Hey BYC!
Today I turned 29 years old...and just had my tonsils ripped out this morning in surgery due to recurring strep throat. 10/10 I would not recommend....
Back to chickens... Yesterday, our white Americana/Brahma mix (1 only) chicken was attacked by a hawk as we were sitting inside with the windows open. Our turkeys gobbled and ran, and there was a huge commotion. As I looked up at the window, a hawk flew off out from our front yard. I went outside and followed the turkeys as they were screaming and running to the bushes. I saw our white Americana (Lacey) tangled in a bunch of briars with the hawk sitting on top of her. The hawk saw me, and immediately flew away as I approached, but Lacey was still in shock not moving. I worked my way through the briars and gently picked her up double checking to make sure her neck was not broken, or any blood was seen. She is perfectly fine!!! Within 5 minutes of holding her she went back to walking around and eating like nothing happened. My guess is that she lost some feathers from the initial "pounce" of the hawk and ran off into the bushes. If I was not home, she most likely would have died...
I currently have all the chickens locked in their large covered run for now. Is there a "time frame" at which it would be OK to let them back out? I feel that since this hawk now had a somewhat "successful" catch, he will most likely be back...
Today I turned 29 years old...and just had my tonsils ripped out this morning in surgery due to recurring strep throat. 10/10 I would not recommend....
Back to chickens... Yesterday, our white Americana/Brahma mix (1 only) chicken was attacked by a hawk as we were sitting inside with the windows open. Our turkeys gobbled and ran, and there was a huge commotion. As I looked up at the window, a hawk flew off out from our front yard. I went outside and followed the turkeys as they were screaming and running to the bushes. I saw our white Americana (Lacey) tangled in a bunch of briars with the hawk sitting on top of her. The hawk saw me, and immediately flew away as I approached, but Lacey was still in shock not moving. I worked my way through the briars and gently picked her up double checking to make sure her neck was not broken, or any blood was seen. She is perfectly fine!!! Within 5 minutes of holding her she went back to walking around and eating like nothing happened. My guess is that she lost some feathers from the initial "pounce" of the hawk and ran off into the bushes. If I was not home, she most likely would have died...
I currently have all the chickens locked in their large covered run for now. Is there a "time frame" at which it would be OK to let them back out? I feel that since this hawk now had a somewhat "successful" catch, he will most likely be back...