My brother was out gathering the eggs last night (he forgot so this was about 10 last night). Next thing I know he comes flying in the house, yelling "There is a hawk in the nest box with a chicken!".
So I sent him to go tell my parents and I grabbed the camera and some gloves and took off for the coop. So my brother and I go out and he opened the egg door, and lo and behold there the little booger was! Huge eyes and all, sharing a nest box with one of my BO girls! He seen me coming and decided to get out of the nest box and we ran around the coop trying to catch the thing for a couple minutes and finally got him in a corner and thew a denim jacket over it and picked it up and placed him carefully in a dog crate. After a closer inspection we determined that he is not acting normal. He ended up staying in the dog crate in my dad's workshop all night so he would stay warm and cozy (minus the chicken) So my mom called the Department of Natural Resources this morning and there is a lady from a local raptor rescue coming to pick him up today.
And if that isn't crazy enough.... Earlier that day the same one was out sitting on the ground looking into my bantam pen where my RIRs are housed. As soon as he spied me he took off. But eventually he came back.... This is making me super paranoid.
And if that isn't crazy enough.... Earlier that day the same one was out sitting on the ground looking into my bantam pen where my RIRs are housed. As soon as he spied me he took off. But eventually he came back.... This is making me super paranoid.
