tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4585365016348499079.post8389599331600045334..comments2023-10-30T04:37:55.047-06:00Comments on Off the Grid at -30: Spring Quad RideGlo @ Off The Grid at -30http://www.blogger.com/profile/00907488951800998013noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4585365016348499079.post-80224725211958694742012-01-11T07:56:36.712-06:002012-01-11T07:56:36.712-06:00We've had free range chickens with nearby hawk...We've had free range chickens with nearby hawks for years, and the only time it is a problem is if our chickens are still too young and light. Good roosters sound the alarm and even fight off a hawk. With a heavy breed of chicken (as we've always used) hawks have a hard time doing any damage. When we raise young we keep them in an enclosed pen until we are sure they are big and heavy enough, then we let them out. We have plenty of big trees for the chickens to forage under, near their coop. Hawks have a much harder time attacking if there is tree cover.<br /> <br />Another idea some have used is placing large decoys of owls nearby. Hawks and owls are natural enemies and the sight of an owl discourages hawks (your nearby owl may help???). Placing long wires high overhead spread from tree to tree also keeps hawks from being able to swoop down between trees. And having a few good guard dogs of the right breed is a protection for all our livestock. Our Australian Shepherd is great in protecting and herding our chickens.<br /><br />Just a few ideas in case free range is what you want. Of course Canadian hawks may be very different from Florida hawks. :)Rose Petal@LiveReadyNow.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03110441806930476643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4585365016348499079.post-20138252730130165332012-01-10T09:57:20.284-06:002012-01-10T09:57:20.284-06:00In the last place we lived we had a hawk nesting a...In the last place we lived we had a hawk nesting and when her babies hatched at first it was neat but then the whining for food started, then the whining about learning to fly came about... LOL they are a noisy crew! I loved having them though they would come down to our drive and drink and bathe from the puddles after a good rain. ~AliciaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4585365016348499079.post-40119769327808264802012-01-09T19:30:08.076-06:002012-01-09T19:30:08.076-06:00I love your blog! It is so inspiring. We live in o...I love your blog! It is so inspiring. We live in over populated Southwestern Ontario and have been wanting to head west to Saskatchewan. Keep the posts coming, it is giving us lots of ideas of what we want to do, etc.Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00735804076442764467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4585365016348499079.post-37115476562339747022012-01-09T14:33:13.617-06:002012-01-09T14:33:13.617-06:00Are you looking at free range chickens? If not, pu...Are you looking at free range chickens? If not, put a roof of wire on the run area and the hawk will not be able top get them, may drive them crazy, but will not hurt them. We had the same problem here...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4585365016348499079.post-88136357125442990442012-01-09T11:28:10.885-06:002012-01-09T11:28:10.885-06:00Really cool pictures!Really cool pictures!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com