The crows were making a racket but I wasn't paying too much attention to them (NOT a good idea), when I went out to clean the pen.
I let them out in the yard while shoveling the day's poop deposit. All of a sudden Charlie gave a warning signal. Laverne and Shirley ran to the pen and into the coop. Charlie was squawking and flapping his wings and followed them.
The reason?
This:
That damn hawk flew right over the coop looking for a quick meal! Charlie saw him before I did.
I was surprised it was hunting so late in the day - the moon was high in the sky. Lesson learned - must be much more watchful of the skies.
We have a pair in the area too...one more reason we dont have chickens ....
ReplyDeleteHe must have been really hungry to fly so close while I was there.
DeleteNo coyotes in your area?
ReplyDeleteLots and lots of them - you can hear them yipping at night. Had one run through the backyard a couple of weeks ago.
DeleteFoxes? We have both here. Coyotes tend to get shot.
ReplyDeleteThose also and had 2 cougars here. Oldest son had one by him, too. Black bears wander through here all the time. NJ has a bear hunt every December.
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