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Community => Coffee Lounge => Topic started by: tobytoby on May 21, 2012, 10:48:43 am

Title: Owl attacking Hens up tree - the evidence
Post by: tobytoby on May 21, 2012, 10:48:43 am

I had posted this last week, about my suspicions of an Owl attacking my hens - i might have found out why??
I moved my hen house on Saturday and by Sunday i had found that my house was 30m from a Tawny Owls nest. This little chap was sat on a branch for hours and not moving - i left it for 5 hours to see if it would climb back up into its nest in a hole in a chestnut tree. It didn't and had fell off the branch onto the ground unhurt. It is now in a bird sanctuary  recovering. It has a fine set of talons and equally impressive wings for a wee chap.
 
Even if its mother took my hen (or maybe more in the future) - you couldn't do anything but help and admire this wee chap.

Title: Re: Owl attacking Hens up tree - the evidence
Post by: Bionic on May 21, 2012, 10:50:01 am

oh yes, he is lovely

Title: Re: Owl attacking Hens up tree - the evidence
Post by: HappyHippy on May 21, 2012, 10:57:06 am

Yip, he's lovely !
I think when you realise it's a mum feeding her young, you can kinda forgive her  ;)

Title: Re: Owl attacking Hens up tree - the evidence
Post by: bigchicken on May 21, 2012, 04:18:26 pm

So my sugestion was right. ;) ::) ,   she would be protecting her nest & young as the chickens had invaded her territory. 

Title: Re: Owl attacking Hens up tree - the evidence
Post by: tobytoby on May 21, 2012, 04:30:36 pm

You might be right Big C.
Lets hope no more of my hens go up trees??