hawks

[robbiedoo.]

had my hens out for a fly yesterday had 1 come back with half its wing missing and lost a 3 year old hen obviously hawked just wandering if anybody else is getting bother im sick

[greenlands]

Haven't had them out for a while,the peregrine hen goes over regular,nothing worse especially when your down to nestbox accomodation and end up with spare cocks or hens.

[Novice]

I seem to be relatively hawk free at the moment. Which is both good and bad news. Bad news as I am part of the SHU Sparrowhawk survey and it would have been good to report a few attacks.

[just ask me]

nottin goes over mine have that problem solved ;)

[Guest kev d]

had my hens out for a fly yesterday had 1 come back with half its wing missing and lost a 3 year old hen obviously hawked just wandering if anybody else is getting bother im sick

 

whats the point of feeding the hawks , keep the pigeons in

it wount hurt them whats the point of stressing your self out

we do enough of that in the racing season . cheers kev d

 

[PATTY BHOY]

seem to be alot of buzzards down my way.

[greenlands]

seem to be alot of buzzards down my way.

Must be at least six or more round here, they don't bother the birds infact i think they keep the killers away.

 

 

[Jumbo]

Had my cocks out for the 1st time since September a couple of days ago and ended up 2 cocks down ,they were well raced as youngsters. That's the team smaller even before thinking about racing.

[ALF]

I learned a while ago that it pays to keep them locked up during the winter as i was losing too many of them to Percy/Sparrowhawks!!! But it wont happen again not during the winter months!!

[Ian McKay]

I am the same as a lot of you I do not let the birds out during the winter as I do not want to feed the predators

 

If they are not getting fed they will soon move on

 

After all if you went to Kentucky fry or burger king and they were shut how long would it take for the penny to drop you are going home hungry

 

[newbold]

i use a owl on top of loft and i know you will all say it dosent work, but i havent had any attacks since

i put it on roof ov loft. yet other fancyers on allotments have had trouble with hawks, and i tell them

to get one ov theys owls they just give me a funny look at £5 quid and no attacks they can look all they like

p s my birds go out as much as possible

[cowman]

i let my birds out 2 days ago ten left the loft flew for 1 hr around the loft went off then 1 hr later came back 2 down well i`m now left with 8 birds for the old bird racing next year so nothing else going out till training starts .

[newbold]

i have bean watching  a dvd and the belg s use a plastik pop bottel painted white with slit in side then a white boared of wood plased in the slit

and paint 2 eyes on it,they swear by it

[les]

all deterents are crap ,other wise we would all be using the same thing that was proved to work 100 percent ,only things that kill are 100 percent proven fact ,and if you are still leting you birds out in the winter then we should all thank you for helping the hawks to survive untill we start the season then you are contributing to the death of our birds ,[thank you very mutch] why moan about it you caused it .

[Guest bigda]

I seem to be relatively hawk free at the moment. Which is both good and bad news. Bad news as I am part of the SHU Sparrowhawk survey and it would have been good to report a few attacks.

 

feel free to exaggerate a bit mate,  there must be  Enough to eat  as yet, before they come to you have you got birds  :-/out every day

[Guest marksimpson]

had my hens out for a fly yesterday had 1 come back with half its wing missing and lost a 3 year old hen obviously hawked just wandering if anybody else is getting bother im sick

 

hi mate im getting hasl of a female sparrow hawk she killing my nerves every time i let out am on look out for her i no when she is around all other birds go crazy and pigeons go like pin heads in sky to get away from her also they dont seem to whant to come in when she is around .?

[les]

 

hi mate im getting hasl of a female sparrow hawk she killing my nerves every time i let out am on look out for her i no when she is around all other birds go crazy and pigeons go like pin heads in sky to get away from her also they dont seem to whant to come in when she is around .?

why are you leting them out then

 

 

[Guest]

Lost a late bred the other day to the sparrow hawk at the loft,but they have to get out. :(

[hotrod]

i think im one of the lucky ones ,hope im not tempting fate hear,ive never been bothered with sparrowhawks yet my pal 1/4 mile away gets hit all the time,my theory is i always have my german shepperd dog out the  back when birds are out so when the sparra comes along it sees the dog and leaves them alone,because if it hits a bird in the garden the dog might get it .my birds are out most days

[Guest marksimpson]

why are you leting them out then

 

 

just let them out now and then for some exercize i also get cramps or need a bath now and then yours in sport mark

[les]

 

just let them out now and then for some exercize i also get cramps or need a bath now and then yours in sport mark

then you are just going to have to learn to live with any losses you get ,untill you have had enough.ATB les.

 

 

[cemetary]

I have had a plastic owl erected on my avery for a few years now, i took it down one day to get the hut painted, the stock birds were out in the avery at the time, i came in the house for a cup, heard all the fluttering from the stock doos, looked out the window and the hen was sitting on top of the avery looking in at the birds.

 

The owl was put back up, and touch wood i havent seen it since, i also have the radio playing when the birds are out, dont no if that makes any difference or not, but havent had any problems so far, so there is something working.  

[Guest marksimpson]

I have had a plastic owl erected on my avery for a few years now, i took it down one day to get the hut painted, the stock birds were out in the avery at the time, i came in the house for a cup, heard all the fluttering from the stock doos, looked out the window and the hen was sitting on top of the avery looking in at the birds.

 

The owl was put back up, and touch wood i havent seen it since, i also have the radio playing when the birds are out, dont no if that makes any difference or not, but havent had any problems so far, so there is something working.  

 

were do you get theres owls from ?

[les]

I have had a plastic owl erected on my avery for a few years now, i took it down one day to get the hut painted, the stock birds were out in the avery at the time, i came in the house for a cup, heard all the fluttering from the stock doos, looked out the window and the hen was sitting on top of the avery looking in at the birds.

 

The owl was put back up, and touch wood i havent seen it since, i also have the radio playing when the birds are out, dont no if that makes any difference or not, but havent had any problems so far, so there is something working.  

take it down again for a whil and then see,you probibly just have not been about when the hawk has

 

 

[cemetary]

Les,

 

Am oot the back all the time when the birds are oot mate, very seldom am in the hoose, i have a pair of crows who are local, again this also helps.

 

Am no going to take it down for to see if the hawk is about, am no wonting it here at ma place.