ORIGINAL: mossbergman11/OH
ORIGINAL: Canadian Chic
ORIGINAL: mossbergman11/OH
well he free ranges them during the day, and thats when they kill them.
they were on vacation one time and when they got back; all 30 of their chickens were dead. so the hawks are a big problem
and i think hes only killed one or 2. he takes pot shots at them with a .22 (i know, another stupid thing) and almost always misses. hes a dumb
common sense says if somethings not working for you then change what your doing. he should use use bowmanaj's idea, if they free range just make a big enclosure. if they invest a lot of money into them, then at least that would keep them from getting killed.
-CC
that would defeat the purpose of "free range" then
ah ha really? how stupid do you think i am?
obviously it would defeat the purpose of free range. im saying that instead of shooting a bunch of hawks, when they are only doing something that is natural for them, save yourself a lot of future time and money, a build a pig pen. the chickens probably dont care as long as they can go and peck around and do their thing even in a closed in area i dont think its going to matter! i realize its not you, but your buddy cant complain if he is doing nothing, and shooting hawks isnt doing something.
Red Hawk understands what everyone is trying to say
The point CC (and as well as Bowman) were pointing out, was that your friend should make compromises, which is not letting them 'free range' and keep them in pen so they do not get plunked by my beloved Red T Hawk
-CC