REDCHEQHEN Posted April 19, 2022 Report Share Posted April 19, 2022 5 hens were left in a wicker basket on the front of the loft while my OH took the rest to the club house for transporter training. As we both went into the garden I noticed a lot of feathers surrounding the basket on the lawn. Every one of the 5 hens had damaged wings - one was missing the centre of one wing, all the others with bent or broken flights and three with missing tails. I am presuming a hawk attack with the hawk attacking through the handle opening of the wicker basket or possibly a cat, but unlikely to have one hen with the centre section missing from one wing from a cat. You would think a wicker basket would be a safe haven for them. No blood or puncture wounds anywhere. Has anybody had a hawk attacking a basket of birds? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sapper756 Posted April 19, 2022 Report Share Posted April 19, 2022 Carrion Crows, will take any opportunity to get at the birds🤔 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ALF Posted April 19, 2022 Report Share Posted April 19, 2022 4 hours ago, sapper756 said: Carrion Crows, will take any opportunity to get at the birds🤔 They certainly will it happened to me 3 yrs ago picking up 4 yb's left in a basket whilst we looked at the birds came out to find feathers and blood all over the place and had to cull the 4 yb's Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
REDCHEQHEN Posted April 19, 2022 Author Report Share Posted April 19, 2022 I do have an old crow that visits my garden regularly, I never thought of that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sapper756 Posted April 19, 2022 Report Share Posted April 19, 2022 Carrion Crows have the Black Beak Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
REDCHEQHEN Posted April 19, 2022 Author Report Share Posted April 19, 2022 Yep - that's just like it, sits on my fence and chimney pot every day squawks a lot! The dog barks at it constantly whenever she sees it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
REDROCKET Posted April 26, 2022 Report Share Posted April 26, 2022 Don’t you think if a hawk landed on the basket that the birds would be terrified and loose their feathers in the panic or even landing on it. Just a thought. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe tyre Posted April 26, 2022 Report Share Posted April 26, 2022 Thers that many birds capable of doing it that's wots against us even in baskets never mind the sky sadly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimbo54 Posted April 27, 2022 Report Share Posted April 27, 2022 My mate had the same thing happen to him, it was next doors cat . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
REDCHEQHEN Posted April 29, 2022 Author Report Share Posted April 29, 2022 One thing for sure, it's not safe leaving birds unattended even when they are in a basket! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
REDCHEQHEN Posted May 22, 2022 Author Report Share Posted May 22, 2022 On 4/29/2022 at 9:31 AM, REDCHEQHEN said: One thing for sure, it's not safe leaving birds unattended even when they are in a basket! Back turned for five minutes and it happened again whilst I was making a cup of tea, and it was indeed a crow at it again. The old crow that used to come in the garden and caused no bother has been replaced with a younger model. An absolute nuisance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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