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Killing culprit identified!
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03/07/16 04:15 PM
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Brandon123
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I lost a chicken the other evening and had no idea what could have gotten it because I was outside and it was still daylight before they headed back to roost. They like to roam out and eat my corn at my feeder. I have a camera set-up and pulled the card. Now I know...red-tailed hawk!
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Re: Killing culprit identified!
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03/07/16 04:16 PM
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SapperTitan
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Killing machine. Cant blame him for taking an easy prey.
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Re: Killing culprit identified!
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03/07/16 04:48 PM
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Re: Killing culprit identified!
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03/07/16 04:50 PM
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westtexaswatkins
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Well that stinks. Not a fan of hawks since I have chickens and a lot of quail around the house.
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Re: Killing culprit identified!
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03/07/16 07:46 PM
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Cool pics ,bummer on your chickens.
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Re: Killing culprit identified!
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03/07/16 09:38 PM
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tdecker22
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Cool pics ,bummer on your chickens.
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Re: Killing culprit identified!
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03/08/16 01:55 AM
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SnakeWrangler
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Cool pics ,bummer on your chickens. Awesome shot.....
I believe in science and I’m an insufferable [censored] Actually, BBC is pretty damn good "You Cannot Simultaneously Be Politically Correct And Intellectually Honest!"
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Re: Killing culprit identified!
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#6213618
03/08/16 02:01 AM
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stxranchman
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Cool pics ,bummer on your chickens. Awesome shot.....
Are idiots multiplying faster than normal people?
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Re: Killing culprit identified!
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03/08/16 02:07 AM
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Simple Searcher
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That chicken didn't stand a chance
"Man is still a hunter, still a simple searcher after meat..." Robert C. Ruark
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Re: Killing culprit identified!
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#6213803
03/08/16 04:04 AM
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bucksnbass357
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Killing machine. Cant blame him for taking an easy prey.
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Re: Killing culprit identified!
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03/08/16 04:43 AM
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NDN98
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They are killing machines. Cool critters, but sorry about your chicken.
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Re: Killing culprit identified!
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03/08/16 12:18 PM
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Looks like a coopers hawk to me, but in any case, chicken is on the wrongs side of that deal!
If at first you dont succeed, then skydiving is not for you..
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Re: Killing culprit identified!
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03/08/16 01:37 PM
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Mr. T.
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Cabin rental in Pagosa Springs, Co. Sleeps 10, If interested please PM me.
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Re: Killing culprit identified!
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03/08/16 01:42 PM
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wal1809
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I'd say coppers hawk as well. That chicken is in a tight spot!
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Re: Killing culprit identified!
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03/08/16 02:31 PM
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It's what's for dinner...
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Re: Killing culprit identified!
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03/08/16 04:50 PM
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My mom is a crazy old cat lady that lives on 10 acres on a farm. She has (had) like 40 cats, most of which were barn cats, but a few were house cats that were tame.
A couple of years ago, she started noticing a drastic drop in her cat population and feared coyotes. But she also has 6 really big dogs, so I told her it was unlikely coyotes inside the fence, which covers most of the area the cats roam. I recommended a game camera which she was going to get, but right before her very eyes at breakfast one morning a friggin' giant owl swooped down and grabbed her biggest, heaviest cat named "digit" because he had 6 toes on his front paws. Owl couldn't quite carry Digit away and he actually got away from it, but problem solved.
It moved on after taking over 15 of her smaller cats.
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Re: Killing culprit identified!
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03/08/16 06:53 PM
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winner, winner, _______________ dinner. We had cats disappear during the night and didn't know what was doing it, then one night the chickens were making a lot of noise and we saw an owl that had one down. That's when we figured out the cats disappearing was probably due to the owl.
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Re: Killing culprit identified!
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03/08/16 06:59 PM
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In the United States, chickenhawk or chicken hawk is an unofficial designation for three species of North American hawks: the Cooper's hawk which is also called a quail hawk, the sharp-shinned hawk and the red-tailed hawk. The term "chicken hawk", however, is inaccurate. Although Cooper's and sharp-shinned hawks may attack other birds, chickens do not make up a significant part of their diet; red-tailed hawks have varied diets, but may opportunistically hunt free-range poultry.
Historically, misinterpretation of the name "chicken hawk" has labelled these birds as pests, hence justifying their slaughter. Officially, per the American Ornithologists' Union's list of bird names, the term has become obsolete as applied to birds, but still enjoys widespread colloquial use in rural areas where any of the three species has been seen as a threat to small outdoor animals kept as pets or livestock, especially chickens.
While the term is still widely used by those who keep such animals, it is too ambiguous to be of any scholarly usefulness, especially since the meaning of hawk differs between America and Europe; thus, the term's propriety (or lack thereof) depends entirely upon context.
The unofficial names of other raptors that are derived from their supposed prey include: duck hawk (peregrine falcon), sparrowhawk, goshawk (northern goshawk), pigeon hawk (merlin), fish hawk (osprey) and quail hawk (Cooper's hawk).
I believe in science and I’m an insufferable [censored] Actually, BBC is pretty damn good "You Cannot Simultaneously Be Politically Correct And Intellectually Honest!"
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Re: Killing culprit identified!
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03/08/16 07:25 PM
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That is a sweet pic!
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Re: Killing culprit identified!
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03/08/16 07:52 PM
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Re: Killing culprit identified!
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03/08/16 10:45 PM
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Re: Killing culprit identified!
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03/09/16 01:36 AM
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We have lost both cats and chickens to hawks and owls that is the way it is
Zeva,Buck & Sandy
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Re: Killing culprit identified!
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03/09/16 03:22 AM
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Big Beckett!!
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Re: Killing culprit identified!
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03/12/16 07:39 AM
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