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  1. raingarden

    Any other hawaiians out there?

    Devastating news for Kauai feral chickens: https://www.kitv.com/news/local/hdoa-mongoose-captured-on-kauai/article_1409c4b4-6877-11ec-8c40-739f7051e099.html#:~:text=Mongoose are not typically found on Kauai and,state’s toll-free pest number at (808) 643-PEST (7378). At this point in history...
  2. raingarden

    Any other hawaiians out there?

    Every year we catch a few young ones but the parents get wise to the traps and are more difficult. When the young ones are weaned and hunting the parents drive them away to set up their own territory.
  3. raingarden

    Any other hawaiians out there?

    Yeah, mongoose are the reason the feral chicken "problem" on Oahu is less severe than on Kauai. At our house, there are usually 8 to 10 quasi-feral hens hatching two clutches of about ten chicks each year. That's almost 200 chicks a year. Some die from pox and coccidia when the weather is...
  4. raingarden

    Any other hawaiians out there?

    TB, that dark Bramah is REALLY handsome and enviable. Guineas are not my favorite. They chase everyone else away at feeding time and they just won't shut up. I think KFS only has the 2x4 wire, but it's really heavy gauge and wide. 2x4 will keep adult birds in and dogs and cats out but not...
  5. raingarden

    Any other hawaiians out there?

    Sorry to wake up this thread again, but after reading all 39 pages I feel obligated to say something. We're on windward Oahu near Kualoa. Our family has been feeding a feral flock for over thirty years. They currently number about a dozen. They are a very stable strain with red jungle...
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