The snake started climbing my house, he was going after a black birds nest. I had my husband rehome him. He took him to his office, there is a forest area there, and let him go. I know the whole circle of life thing, but he was too risky. I hope that decision doesn’t come back to bite me
I’m starting to doubt that food chain chart we learned in elementary school. Hawk eats snake, the bobcat I heard eats hawk..why are my chickens involved at all?
This was definitely a red-tailed hawk. I’m so glad I now know they ARE brazen and it wasn’t just a fluke. Sigh. Seriously if I hadn’t been out there literally the girls at my feet, I’d be missing some chickens right now. It’s scary stuff!
Your dogs obviously haven’t had extensive training like my dogs have. For example my coonhound will wiggle his butt for a treat, and It’s been 12 years, and my ol senior dog STILL barks at the mailman. They’re absolutely useless, I’d get rid of them if if I didn’t love them so much lol.
I never leave the girls unattended. I’m one of those ppl that even has a camera in the coop. I’m a worrier. I TOTALLY agree about the pooches, at least mine. They. Are.Lazy. But the hawk doesn’t know that..I wouldn’t leave the girls out with my dogs, I don’t THINK they’d hurt my girls but idk...
Hi, I put my pullets out in their coop/run full time a week ago. I have PLENTY of predators out here in the sticks. I let the girls free range everyday, and only when my husband or myself are out there with them. We’ve had a hawk around here for years. All last year he would perch on our...