wrong. An owl went through it and killed some birds. I replaced it with the heavy duty netting and the owl tried again but this time got caught in the netting. We managed to get it out and into a cage and a wildlife rescue came and got it.

 

[cmom]

EVIL HAWK?!!! SHOOT THE EVIL HAWK!!!!!!!!

No shooting of any animals (but especially native species!!) here at this Master Naturalist's home!! Lol

 

[VeryHappyHens]

Great idea!

 

[bhawk-23]

I had issues with hawks and owls. I covered my pens with good heavy duty netting. I had ran short and put some other netting up I ordered but it wasn't what I thought it was but I put it anyway thinking it would still deter any aerial predator, wrong. An owl went through it and killed some birds. I replaced it with the heavy duty netting and the owl tried again but this time got caught in the netting. We managed to get it out and into a cage and a wildlife rescue came and got it.

Can you link the netting you use?

 

[cmom]

My birds all have nice very large covered pens. When I have let them out they are back in their pens in no time. I think they feel safer in them.

 

[VeryHappyHens]

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[bhawk-23]

My birds all have nice very large covered pens. When I have let them out they are back in their pens in no time. I think they feel safer in them.
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