Ontopic 2018 Amateur Farm and Garden thread
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You're right, and I think they know that in the back of their minds, they just don't like it and are clawing at any other options first.
They're fine with the life cycle thing. Some loss to predators is completely normal and expected. Just this one particular owl found the goldmine and I know he's not going to leave until the easy meals are all gone.
Also good call. Don't know that they'd move it just because somebody doesn't want to build a damn coop but they'll at least explain to them in no uncertain terms what they can and can't do.
Mr. Argumentor
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Would help with IDing the bird to find out conservation status as well
If the chickens are localized in any way just thrown a bird net over their area and be done with it.
Jehannum
Puts the "pro" in procrastination
They're FREE RANGE chickens, maaaan. Can't net over them, since they're so prone to flying away
it's blanket federal coverage for all hawks and owls, regardless of species. Can't touch them beyond non-intrusive means to scare them away.
They're FREE RANGE chickens, maaaan. Can't net over them, since they're so prone to flying away
Well that's the price they pay for being hippies.
It's not like these people don't have options, they just don't like the options. They have some disposable cash. Not a huge amount but more than enough to do something about this.
There is a small lean-to type shed there they'd only have to enclose the front to end up with a workable coop.
They're just older and they live a certain way and it like upsets their life philosophy or something to have to do it different, even if it is for the better.
If there's some way to run off the owl, great. If not, they're just gonna have to do it like everyone else does, ya know, because it works.
There is a small lean-to type shed there they'd only have to enclose the front to end up with a workable coop.
They're just older and they live a certain way and it like upsets their life philosophy or something to have to do it different, even if it is for the better.
If there's some way to run off the owl, great. If not, they're just gonna have to do it like everyone else does, ya know, because it works.
Mr. Argumentor
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They roost up in a some big trees at night and run around wherever they want during the day. You'd literally need like an Olympic swimming pool or partial football field size net. And put it up every evening and take it down every morning.
Are snakes/foxes/ground critters a concern? If not, build a coop, throw feed and water in there, teach them to roost, and never close the door. They'll handle the rest...
Not that I'm aware of. If it was something beyond a more normal "lost a few to predators but still have most of them" type deal I think they would've mentioned something.
Coop needs a door though. If a raccoon gets a bunch cornered up in an enclosed space like that they'll kill all they can just to be an asshole. They don't just take one to eat and leave the rest for later.
Hence my mention of ground critters.
They probably have some. They can climb trees and may well have nabbed a bird or three. But the chickens are all spread out through multiple trees and different skinny branches and stuff all over the place.
When that same raccoon has them all cornered up in what amounts to a box it can kill them all in an hour or less.
Amstel
The Hoarse Whisperer
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