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Rural/Farm Life

randr

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3. I did not mean to be insensitive

Reply to jwirr (Original post)

Wed Feb 22, 2012, 03:31 PM

Feb 2012

I live on a farm of my own and have had numerous loses. My cat actually was picked up and dropped by an owl as a kitten. He recovered and is still a bit skittish when outside.
I may suggest providing some form of shelter for the little ones. Anything they can get under such as a lean-to will help with flying predators. I have gone as far as to wire the top of my outdoor chicken run. Good luck to you and your little ones.

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Having lost a puppy to an eagle I need to know if predators like eagles are a threat to other animal [View all] jwirr Feb 2012 OP

Eagles would not be here were it not for the little goats and lambs--nc randr Feb 2012 #1

I know. But I chose to not want to feed them MY goats and lambs. There are a lot contradictions in jwirr Feb 2012 #2

I did not mean to be insensitive randr Feb 2012 #3

Thanks. jwirr Feb 2012 #4

Oh, no! I'm so sorry. EFerrari Feb 2012 #5

Thank you. I talked with my family and they are now aware of the danger. The thing that still jwirr Feb 2012 #6

In this area, bvar22 Mar 2012 #7

Predators are always a threat. LWolf Mar 2012 #8

I've never seen owls hunting here but you can hear one or two especially at dusk. EFerrari Mar 2012 #9

I was headed out to the barn at my usual 4:30 AM LWolf Mar 2012 #10

Looking through some Audubon materials recently EFerrari Apr 2012 #11