Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/01/17
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Sometimes wire mesh over the top of the pen can be a solution depending on how large the pen is.... Just a thought...I've seen similar things work... Former ag teacher, Robert Robert Clark Lancaster, PA ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tina Manley" <images at comporium.net> To: "lug" <lug at leica-users.org> Sent: Sunday, January 17, 2010 12:36 PM Subject: [Leica] Hawks > LUG: > > A question for the infinite wisdom of the LUG - we have a Cooper's Hawk > that > is killing our chickens. We didn't think a hawk would get a full-grown > chicken but we've seen him dive in and attack the chicken, breaking her > neck. Then he drags her into the bushes and comes back later to eat her. > We've lost 6 chickens to this hawk. We've bought fireworks and set them > off. We've tried leaving the chickens shut up until noon. Nothing works. > The hawk even killed a chicken when Tom was cutting down trees only a > hundred yards away. It's against the law to kill the hawk. > > Any suggestions? > > Tina > > PS: The wolf kill photos reminded me of my poor dead chickens, but I > didn't > take any photos. :-( > > -- > Tina Manley, ASMP > www.tinamanley.com > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >