Hawk attack

[OLDYELLOW]

i have hawks here and every now and again and percy that calls every now and again but not as often as the hawks , its quite simple dont fly your birds in off season to limit the risk of having them killed

[tiger]

i have hawks here and every now and again and percy that calls every now and again but not as often as the hawks , its quite simple dont fly your birds in off season to limit the risk of having them killed

 

there speaks a man with sence

[pigeonpete]

i have hawks here and every now and again and percy that calls every now and again but not as often as the hawks , its quite simple dont fly your birds in off season to limit the risk of having them killed

 

cant do that with mine im afraid, got 30 latebreds in training  

[rick]

i have witnessed crows attacking hawks and percy great to watch,, how do you get crows to nest/live near you?

[chickadee]

Very active here in Glenrothes and surrounding areas, we are fortunate in a way that we can keep our birds in and minimise the attacks but ones that have had dovecotes from us and others that supply them are being devastated by sparrow hawks

[Guest youngzimmy]

oppertunists you are right but what are your doos out for at this time of year anyway there is nothing to be gained by having them out accept as hawk fodder somthing to think about maybe

[Guest KING BILLY]

oppertunists you are right but what are your doos out for at this time of year anyway there is nothing to be gained by having them out accept as hawk fodder somthing to think about maybe

your so wrong mate doos need to get out at all times of the year to get a bath or strech there wings or just pick about the garden if you get fat on the wrong places your in trouble for getting ready for the next year ;)

 

 

[dwh]

lost blu/w hen sun. 18/10/09 to hawk took off front of loft

tindale cres.bishop auckland co.durham 2nd attack this year

[OLDYELLOW]

your so wrong mate doos need to get out at all times of the year to get a bath or strech there wings or just pick about the garden if you get fat on the wrong places your in trouble for getting ready for the next year ;)

 

 

plenty of barley keeps the fat off

[Guest KING BILLY]

 

plenty of barley keeps the fat off

yes your spot on but not if they havent fineshed the moult and you no wot happens with to much barley and no exarsize ;)

 

 

[OLDYELLOW]

yes your spot on but not if they havent fineshed the moult and you no wot happens with to much barley and no exarsize ;)

 

 

i would say why would anyone want to fly birds when on last 3 flights as they get sore

[Guest bakes]

i have witnessed crows attacking hawks and percy great to watch,, how do you get crows to nest/live near you?

 

i put bacon bits out for the local crows,magpies,rooks they dive bomb pob around my area seen them do it  many times have saved my pigeons from an attack from pergrine by dive bombing them some times 4 or 5 crows dive bombing the pob

 

all the best.

[Guest youngzimmy]

lots of doo men i know of threw the years going back as far as 1963 the succesfull ones never let there doos out in the closed season i suppose that is why they were on top then and the ones who apply the same strategy today are  more succesfull than the ones who dont